Vlog Yourself Mindful Workshops
SUMMER OF LOVE 2023
YouTube Channel "Marietta Bucalo" -  Yoga Therapy by Marietta 

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Summer of Love PART 1 - The Art of the Seated Posture and the  Practice of Pranayama(Breathing)
Summer of Love PART 2 -Pranayama & Modifications and Benefits of  Cakravakasana
"Cat Cow" an awakening of the spine ​
Summer of Love PART 3 - Pranayama & Adho Mukha Svanasana
Continuing the practice of the breath(Pranayama)to cleanse the mind, preparing to be compassionate to your mind, body, spirit, as you observe and create a better understanding of Adho Mukha Svanasana(Downward Dog).
Summer of Love PART 4 - Pranayama & PSOAS Stretch - Surya Namaskara
Learning how to warm the body for your practice, bringing awareness to the dristi(focus of your gaze), which muscles you should be focused on to bring safety to joints and muscles.  When to bend the knees to protect them.
Summer of Love  PART 5 - Pranayama & Surya Namaskara A - Sun Salutation A
Warm up the body, oil the joints, bring all of your awareness within, to honor and love yourself.
Understand that you can do yoga at any level.  Modify your practice to fit you.
Summer of Love PART 6 - Prananyama Practice & Surya Namaskara B - Sun Salutation B
The next progression from Surya Namaskara A - to continue warming the body, oiling the joints, bringing your awareness within to study and honor you in the moment.  Bringing mindfulness to any part of your body you will need to modify through out your practice.
Summer of Love PART 7 - Prananyama Practice & Utkatasana and Padangusthasana
After warming up with Surya Namaskara A & B, the Vinyasa Flow Practice slows down to hold standing postures for 3 to 5 breaths each.  Standing postures stengthen bones, create blood flow from our finger tips to our toes, gaining strength in our back, hips, legs, knees, arms, core.  Forward Bends help also with lengthening muscles in the back and back of legs, as well as strengthening the core.
Summer of Love PART 8 - Prananyama Practice & Virabhadrasana A & B
These postures are also called  Warrior 1 & 2.  Like most standing postures we try to hold them for 3 to 5 breaths.  Always checking in with your body from your feet to the top of your head.  These posture stimulate energy flow, filling the body with strength.  Relieves stiffness in the shoulders, neck and back.  Strengthens the knees.  Tones and stretches the calfs, quads, iliopsoas, abdominal and upper back muscles.

Summer of Love PART 9 - Pranayama Practice & Utthita Trikonasana and Modifications
This posture  helps to open hips and heart, as it elongates the spine. Lengthening the back muscles to relax and let go. As it tones muscles from head to toes.(Those you focus on strengthening.)
Summer of Love Workshop - PART 10 -
​Pranayama & Parsvakonasana
Parsvakonasana helps open/lengthening hip and groin muscles. Tones the ankles, knees, thighs. Loosens Tight calves and quadriceps muscles. Toning nervous system. Stimulating the digestive tract giving relief to constipation. Lengthening and strengthen muscles connected to the vertebrae and abdominal muscles. Creating blood flow to the spine, rejuvenating the spine.
Vlog Yourself Mindfult - PART 11
4 Pillars of Brain Longevity
Kirtan Kriya - 12 minute practice - PART 12
Focus on the Breath, Posture, Sound
  • Let your breath flow freely
  • Sit comfortably with both feet flat on the ground, spine straight
  • Saa Taa Naa Maa   - "My True Essence” The Perfect Human God Created
  • When repeated it stimulates 84 acupuncture meridian points located on the roof of the mouth.  Sending energy through these energy channels as though needles are inserted
  • Simulating the pituitary and the hypothalamus
  • Boosting neurological & endocrine system function
  • Vibrations that travel to all the cells in the body
  • Scientific Studies have been done by the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation, compared to pharmaceutical drugs and all other methods, Kirtan Kriya had the most success in improving cognitive decline or preventing it.
Mantra - Chant
Saa     evokes a sense of expansiveness
Taa     creates a feeling of strength
Naa    stimulates a sense of the universal
Maa   provides the quality of communication

Mudra - Finger movements
  • Thumb to Pointer - This mudra is believed to increase intelligence, concentration, and memory Retention.  Stimulates the Root Chakra, promoting grounding and stability.
  • Thumb to Middle - promoting inner peace and spiritual growth.  Believed to alleviate ear pain, improve hearing, and promote mental clarity
  • Thumb to Ring - believed to promote strength, stability, and healing. It can also improve digestion and reduce fatigue.