New Fall Session

The new session starts next week.  I am still pondering our theme, but I think it will involve working specifically on posture and strength.  Now that we played with moving over the summer, that will have to be a part of our practice, too.

Just as a refresher, I'll put my ego on hold (as we all should in yoga) and re-post these pictures:

The posture in the middle is as close as I could come to a neutral, healthy posture.  You'll notice the plumb line gets kind of close to these points, equally:

• Back of Ear
• Shoulder
• Hip
• Knee
• Ankle

I tend to have a forward-tilted pelvis and that shows up in my "neutral" posture.  The other two are way off whack in their own awful ways.

Posture work can affect our overall attitude and approach to life.  It is probably one of maybe three or four things under our control that will make a permanent, positive change (the others being exercise, diet, thought patterns and breathing).  And with posture you can absolutely fake it until you make it..meaning have good posture on purpose, for a long time, until it becomes natural in your body.  It may take years but it is worth the effort.

Posture starts in the feet.  Consider that while you prepare for the new session.