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!
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Go With The Flow
This efficient practice is a progressive flow, incrementally building from simple to complex.
The standing pose progression winds down to a little hip-opener, heart-opener sequence before dropping into rest.
It’s a perfect practice for when you’re short on time but want to move mindfully and br...
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Heart Warming
This is a practice for ventilating your heart center – to clear away any heaviness or stuckness in your chest, upper back and shoulders.
It begins with a progressive vinyasa flow, evolving one element each round and culminates with a beautiful and accessible heart-opener before settling back dow...
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Quench - Find Fluidity
Have you ever thirsted for that flow state when your body's fluid power and intelligence take over and we cease micro-managing everything with our minds?
If you know what I mean, this practice is for you. From start to finish we synchronize breath and movement into, out of and within postures as...
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