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Jan.25
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The Power of Repose

Posted by in Asana Practice

When in doubt, lay down. Asana Practice: I attended Jason Bowman’s Alignment class at Movement Climbing and Fitness.  (See http://movementboulder.com/fitness/yoga/ for a list of yoga classes at movement, and check out Jason’s blog at http://www.evolver.net/user/openeyes). The class is designed to be slow in order to focus on a few key actions or poses.  Tonight the class focused on Warrior III, or Virabhadrasana 3, Shoulder Stand, or Salamba Sarvangasana, and Corpse Pose, or Savasana. My favorite part of the class was Jason’s attention on savasana and bringing the class’s attention to the nadis or meridian lines, which are the…read more

Face Exercises (Vol 1: Savasana)

Posted by in Face Yoga, Focus: One Asana at a Time

Don’t forget about the muscles in your face. I have been developing a practice I can “Face Yoga”.  I plan on using this blog as a forum for sharing it. Asana Practice: When you lay down for savasana, take a moment and open the muscles of the face.  I usually start out by smiling.  Wherever you notice tension try to relax and open. I enjoy contracting and expanding the muscles of the face over and over again.  The goal is to feel freedom as you smile. Smiling releases healthy hormones and…read more

Jan.15
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