Strength begins in the heart. It is the heart to keep going. It is the heart to begin. It is the heart to get up after falling. It is the heart to say yes from your starting point wherever that may be, and in whatever conditions you might find yourself. Say yes to your heart.
In January we began a strength practice. . . . Let’s renew. This short passage has no words. It moves directly into Shoulderstand. Then Plow variations. The passage conclude with an Upward Bow. Hands must find a surface that does not slip. Use breath.
The heart connection begins with breath. Identify breath. Let it empty completely and let it fill. Unlock the cycle of your breath. Unlock your heart.
What is needed for hand balances? How do they build? How do we enter and exit? Where is shtira?
Beginning again means asking familiar questions and looking for the answers in the posture, observing what doesn’t work, and what does. Learning twice, and twice again in Beginners Mind.
I recorded this last night because I must be on the road during our usual time. Here we observe three planes of functional spinal movement with breath. I invite you to recall warm-ups of this past week and to practice from whatever you can recall. If you cannot recall, then reboot yr favorite livestream recording and use that.
This week marks the start of a new endeavor at the SAMURAI INTI Martial Arts Studio in Frisco. I’ll be teaching i a group class there at Sendai Sebastian Mejias ‘ dojo on Monday and Wednesday mornings.