Yoga JournalUSA-January-February_2017

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take OM HOME

1. Scrub away the old Get glowing with Esalen’s signature body scrub. In the shower,
   scrub your skin from the neck down with a mix of 1 cup each sea salt and baking soda (add
   two drops lavender oil for extra calm). Next, sink into a bath infused with a pot of herbal
   tea, such as comfrey leaf; rinse off with cool water. “This removes impurities and cleanses
   your auric field,” says Deborah Anne Medow, Esalen’s healing arts department manager.


2. Release tension Most of us store stress in our jaws and around our eyes, so Medow
   recommends a facial self-massage to let it go. Lie on your back and rub your hands
   together to generate heat; place your palms over your eyes. Bring your fingertips to
   your third eye and move them across your forehead in opposite directions a couple
   times. Next, run your middle fingers under your eyebrow ridges, gently around your
   eyes, and back up over your eyebrows. End with small circles where your jaw hinges
   and “you store everything you wish you’d said, but didn’t,” says Medow.


3. Gather energy Esalen guest yoga teacher Janet Stone stays grounded at the
   retreat with Bhumisparsha Mudra, or “earth-touching gesture.” From a seated
   position, place your right hand on your heart, and your left fingertips on the earth
   in front of you. Close your eyes, inhale, and send energy into your hands. On the
   exhale, feel nourishment from both your heart and the earth.

Start the year healthy, grounded,

and refreshed with these transformative self-care

tips from Esalen, the iconic yoga and massage

retreat center on the stunning seaside

cliffs of Big Sur, California.

By Tasha Eichenseher

PHOTO COURTESY OF DANIEL BIANCHETTA