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Creative Rib Flow: A practice focused on freeing up space and exploring the relationship between the ribs and spine. Through some dynamic movements, some very specific movements and some free flow, we open to a spacious spine-rib relationship. Play with a creative sequence including progressive ways into camel pose, leg strengtheners, crow pose play and a subtle but powerful floor based movement segment before we rest and chant.
Winter Solstice - a personal retreat for your nervous system: A 2 hour deep reset for your nervous system. This is a solstice practice but you can use it any time of year when you need support in slowing down and receiving the nourishment of stillness. We use a wide variety of practices to ease into stillness, beginning with sound, a little bit of movement to shake things up in order to settle into a floor based somatic flow focused on finding space around the ribs and spine, and finally dropping into longer held restorative postures, a mini sound bath and chanting to close. Treat Yourself! Props: Bolster or two pillows, yoga block if you have, 3 blankets, chair or wall.
Suspended Spine: Some of the questions we explore in this practice as we move through a varied, playful flow: What keeps my spine suspended and full of life? What early patterns of movement support freedom in back bending as an adult? How does the pattern of condensing and expanding manifest as our capacity to turn in and gather energy in order to find clarity in outward action? What are the role of our feet in extending our spine? Options to play with varied paces of motion, inversions and backbend variations with a long rest and some sound to finish.
Front body support in backbends: How does the front of our body support spinal extension? Explore the relationship between the spine and the soft central axis of the gut tube, and the fascinating role that the hyoid bone plays in cultivating a subtle but powerful support from the front of the body during extension. Also explore how lungs and heart are moved and move you as you practice, starting slowly and unfolding into a fluid sequence of various scenarios for active extension, revolved half moon, and options for forearm balance variations.
Innate Creativity: Move through a creative practice that plays with tree pose, balance, and opportunities to explore twisting arm balances. As you explore movement and stillness, open your awareness to the felt sense of potentiality and source; the ground of being that holds every possibility, and allow your innate movement wisdom and creativity the space to emerge.
Strong legs, free spine: A strong and steady practice exploring how our feet speak to our spine via the pelvis! Begin with a juicy hip warm up and find your flow exploring clarity of spacial intent through the legs and feet. Builds towards opportunities to play with half moon balance, forward folds and inversions and an arm balance to finish. Finish with a yummy relaxation and some chanting.
Find your voice: exploring the relationship between voice, our middle body and the pelvis with playful practices that challenge and investigate this relationship, seeking to free up our voice and embody full self expression. *Archive: an older video with lower resolution video & high quality sound.
