Exploring the Shoulders 1/22/2022
Attune Yoga Long Practices
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1h 1m
The opening centering practice includes two Somatic Experiencing® exercises for settling the nervous system — a container embrace and Voo breath. Class focuses on freeing the shoulder blades for integrated arm movements and quieting unnecessary shoulder lifting in relation to both the use of the arms and other movements that should come from the lower body. Poses include: high lunge, twisting lunge, side plank variations, dancer, and bridge.
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