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Listen to your body. Trust your flow. Begin your journey back to balance and bliss.
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Join Chopra Ayurvedic Instructor, Sandy Brooke, for a soothing, grounding Nadi Shodhana breathwork session designed to clear mental fog, steady scattered Vata energy, and bring clarity and calm to your day. This short guided practice will help you reconnect with your natural rhythm, release tension, and cultivate focus — perfect for a mindful reset before diving into the week.
The Pillars of Health Framework
Movement • Nutrition • Meditation • Sleep • Emotional Wellbeing • Self-Awareness
These pillars form the foundation of vitality. When practiced consistently, they help every person—and every team—work and live with balance, clarity, and sustainable energy.
The Six Pillars of Health for a Thriving Lifestyle
Movement: Gentle, intentional practices to release tension, increase circulation, and sharpen focus. Even five minutes a day can dramatically shift energy and morale.
Nutrition: Simple strategies for meals and snacks that stabilize energy, support mental clarity, and foster a sense of wellbeing. Small changes, like mindful eating or seasonal nutrition tips, create big results over time.
Meditation: Guided exercises that calm the mind, reduce stress, and enhance creativity. Teams that meditate together report more cohesive collaboration and clearer communication.
Sleep: Rituals and habits that support restorative rest, improving focus, emotional resilience, and overall vitality.
Emotional Wellbeing: Tools to navigate challenges with grace, regulate emotions, and cultivate a positive team atmosphere. Emotional intelligence is not optional—it’s essential for healthy workplace culture.
Self-Awareness: Helping team members tune into their own rhythms and strengths, aligning personal energy with team needs. This leads to better decision-making, presence, and collaboration.
Each pillar builds on the others, creating a framework that empowers teams and individuals to thrive in the modern world.
The Essentials of Daily Renewal
These simple yet profound practices are the heart of a balanced, nourished life. Breathwork, mindful touch, and foundational daily rituals reconnect you with your inner rhythm and restore the subtle energy that modern life tends to scatter. By slowing down enough to feel your breath, easing tension through intentional self-massage, and strengthening the body’s natural flow through foundational pranayama techniques, you cultivate clarity, vitality, and emotional steadiness. These practices are accessible, supportive, and designed to meet you exactly where you are — whether you’re beginning a wellness journey or deepening the one you’ve already claimed.
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Your breath is a mirror. It’s your body’s built-in guidance system — the quiet CEO managing energy, emotion, and embodiment. Every inhale invites you to receive; every exhale teaches you to let go. It’s how your spirit communicates with your cells.
When your breath is shallow, your mind races. When your breath is steady, your whole being remembers its rhythm. Breath is the bridge between the physical and the subtle — the invisible thread that links clarity, vitality, and intuition.
In Ayurveda, prana is life itself. To breathe with awareness is to participate in your own evolution — moment by moment, inhale by exhale. This is where presence begins, healing unfolds, and your natural state of bliss returns to the boardroom of your being.
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Abhyanga aka self-massage is self-love in action — the art of turning your daily routine into a ritual of devotion. This Ayurvedic practice of warm oil massage nourishes your skin, calms your mind, and anchors your spirit back into your body.
The benefits are both ancient and surprisingly executive-level practical:
It strengthens circulation and lymph flow, helping your body detox naturally.
It nourishes the nervous system, easing anxiety and promoting sound sleep.
It balances all three doshas by grounding vata, cooling pitta, and stimulating kapha in just the right measure.
It lubricates the joints, softens the skin, and brings a glow that can’t be bottled.
Abhyanga is your invitation to slow down, tune in, and remind your body it’s sacred territory — not a to-do list. Think of it as your morning meeting with yourself: oil, intention, and total presence.
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The VIP lineup of breathwork:
Coherence Breathing (The Stress Soother)
Your reset button for the modern mind. Coherence breathing balances your heart and nervous system by syncing your inhale and exhale — typically around five to six seconds each. It’s like giving your body a memo that says, “We’re safe, we’ve got this.” This practice lowers cortisol, steadies energy, and creates the calm clarity you crave before big meetings, moon rituals, or any moment you want to feel centered and powerful.Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breath)
The ultimate energy balancer. In Sanskrit, nadi means channel and shodhana means cleansing — this technique clears the pathways where prana flows. By alternating the breath between nostrils, you harmonize the right and left hemispheres of the brain — masculine and feminine, logic and intuition. It’s ideal before meditation, creative work, or anytime your energy feels split between “go” and “glow.”Ujjayi (The Ocean Breath)
Your inner tide of power and peace. This soft, whispering breath (created by gently constricting the back of the throat) builds heat, stamina, and focus. The sound mimics ocean waves — rhythmic, grounding, alive. It strengthens the lungs, warms the body, and brings your awareness fully into the present. Ujjayi turns ordinary breathing into a moving meditation — perfect for yoga, emotional release, or when you need to channel steady confidence.
Sandy Brooke is pictured here with her son Sebastian at one of their favorite hangouts, TOPGOLF!
Sandy Brooke Martinez, Founder of Poised for Bliss™ & Ayurvedic Wellness Educator
As a certified Chopra Ayurveda Educator and Meditation teacher, I help individuals and organizations reconnect with their natural rhythms to foster resilience, clarity, and creativity.
Through the Poised For Bliss™ framework, I translate Ayurveda’s timeless teachings into simple, sustainable practices that align body, mind, and spirit—whether at work, at home, or in community.
My approach bridges modern science with ancient wisdom, offering practical tools to restore energy, improve focus, and enhance emotional wellbeing.
Because true wellness isn’t about doing more—it’s about doing what matters, in rhythm with who you truly are.
About Sandy Brooke
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As a certified Chopra Ayurveda Instructor, I am trained to guide others back to balance and bliss using the timeless wisdom of Ayurveda. Rooted in Dr. Deepak Chopra’s teachings, I work with the Six Pillars of Health—meditation, movement, nutrition, self-care, emotional well-being, and restful sleep—as tools for creating harmony in everyday life.
Through this practice, I help others tune into their body’s innate intelligence, nourish their minds, and awaken their spirit. Whether in one-on-one consultations or group settings, I am here to support individuals in cultivating radiant health, inner peace, and a life that flows with purpose, vitality, and joy.
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As a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher through Yogamu, I’ve completed a self-paced, soul-awakening journey rooted in one of the most ancient and powerful traditions of yoga. Kundalini Yoga—often called the yoga of awareness—is a sacred practice that combines breathwork, movement, mantra, and meditation to awaken the dormant energy at the base of the spine, known as kundalini shakti. When this energy rises, it expands consciousness, clears emotional blocks, and restores harmony between body, mind, and spirit.
Through Yogamu’s comprehensive training, I’ve gained both the theoretical and practical foundations of this practice, along with the modern ethics and business of teaching. My certification signifies that I am prepared to hold space with integrity—guiding sequences, leading meditations, and teaching with compassion and authenticity. For me, it’s more than a credential—it’s a calling to elevate others through presence, intention, and the awakened flow of life force.
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As a certified Meditation Teacher I through Yogamu, I’ve completed a transformational 200-hour training designed to blend ancient wisdom with modern psychology. This journey has deepened my understanding of the mind, nervous system, and consciousness, equipping me to guide others into stillness with clarity, compassion, and presence.
Rooted in timeless traditions yet grounded in science, my certification empowers me to teach meditation professionally and authentically. I create safe, supportive spaces for self-inquiry, relaxation, and awakening—helping others reconnect to their natural state of peace. For me, it’s more than a program; it’s an initiation into the art of presence, where awareness becomes a powerful tool for transformation and well-being.
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As a former licensed Continuing Education (CE) Provider for massage therapy in Texas, I had the privilege of designing and delivering approved educational programs that supported therapists in meeting state licensure renewal requirements while expanding their skills, knowledge, and ethical awareness.
In that role, I drew on extensive training and experience in both therapeutic practice and curriculum development to create high-quality, relevant courses, maintain accurate records, and uphold clear operational standards—including policies for refunds, cancellations, and student support.
Being a CE Provider was more than a credential for me—it was a meaningful commitment to excellence, integrity, and the growth of the healing arts. It allowed me to guide and inspire practitioners, helping them stay informed, confident, and empowered to provide safe, skillful, and compassionate care.
Can be verified via TX Dept of Licensing and Regulations for: License Number: CE0660.
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As a Founding Member of the Global Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda (GYTA) organization, I had the honor of helping lay its foundation and shape its mission from the very beginning. Being part of this pioneering group recognized my early dedication, belief in the organization’s purpose, and commitment to uniting, educating, and elevating the global community of yoga therapists and Ayurvedic practitioners.
This role was both an honor and a responsibility. As a Founding Member, I contributed to the vision, advocacy, and leadership that continue to influence how GYTA grows, connects, and serves the world of holistic health. It was more than a professional distinction—it was a meaningful opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the evolution of mind-body healing worldwide.
Global Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda Organziation Founding Member since July 2025.
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As a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, being an IIN Ambassador means I get to share the school’s mission and my own journey in holistic health coaching to inspire others. I connect with individuals who are curious about IIN’s programs, offering guidance, encouragement, and insights drawn from my personal experience.
This role is both purpose and platform: I help create a ripple effect of wellness by sharing knowledge, empowering others to embrace balanced living, and embodying the principles of mindful nutrition, lifestyle, and self-care. It’s a meaningful way for me to support my community while honoring my own growth and impact as a health coach.
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