I’ve spent years loving and pushing myself in power yoga and vinyasa yoga. I loved the physical benefits and feeling the growth and toning in my body. It took a while for me to notice that the voice in my head driving me was a drill sergeant, never satisfied, constantly competing and pushing. I suffer
My heart is heavy and so are my legs. I’m not imagining it. I am sorrowful and my chest feels hollow – breath barely touching my insides. This is real. My body feels surges of electric heat, my anger taking up space. Evidence of the energy of yesterday’s terror still vibrating and rippling. It will
Chair yoga sequence exploring head to toe body movement; spinal length, twists, leg and hip stretching and mobility; core mobility and strength.
Freedom and feeling are imperfect and messy and juicy and intense and subtle. No matter whether you want to feel goofy or balancing on one limb and still, step into it with a playful, open, willing nature.
My eyes are tired.
They are tired of screens and electronic lighting.
They are tired of seeing the harshness of the world; trying to see things your way; not seeing what I need to. The eyes – the windows to the outside world and the portals to our inner vision and inner spirit guides – need just as much attention as hips and core and legs.
Sticking to the same thing is hard. I know I’m a fan of (if not addicted to) variety. I don’t like to eat the same thing every day. I don’t teach the same way every time.
“What better day than our Inauguration Day for us to maybe keep in mind our greater connection? “So, what is it that we wish to send out, not just what we want to develop for ourselves on our mat? …But maybe we can then carry that in how we help one another, in how we listen to one another and how we forgive one another. “
This insertion of silence is a crucial part of yoga practice. Turning off the distractions of phones, computers, music, other people’s voices …. Leaves us alone with the inner distractions and chatter. It helps isolate our attention. It helps create an honest and authentic space of practice. It makes it your own.
I’m not gonna lie. It can also drive us crazy! I notice how after a few times through I sequence I can hear my inner voice say, “cool, now you know what would make this better? Let’s play some Beyonce to the sequence next!”
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This week’s practice is focused on taking a pause and reflecting. Often in our day-to-day we shuffle through activities and actions like we are swiping right on our phones. Swish, next. Swipe, next. Life has become an assembly line procession of doing and getting and building and acquiring and … it’s incessant, never ending, never
For a limited time, you can receive a copy of our “Crystal Singing Bowl Chakra Tune-up” CD. Gale Amon, an amazing practitioner and wise spirit, plays his crystal singing bowls, which are tuned to the energy of each of our chakras. This is a wonderful accompaniment to our Chakra Yoga Flow, Sunday morning classes, where
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