Mastering Simplicity Class #15: Overshadowing: A Shift in Mental Focus
$30.00
The Mastering Simplicity sessions reflect how yoga was once taught, with teacher and student meeting each other with openness and inquisitiveness about what might arise. Because Donna wishes to teach from what is most current within her practice, there won’t be a detailed description of each monthly class until after it has been broadcast. This is deliberate so that we can enter each class without preconceived expectations and receive fresh awareness. This is an invitation to explore and discover new experiences from often familiar practices.
The classes are offered monthly and will consist of a 2- hour livestream class. 1.5 hours of guided practice followed by 30 minutes for questions, reflections, and community connection.
This class was recorded in April 2025.
Recordings will be available for 30 days after purchase, unless you choose to subscribe. Subscriptions offer greater benefits, particularly for teachers, which you can learn more about here.
See the description of this class below for more details.
Recordings will be available for 30 days unless you get access through the three month or 12 month subscription options, where there are more benefits that you can learn about here.
See the description below for more details.
Recordings will be available for 30 days unless you get access through the three month or 12 month subscription options, where there are more benefits.
See the description below for more details.
Offer up every joy,
be awake at all moments to the news
that is always arriving
out of silence.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Theme: Overshadowing: A Shift in Mental Focus
Physical Focus: Balance postures, Sun Salutation and Standing Postures
What’s Inside: By focusing the mind on a challenging task, we can “overshadow” anxiety and other negative emotions, returning the body/mind to a state of calmness. This class includes many simple balancing postures, either practiced individually or as part of an integrated Sun Salutation/Standing posture flow sequence. Donna introduces the “Split Stance Balance” to switch on the motor control required to balance on one foot and stabilize through the supporting leg. This is a physically enervating practice that leads to a mental and emotional sense of stability and calmness.
Key Focus: The motor control required to maintain balance is an integral part of our walking gait and our ability to move safely and confidently over uneven terrain. By incorporating postures that require balance, both static and in motion, we are improving motor control, strength and coordination. Because balancing is a demanding task, it requires mental focus. We also explore the way in which a slight increase in the pacing of a practice with shorter stays in each movement, can facilitate focused attention.
