It’s week three of our renewal theme and Sun Sal A&B flow. Today is all about twists — reclined, seated, and standing — all to help us de-stress and improve digestive function. By opening up the chest, the shoulders, and back, we create space for deeper breathing signaling to our body that it can relax and let go of the tight, slumped postures that we tend to have when working on computers, phones, and driving — or anytime we start to feel anxious or stressed.
Today is our first class after the time change so we start slow with some grounding floor exercises focused on the back, legs, hips, and glutes. Through concentrated breathwork we start to activate and energize to move into our Sun Sal A&B flow and ultimately into standing balancing postures. All with gratitude that the sun has once again risen. 🙂
Today is our first class after the time change so we start slow with some grounding floor exercises focused on the back, legs, hips, and glutes. Through concentrated breathwork we start to activate and energize to move into our Sun Sal A&B flow and ultimately into standing balancing postures. All with gratitude that the sun has once again risen. 🙂
Today’s class starts with a kundalini-inspired warm-up and moves into an active Sun Sal A & B flow — the perfect preparation to quiet the mind in meditation. Plenty of variations are given making this practice accessible to just about everyone.
Today we start a new theme considering renewal and what that means as the seasons start to change from winter to spring and we go through our own seasons in our bodies. This month we are going to integrate a Sun Sal A&B flow into each practice as a way to build muscle memory allowing our bodies to reach a flow state giving our minds space to open.
For a gentle rainy morning we start with a seated grounding sequence and move into a warrior flow — connecting with the earth and then exploring the space around us as we take flight in warrior 3.
We tend to hold a lifetime in our hips. Today we use the breath and longer holds to release the tension that may have been building for years. We try to soften, release, and let go — both in the hips and in our minds. We consider what it means to love it all and how we can create space for an intentional life.
Building off of Tuesday’s class, today we isolate the quads and hamstrings as we continue to build strength and flexibility in our legs. It’s a great practice to get out of your head and into your body!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today we show our legs some love! Chair pose, squats, and lunges all come together to stretch and strengthen our legs and hips.
The biggest thing in this world, bigger than the ocean and the sky, is your HEART.” —Do Hyun Choe
Today we start standing for an energizing flow of Sun Sal B variations that include leg strengthening chair poses and chest opening twists — all with the intent to reduce stress and anxiety and start the day with an open and loving heart.