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Asana is a practice to attune body, mind, breath with heart. When teaching, I draw on the many styles of yoga that I have been exposed to in order find what resonates with you. I enjoy working with the beginner as well as the seasoned practitioner. I love gentle yoga as much as a dynamic vinyasa practice and everything in between is equally precious to me. I intend to provide a mindful experiential session that is in accordance with the needs and space of that moment. I am specific with alignment in order to create a safe place for you to explore within your body and to tap into the vital information it has for you. Asana works on many levels of the physical body, ranging from muscles and bones to circulatory and nervous system. It also helps you to heal on the level of what has been stored and lock up in the body, resulting as stress, tension and blockages. Think, “My body as my biography”. All that we experience while in this body, in some form, exists in this body. Asana will help you to be stronger and more flexible on many levels of your being. In this practice, the breath is the gateway, pathway and segway. During a session you will be encourage to allow the breath to be the gateway through to the heart of each asana. The consistent focus on breath will cut through the weeds of the mind and form a magnificent pathway; where the breath is, the mind will follow. When the mind becomes distracted by thoughts from the past or with the list of chores that we must get done and especially when the mind places expectation on how we “should” be, the breath is the segway back to this heart filled practice of the now. I mention heart filled because at the core of this practice there is a connection to yourself in such a way that you begin to offer yourself the same attention and presence you would a dear friend. We learn acceptance as well as letting go of expectation of what we can and more importantly what we think we can not do. Asana can redefine how you stand in your body. Our heart bursts open when we stand in a place of being perfectly satisfied with who we are, as we are. The vibration of an open heart is exactly what we are attracted to in those who we deeply admire. |