Monday through Saturday we make a “live yoga wake up series” that activates the three planes of spinal movement. We sometimes add isolated joint work, all of which leads into a variety of sequences, sequences which I post later in the day. The wake up session duration is brief. I wish to keep that format to less than 15 minutes, although yesterday we went five minutes extra.
Planar movements are fundamental so we will repeat many of the same moves daily. We will add details over time.
And I’m learning how to mark transitions between poses so that you can follow without too much interruption. Yesterday, I tried to move slowly in transition. I wish to avoid too much talking, so I’m looking for that balance between demonstration and instruction.
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.