From early on in practicing Yoga, I realized the most effective postures for cultivating focus were the ones that challenged it the MOST: balance poses.While you can pretty easily tune out in triangle or pigeon pose, it's a lot harder to daydream in balance poses.I crafted this home practice with a few well-placed balance poses to support you when you might be feeling scattered or just want to get centered and focused so you can move forward with more intention and awareness.Keep in mind a secondary challenge in all balance poses is not getting frustrated when you wobble or fall which is a perfect metaphor for how to live our lives off the mat!
This contemplative Yin Yoga practice serves the dual purposes of tractioning all 4 quadrants of your physical hips, front, inner, back and outer AND in drawing your awareness towards your inner landscape to foster quietude within.
Suggested props: 2 blocks or large books and a blanket or towel
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Sometimes the best antidote for stress is simplicity.
This practice is just that, simple and effective with hip openers and spinal flow with an overall feeling of gentleness and kindness for yourself.
It can be just what you need for working with anxiety, grief, the blues or anytime you need a ...
There are a lot of ways we can support our immunity like rest, hydration and keeping our stress levels down. Another way is to support the movement of lymph, which collects and clears away toxins in our bodies.
This practice focuses on movement at the main lymph node sites - throat, armpits, gro...
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