Practice

#PowerPose Week 5 – High Plank

#PowerPose Week 5 – High Plank

We’ve completed our first set of power poses: Caturanga Dandasana, Utkatasana, and Malasana, which came together for our first peak pose of Bakasana.  Hopefully, you found a new challenge or a new focus along the way.  It’s time to start our second set of postures, weeks 5-8. This week, the Power Pose is High plank.  […]

#PowerPose Week 4 – Bakasana

This week we find our first peak power pose with Bakasana.  The openness, strength, and energy that were cultivated with caturanga, utkatasana, and malasana now come together for the flying pose, crow.  I love this pose because it requires vulnerability, creates confidence, and is the gateway to all of the other arm balances. In Bakasana, […]

#PowerPose Week 3 – Malasana

#PowerPose Week 3 – Malasana

This week our focus is on Malasana, known as garland pose.  In the full expression of the pose, the feet are together, the forehead reaches the mat and the hands reach around the knees to bind behind the back.  For our purposes, we will work on the a modified variation, where the spine is long […]