Come back to your intention and let this bow be a way to honor your practice. ![]() Start to let your gaze move inward and bring your mind back to your breathing. Let your back round as you bow forward, letting your head rest on your feet, blanket, or block. Move your feet farther away from you like a diamond shape. Swing both legs around in front you and come to sit with your knees bent and the soles of the feet touching. Tuck your toes like down dog and walk your feet in towards your body until your hips are over your shoulders. Interlace your fingers and bring the crown of your head down to the earth with the chin tucking in towards the heart. Kick the back foot back into your hand and lean your head back as you allow yourself to lean into the mystery as your journey unfolds. You can keep the other arm straight or bring your forearm to the ground. Bend your back knee and reach your arm around to catch the back foot. Release your hands inside your front foot and walk your front foot over to the side of your mat to give your hips some room. ![]() Lift your gaze upwards and lean into the back of the heart as you bend your front knee deeply. Walk your hands onto your front thigh and then reach your arms to the sky. You can bring a blanket under the back knee for some more support. Step on foot forward and bring your back knee to the ground. Plug the outer arms down your back and release the crown of your head as you allow your head to bow below your heart. Press play below to kick off the warrior yoga playlist. Soft knee down dogĪs you come into your down dog, explore keeping the knees soft and press your heart towards the legs in order to find more opening across your shoulder blades and heart. You might not have time to hit up a lengthy studio class after the office, but you do have time to flow through a short 20-minute sequence. The practice below is designed to open the heart and start to draw upon the muscle of faith. This sequence of the five classic warrior poses is the perfect short yoga practice of standing poses to work on overall balance and strength. I like to think of these moments when we feel shaky as opportunities to turn our attention towards something higher or bigger than ourselves. However, the invitation when we engage in a healing process is to allow our hearts to lead the way since there are questions that the mind simply is incapable of “figuring out”. ![]() For instance, challenging disordered eating habits often provokes fear about how our bodies or weight may change as a result of new behaviors: “what if my body never stops gaining weight?”. As a nutrition therapist, yoga instructor, and a recovered person who guides individuals on their healing journey, I often witness how the nature of the mind, when confronted with fear, is to try to “figure out” what is going to happen. In recovery and in life, we are constantly presented with challenges and uncertainties that ask us to call upon our deepest sense of faith.
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