#dynamicstillness

[wellbodymind]

This morning’s Biodynamic Meditation was bit of rehearsal for a client I’ll see later today. The last time she and I did a session we went deeply into a Craniosacral Biodynamics process called Dynamic Stillness. It was profound. I wanted to access Dynamic Stillness in my meditation this morning, and I did. What’s the difference between Craniosacral Biodynamics and Biodynamic Meditation? Craniosacral Biodynamics is advanced bodywork/energy work that requires training to develop skills in grounding; relating to clients through touch, language, and energetic presence; sensing their anatomy precisely; and tracking their inherent healing processes. It takes years to learn and more years to master. Biodynamic Meditation is a simplified version of Craniosacral Biodynamics, that is intended to be a meditation practice for the purpose of self-knowledge and self-healing. If you can sit still, tune into your own body, and be open to noticing what you notice, you can do it, with a little guidance. You can deepen your own skills and augment your own health with Biodynamic Meditation, and it will not replace the need for the advanced skills of a Craniosacral Biodynamics practitioner. A couple of issues I worked with last week were fending off broken heart syndrome by helping grief get unstuck and start moving again, and releasing the energy imprint of being bitten and shaken by a naughty horse. #biodynamicmeditation #craniosacralbiodynamics #craniosacraltherapy #cranio #craniosacral #meditation #dynamicstillness #advancedbodywork #energywork #grounding #relating #sensing #tracking #healing #selfhealing (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmEt2SKON0v/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[yogawithzain]

“Suspended in time...surrendered to the moment, completely supported and utterly at peace.” @bobby_clennell on teaching #bhishmasana (bed of arrows pose) Check out her wonderful blog sharing the story of Bhishma and the benefits of the pose, which is not typically done like this but practiced as a savasana with several bricks resting across the back body from head to foot. ⁣⁣⁣ www.bobbyclennell.wordpress.com⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ I saw this delightful variation using the trestle prop from Floripa yogi Carla @solar_iyengar_yoga 🇧🇷 ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Next time I’ll try with my head a little lower (thanks Bobby for the tip) also I would like to experiment with two belts for the back of the wrists to rest and float. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Video featuring Cher coming 🔜 📽 🎶⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ #floatingyogi #iyengaryogi #iyengarprops #iyengartrestler #bhishma #bedofarrows #posevariation #iyengaryoga #creativeyoga #dynamicstillness #savasanavariation #yogizain #suspendedintime #sweetsurrender #sleepinpeace #letgoletloose #100yearsbksiyengar #bobbyclennell #yogateachers #instayogafam #yoga #inspo (at B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqm4X9lBvVQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kztuztj7lyd0

[yogawithzain]

“Suspended in time...surrendered to the moment, completely supported and utterly at peace.” @bobby_clennell on teaching #bhishmasana (bed of arrows pose) Check out her wonderful blog sharing the story of Bhishma and the benefits of the pose, which is done laying over several bricks across the back body from head to foot. ⁣⁣⁣ www.bobbyclennell.wordpress.com⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ I saw this variation using the trestle prop from Floripa yogi Carla @solar_iyengar_yoga 🇧🇷 ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Next time I’ll experiment with two extras belts for the back fo the wrists to float and rest. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Video featuring Cher coming 🔜 📽 🎶⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ #floatingyogi #iyengaryogi #iyengarprops #iyengartrestler #bhishma #bedofarrows #posevariation #iyengaryoga #creativeyoga #dynamicstillness #yogizain #suspendedintime #sweetsurrender #sleepinpeace #letgoletloose #100yearsbksiyengar #bobbyclennell #yogateachers #instayogafam #yoga #inspo (at B.K.S. Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqm4X9lBvVQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=aya38or91sec

[yogawithzain]

"Stability is not stagnation. It has to remain flowing like the river water constantly." -Geeta Iyengar. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This quote came to me when studying with @carrieowerko at @wanderlusthlwd earlier this month. It's such a great way to redefine stability and reframe how one approaches creating stability in practice. Life requires us to move, and continually adjust the rates of our movements. I learned from Carrie that getting stronger doesn't always make you tighter. Many of us approach yoga for flexibility and mobility. The way I've learned from Carrie is the synthesis of these two produces stability-- Having control over ranges of motion, being able to generate force within those ranges of motion and especially active ranges of motion. Stability is not rigidity. Stability is being dynamic! I highly recommend you to follow her and find the time to study with her. It's the most illuminating experience every time, and always refreshing like the river water constantly flowing 😉 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ This Eka Pada Bakasana setup with the chair I learned from Carrie a couple of years at Julie Lawrence Yoga center (now called Jewel Yoga) in Portland, Oregon. It's a great way to build wrist strength, find shoulder girdle stability, engage core muscles, and gain awareness for moving the legs with control. Doing the prep for such a pose is harder in many ways then just getting into the pose itself and figuring out your balance in any which way. Throwing yourself into an arm balance is one way to experience the balance, and moving through stability is a whole another way. Piece by piece and note by note your movements should feel musical 🎶 🙏 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Music track "Adjust" by NY based producer Atropolis. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ . . . . #carrieowerko #geetaiyengar #iyengaryoga #yogizain #yogademo #ekapadabakasana #crowposevariation #oneleggedcrow #yoga #armbalance #wriststrength #shoulders #corework #mobility #stabilityinmovement #stabilityinmobility #yogapower #willpower #willtopower #dynamicstillness #movement #music #adjust #atropolis

[yogawithzain]

✣ CORE THERAPY ✣ I learned this simple yet powerful isometric muscle contraction from @carrieowerko. 🙏🏾 The best abdominal and transverse abdominal muscle (TVA) toning I've felt in a long time! An isometric muscle contraction, or a static exercise is when a muscle is strengthened without moving. However in this demo, I added a slow movement with the leg in extension. Then lowering and raising that leg with as minimal movement of other joints and limbs. The focus is to keep holding the bent knee to hand pressure firmly. ✣ In an isometric muscle contraction, the muscle fires (or activates with a force and tension) but there is no movement at a joint. In other words, the joint is static; there is no lengthening or contraction of the muscle fibers. In this legs bent at 90° position (it could be called Ardha Urdhva Prasarita Padasana) the pressure of the hands into the knees and the knees pressing into the hands fires up all kinds of core muscles. PRACTICE: ➥ Begin lying down with knees bent and feet flat on the ground. ➥ Have knees and feet separated hips width apart ➥ Hold sides of the mat and pull away ➥ Spread the chest and draw the abdomen in ➥ Explore the core with a slight posterior vs anterior tilt and keep abdomen in. ➥ Now place hands on knees and press into the the knees ➥ Press the knees back into the hands. Apply firm pressure to create isometric tension. ⊙ Rest. Repeat. Hold for 15-30 secs each time. ► VARIATION: ▹ Keep one leg bent and extend the opposite leg ▹ Keep firm pressure of the bent leg knee and keep pressing the knee back into the the hand ▹ Switch legs. Move slowly with stability. ▹ Keep one leg bent, extend opposite leg. Lower and and raise the leg slowly. ⊙ Rest. Repeat. . . . . #coretherapy #corestability #isometriccontraction #transverseabdominis #physicaltherapy #yogatherapy #carrieowerko #dynamicstillness #redfine #stability #yogizain #yogademo #yogavideo #moderat #music #therapy (at Adeline Yoga Studio)