http://blog.unfoldingyourlifevision.com/2007/07/29/asana-a-has/ Jennifer Lee, ACC, CPCC Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:02:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.unfoldingyourlifevision.com/2007/07/29/asana-a-has/#comment-13 leah Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:54:14 +0000 http://blog.unfoldingyourlifevision.com/2007/07/29/asana-a-has/#comment-13 thanks for explaining all that, jenn! i have so many stuck places that i think an instructor would have plenty to point out to me. hehe. but yes, i will have fun working with my stuck places. :-) thanks for explaining all that, jenn! i have so many stuck places that i think an instructor would have plenty to point out to me. hehe. but yes, i will have fun working with my stuck places.

]]> http://blog.unfoldingyourlifevision.com/2007/07/29/asana-a-has/#comment-11 Jenn Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:12:55 +0000 http://blog.unfoldingyourlifevision.com/2007/07/29/asana-a-has/#comment-11 Hi Leah! Thanks! Yes, it was a pretty amazing class. I was resistant at first and then just went with it and got much more out of it once I did. To answer your question about how the teacher worked with us... She had us try out several different poses and really pay attention to what we were feeling in our bodies. For example in Warrior 2 noticing where your torso naturally leans - forward/future or back/past or right in the present? Or in something like Down-Dog or Triangle, seeing where do you naturally place your energy - do you carry your strength in your upper body or lower body. Then when you notice where there's an imbalance, focus on putting more energy in the place that's more dormant. We usually will overcompensate in the place where we're stronger or more comfortable so we don't have to deal with the places where we go unconscious (and then those places remain stuck!). It also really helped to have someone else watching to give suggestions on adjustments because often times it's hard for us to see our habits ourselves. So, a private instructor or a friend might be a great resource for pointing those things out to you. Have fun getting "un-stuck!" Hi Leah! Thanks! Yes, it was a pretty amazing class. I was resistant at first and then just went with it and got much more out of it once I did. To answer your question about how the teacher worked with us… She had us try out several different poses and really pay attention to what we were feeling in our bodies. For example in Warrior 2 noticing where your torso naturally leans - forward/future or back/past or right in the present? Or in something like Down-Dog or Triangle, seeing where do you naturally place your energy - do you carry your strength in your upper body or lower body. Then when you notice where there’s an imbalance, focus on putting more energy in the place that’s more dormant. We usually will overcompensate in the place where we’re stronger or more comfortable so we don’t have to deal with the places where we go unconscious (and then those places remain stuck!). It also really helped to have someone else watching to give suggestions on adjustments because often times it’s hard for us to see our habits ourselves. So, a private instructor or a friend might be a great resource for pointing those things out to you. Have fun getting “un-stuck!”

]]> http://blog.unfoldingyourlifevision.com/2007/07/29/asana-a-has/#comment-10 leah Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:44:20 +0000 http://blog.unfoldingyourlifevision.com/2007/07/29/asana-a-has/#comment-10 what a powerful class! I love your drawings! you're very in touch with your body and it comes across in the colors and shapes you've used here. there are so many places i feel stuck! how did the teacher work with you to open those stuck places? what a powerful class! I love your drawings! you’re very in touch with your body and it comes across in the colors and shapes you’ve used here. there are so many places i feel stuck! how did the teacher work with you to open those stuck places?

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