{"id":331,"date":"2020-07-23T13:30:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattdavisyoga.com\/?p=331"},"modified":"2020-07-23T13:31:11","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:31:11","slug":"serenity-now-serenity-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattdavisyoga.com\/?p=331","title":{"rendered":"SERENITY NOW!!! SERENITY NOW!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; min_height=&#8221;806px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;18px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|7px||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.6&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-19px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>It\u2019s a classic moment from the television show, <em>Seinfeld<\/em>. George Costanza\u2019s father yells the mantra given him by his doctor which is supposed to calm him down and help his blood pressure. But pretty soon everyone on the show is just yelling it, or worse still, muttering it under their breath while they bottle up their frustrations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pNjX49cg0lc&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><strong>Click here to take my free 60-minute yoga class on \u201cSERENITY NOW!!!\u201d<\/strong><\/a><strong> \u00a0<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Trying too hard to do anything is the opposite of a serene approach to life, especially relaxing. And even those of us who practice yoga every day can still find ourselves flipping out, occasionally. 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