Building Capacity 6/11/2022
Attune Yoga Long Practices
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1h 2m
This practice* takes us back to some of the basic principles of Somatic Experiencing and Alexander Technique, interplaying into the movement practice. Coming back to these basics helps us develop greater nervous system regulation, resilience, and ultimately our overall capacity to handle day-to-day ups and downs. (I give some theoretical “top down” explanation during class but mostly I am aiming to give you a “bottom-up” experience of the principles). The centering portion of class focuses on using the eyes to orient and connect to the external and internal environments, one at a time and both together. We then layer in the AT principles of head-pelvis counterbalance and anchoring in the midline to inform yoga flows including: sun salute, gate, wide leg forward fold, chair, chair balance, and janu sirsasana variations. *Unfortunately there are technical difficulties and the video freezes intermittently; however the practice can still be followed. We will re-visit these concepts again in the future!
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