At the core of our being is our abdominal region, our center, and connection to all our limbs and systems throughout our body.
This area gives us the stability and strength to stand, run, sit, lay down. To have a deep connection linking the upper body with the lower body is to have the ability to build muscle, circulate blood and oxygen, eliminate waste, proper procreation functions, breathe physiology, and the list goes on.
This area is the front side of a 2 sided coin which is the stabilizer to maintain our back healthy. Understanding how to use the abdominal muscles as stabilizers to enhance your ability to practice asana while protecting your lower back and entire spine is essential.
Awareness through the abdominal region gives you an automatic lift by taking, the undue strain off the vertebrae in the neck(cervical), midback (thoracic) and low back (lumbar). Many due to your work, computers, and devices drop the shoulders forward, sinking the chest while losing the resilience and tone in your gut, your center, your emotional intelligence and your power source.
This class is focused on stabilizing with awareness, intention, and purpose to develop effective tools that will impact your personal health and well-being for day-to-day life.
This sequence includes:
Eka Pada in Supta Tadasana ( One leg up in Reclining Mountain Pose )
Marjaryasana/Bitilasana ( Cat Cow Pose )
Adho Mukha Virasana ( Forward Hero Pose )
Adho Mukha Svanasana ( Downward Dog )
Urdhva Mukha Svanasana ( Upward Dog )
Plank Position
Vasisthasana ( Side Plank Pose )
Navasana ( Boat Pose )
Viparita Karani ( Leg Up Pose )
Jathara Parivrttanasana ( Spine Twist Pose )
Savasana in Viparita Karani ( Corpse Pose with Legs up the Wall )