Sometimes you need to rev up to balance yourself. Sometimes you need to downshift to balance yourself. And sometimes, you need to maintain the balance you’ve got!
This is one of my SolaLuna practices that is a balanced blend of solar, or active energy and lunar, or receptive energy. We start out with standing poses, dynamic flows and core cultivation and then shift into hip openers and slow flow to settle in to mindful relaxation.
The idea is that we learn how to achieve this kind of mindful energetic balance in our lives off the mat with our choices in how we care for ourselves.
Up Next in February 2025 Practices
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Solid Gold Core
Your core is the hub of your body and the main power source for the movements you make.
It's a 360 powerhouse, that runs from your armpits to your knees.
In the chakra model of Yoga, it is associated with your 3rd chakra called manipura, roughly located around your solar plexus. This energy cen...
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Shoulder Mobility
Healthy shoulder mobility requires BOTH strong and flexible shoulder muscles.
This practice weaves both movements that are strength building and that encourage more extensibility throughout.
If you hold tension in your shoulders or want to keep this tricky joint as healthy as possible, this one...
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Patience
Patience requires the dual powers of stamina and softening.
In this home practice, we’ll explore and embody both through repetition, which requires stamina, and hip openers that require softening.
We’ll also have some well-timed check-ins on our current patience levels as well.
This fruits of...
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