Yoga Asana - Dandasana - Yoga Mantras, Yoga Meditation

Dandasana Dandasana is the basic seated pose from which all the others originate. Think of this yoga stretch as a seated version of Mountain Pose or Tadasana.



Benefits:

• Strengthens legs.
• improves alignment and posture.
• Firms the belly muscles.

How To:

• Sit with straight legs outstretched in front.

• Strengthen the thigh muscles and flex the feet. The heels may lift up off the floor.

• Gently firm the belly.

• Lift up out of your hips, feel the vertebrae and intervertabral discs decompress as the spine lengthens.

• Check that the shoulders are inline with your hips.

• Sit on a firm low cushion if you have tight hamstrings.

Arm Placement

• Think about keeping the shoulders sliding down away from the ears.

• Place the palms of your hands flat on the ground or rest them on your thighs.

If you would like to practice gentle yoga stretches in a class environment contact holistic yoga meditation 4221 life for class details.

Namaste

Yoga Meditation - Holistic yoga | No dig garden / potatoes part 3

Water generously but do not flood the area. In a couple of weeks, the tops will emerge through the straw. As they grow, keep topping them up with the enriched straw blend, making sure the young potatoes don't get exposed to sunlight. This can turn them green and make them slightly toxic.

When the potatoes flower, they are getting close to maturity. This will take about 14 - 16 weeks. When the plants have died off and gone dry and brown, it is time to pull back the mulched straw to reveal an abundant crop of large healthy potatoes. You will find a clean crop of potatoes with no dirt on them, and very little rinsing will be required before preparation in the kitchen.

Good luck, have fun and may your harvest be bountiful.

Holistic yoga Meditation - holistic yoga | No dig garden / potatoes part 2

You can either take up the top layer of grass (which is what we did in our small no dig garden). Or just cover the earth with a thick layer of old newspapers, cardboard or both to prevent weed growth from occurring.

Note: Using newspapers may mean your crop is not truly organic. (Because of the ink). Again, the choice is yours, or just use a thicker layer of straw instead.

Spread a layer of composted material over the top of the newspaper or straw. Old dry lawn clippings or more straw can be used. Sprinkle a layer of worm castings in if you have some on hand. Place your potatoes or pieces of potatoes with eyes, directly onto the thick straw padding. Use crop straw or another straw which is cheap and readily available. Pull it apart and shake over the potatoes to protect them from light. One to two feet of straw is an ideal depth.

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