Offer up every joy,
be awake at all moments to the news
that is always arriving
out of silence.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Physical Focus: Subtle Floor Practices (Powered by Pandiculation)
What’s Inside: The class begins with a brief introduction about the danger of ascribing to the idiom “no pain, no gain.” In a series of gentle but surprisingly powerful movements, you’ll transition from supine practices that release the back to side-lying practices that balance the deep quadratus lumborum muscles. The sequence is completed with a series of Locust Pose variations tailored to optimize the strengthening effects of the practice (while minimizing potential compression in the lower back. Active Cat Pose and Downward Facing Dog complete the class.
Key Focus: Small movements practiced slowly and with awareness can evoke big changes; creating release, balance and strength. The integration of pandiculation and isometric movements serves to reset the base tone and resting length of bodily musculature.