Balance for the Heart

• Ahhh...the heart. I've just been to a Body Mind Centering training where we focused on the fluid system of the body. Did you know that we are 79-87% fluid?!?! That seems like a lot! One of my favorite fluids to study is blood which can be categorized 2 ways: arterial blood that is pumped away from the heart and out to the extremities and venous blood that returns through the heart. Arterial blood is rhythmic and dynamic. Venous blood is wave-like and reserved. I enjoyed thinking about how we all strive to find the balance in our life between what we give from the heart and what we take for our hearts. It's balancing the effort we put into something and how much we allow ourselves to step back and enjoy what is. Sometimes we let that balance get out of whack in our daily lives, but also on the mat. I encourage you throughout this practice to find the balance of effort and release. Of giving to the posture and receiving from the posture. Cheers and enjoy!
  • Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
  • Vrksasana (Tree Pose)
  • Uttkatasana (Chair Pose)
  • Uttanasana (Standing Forward Bend)
  • Adho Mukha Savasana (Downward Facing Dog)
  • High Lunge on Right
  • Adho Mukha Savasana (Downward Facing Dog)
  • High Lunge on Left
  • Adho Mukha Savasana (Downward Facing Dog)
  • Plank Pose
  • Vasisthasana (Side Plank)
  • Plank Pose
  • Chaturanga Dandasana
  • Urdva Mukha Savasana (Upward Facing Dog)
  • Adho Mukha Savasana (Downward Facing Dog)
  • Repeat Plank through Downward Facing Dog 5 times. Hold each pose 3-5 breathes to balance the effort out and effort in.
  • Virabhadrasana II (Warrior 2)
  • Utthita Parsvotanasana (Extended Side Angle Pose)
  • Trikonasana (Triangle Pose)
  • Repeat Warrior 2 to Triangle on opposite side
  • Parsvottonasana (Pyramid Pose)
  • Salabasana (Locust Pose)
  • Bhujangasana (Cobra Pose)
  • Danurasana (Bow Pose)
  • Balasana (Child's Pose)
  • Halasana (Plow Pose)
  • Supta Viparita Karini (Legs Up the Wall)
  • Supta Badha Konasana (Reclined Bound Angle)
  • Savasana