Imagination

Imagine you could plan your perfect fantasy day (no Covid restrictions ). And that part of your day is to take a yoga class and its THIS yoga class!

Think of an intention of how you’d like your body to just play and explore shapes. Trust the first word that comes to mind. Close your eyes and breathe into that word 3 times. This class cultivated that intention or “feeling state” while doing the poses. It may be a feeling, a mantra, or a dedication to a person, movement, cause or a community. I dedicated my practice to The Black Lives Matter movement.

When I practiced this class on my own, I felt unmotivated. My word was energy. While doing the poses, I picturing being infused with energy. It worked! Another time my word was joy, and I found I was able to notice more things that brought me joy while I was in the poses. There is that power of asking for what you want and believing it will happen. As we use our imagination, we free our artistic side and we find out how we want to live in these poses.

The sequence changed a little from Tuesday to Thursday. I really love and so appreciate the feedback I’ve been getting from you guys. I realize that with shelter in place restrictions lingering on, we are all feeling drained. We miss each other and the energy we share in the yoga room. We miss our activities and routines. So as wonderful of a substitute that Zoom has been, it gets stale at times. It just doesn’t cut it. So we face these limitations straight on with honesty and grace.

Additionally, I’m finding that certain poses and breathing techniques just don’t translate through the screen very well. They will be saved for when we practice & celebrate in person ….. soon I hope!

Take good care of yourself. The covid restrictions and the cultural and political upheaval of this time can really affect us mentally and emotionally. Talk to your friends, reach out to me, nap, play, laugh, read, walk, watch a funny movie, do yoga :) I’ll see you soon back on the mat, Lynn