To introduce those of you to yoga who have not yet made the practice part of your life, I thought I would share with you (hopefully on a weekly basis) a pose that will be my focus for the week. I am taking Level 1 classes and am finding that they often combine many of the beginner poses, but also introduce an intermediate pose or two. Since this is my first week including yoga poses on my blog, it only seems natural to share with you my first pose that created an opportunity to grow (i.e. one that did not come so easily for me). Enter the Tree Pose:
Image courtesy of the Yoga Journal, link provided for a full description of the pose along with the benefits of this pose, variations, and a few other goodies.
For me, this was the first a-ha of the meditative qualities of yoga. What better way to clear your mind, then to have a balancing pose that creates focus? It is helpful to pick a point on the wall to watch and concentrate on as you hold this pose.
My studio has a bowl of "thoughts" by the door (similar to fortunes for fortune cookies, Hubbs calls them yoga cookies). Here is the one that I picked up yesterday:
"The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving"- O. Wendell Holm
3 comments:
Great idea! Thank you for sharing. It is true that when you are concentrating on balancing it is hard to think about anything else! For me balance poses are always a challenge. My favorite balance pose is Eagle Pose.
I LOVED yoga when I took it. It's been awhile though. I'd really like to start taking classes again. Thanks for sharing the pose. I always loved the tree pose.
OH I will look forward to the links and your updates. how fun.
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