Consider switching your rigid timetable for a routine baggy enough to live comfortably in. (inspired by Sasha Campbell)
FLY LIKE AN EAGLE – In today’s class we start with several poses to prep for garundasana (eagle pose). Each pose builds both balance & concentration is great for legs, hips, and shoulders.
“You are wrapped in endless, boundless, grace — there is more to you than yesterday.” -morgan harper nichols
STABILITY & FLUIDITY: A standing balancing flow with guided meditation, warrior 3, half moon, and tree pose.
PLAYFUL BALANCE: Today we play with half moon prep in many variations. We start with a standing balancing flow pause for a guided meditation, and end with another flow — all to help find balance in body, mind, and heart.
FIRMNESS & FLUIDITY: A full body balancing flow including core strengthening planks, mountain pose, and tree pose.
Finding balance on and off the mat – today we learn to listen to our values and explore mountain pose and tree post within a psoas stretch flow.
“The mountain is not limited to a postural stance but suggests the embodiment of wisdom.”
—TIAS LITTLE, Yoga of the Subtle Body
Today is the first of our April series exploring balance — on and off the mat — in our breath, our bodies, and our relationship with ourselves and others. We focus on building a strong foundation in the feet and legs through mountain pose, culminating in a triangle flow.
It is often described that our sympathetic nerve responses of fight, flight, or freeze can be attributed to our ancestors needs to quickly determine whether or not there is a threa – to save themselves from being eaten by a tiger. Today, most of us are not worried about tigers but our sympathetic nervous system still responds to daily stresses as though the threat is real. Our brains can not tell the difference between perceived threat and a real threat. Using the mantra “there is no tiger” can often be helpful to remind our body that a stressful work or family situation may be uncomfortable but it is not as dire as having to flee or fight a tiger. In today’s practice, we embrace BEING the tiger with a tiger series of poses and a contemplative meditation.