NO YOGA CLASSES REMINDER + reader's digest

Published: Thu, 11/08/18

Hey ,

A heads up and reminder that there are no yoga classes on Thursday, November 8, Tuesday, November 13 and Wednesday, November 14th.

We are back to the usual schedule on Thursday, November 15th.

I figure you've got enough messages from me this week, so your October reader's digest e-mail is arriving a day early - integration can also mean consolidation!

Here are October e-classes - most of these mirrored our on-the-mat conversations:

Spinal Cord Reflexes - or How Much is TOO MUCH?:

So today I want to talk a little bit about how much is enough and how much is too much. This, coincidentally (or not!), has been one of the HUGE lessons on my solo mountain trip last weekend.

Shoulder Extension + Rib Cage Stability:

In this week's class our focus - almost entirely - has been on shoulder extension.

Let's review what is it that we are after:

In the beginner Core Restore session our focus has been primarily on stability and mobility of the hip girdle. We spent some time - not much, really - understanding the relationship between the hip girdle and the rib cage.

Advanced class' challenge is to connect our stable {or somewhat stable foundation} to a stable, yet mobile shoulder girdle.
How do we do that?

3 Simple Self Care Tools:

Welcome to your pain care yoga lesson 3.

This month we will be focusing on our breath:

~ we will talk {mostly off the mat} about why healthy breathing sits at the very center of pain management
~ we will use {mostly on the mat} a variety of breathing practices to calm the mind - and to sometimes energize the body
~ and I'll do my best to control my information-sharing urges to make sure that what I write and say is mostly practical, helpful and applicable to your everyday life.

Breath And Pain:

As promised, this month's conversation is centered around the breath.

Let's cut to the chase and start with the most important question:
how can focusing and / or changing the way we breathe can help us manage pain?

The answer can be both simple and complex.

Methods of Stretching:

Last week we focused on "how much is too much" - that's one of those super important questions to ask yourself as you move through your practice.

Please remember that everything I say - how far, how much, how long - is just a suggestion. The rest is your interpretation of that suggestion, and your decision as to how that suggestion fits your particular body on that particular day.

Hip Movements: Extension and External Rotation:

Our hip and shoulder mobility and stability are coming along nicely; we will continue to focus on some already-familiar movements, and add more complex and challenging ones as the session progresses.

This week we started to address - in somewhat more detail - our ability to extend and rotate in the hip while maintaining the stable torso.

Looking For Abs:

We've spent a fair bit of our time focusing on hip mobility, and exploring hip movements with a stability and control in mind. We will continue on our journey, gradually adding more complex and challenging movements to our repertoire.

We also talked some about the shoulder and how to move access arm movement with that same idea of stability and control. This too will be the subject of our future exploration.

What is FASCIA?:

Last week two weeks we talked about "how much is too much stretch," and also discussed methods of stretching.

As you now know, the way we stretch needs to be tailored to the tissues that we are trying to address. The practice of YIN YOGA (and my ball+yin interpretation of it) targets primarily fascia, so I thought it would be helpful to know what exactly this "fascia" is.

un-hurt un-stuck un-sore

Julia + SATORI TEAM