At the beginning of the winter session, we started off with the earth, the toes and feet, moved up into the core, the pelvic floor, the heart, the fingers, arms and shoulders, the spine. And we brought it all together as we welcomed the challenge of crow pose. During all this time we practiced two things: staying centred and strong in our body, mind and heart with the breath.
The powerful and beautiful breath.
Yoga is indeed a practice. A practice for life. Energy is moving: opening, closing. The energy or prana moves by following the wave of the breath: the wave of expansion and contraction. We expand, open, invite, unstick, welcome, we sometimes soar; and we contract, close, let go, shut the door and we sometimes crash. In a nutshell, we welcome each practice as a challenge as we learn together how to ride the wave of life with greater loving awareness, greater calm and trust.
This week, our last practice of the winter session, we will bring everything back to that inner support system as we move through our practice with positivity and discover once again, as we do in every practice, the strength and centredness of the warrior within us.
On a final note, I would like to add that yoga has been a powerful tool in my life. It is my hope that every practice helps you discover, a little more, just how powerful a tool yoga can be.
It is always a pleasure and an honour to guide you in your practice.
Namaste!
Jocelyne and Dr. Jake signing off and wishing you a great day!
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