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Thursday, September 04, 2008
Hip Openers: Allowing You to Fly After Pigeon
Last week in class, I spoke through my explanation of Pigeon pose about how it's a hip opener, where the tissue in-between the hips, the fascia, holds memories, emotions, and thoughts. When we do Pigeon, it may send miscellaneous messages to our brain, allowing our mind to drift in different directions outside of the yoga room. I have heard myself say it so many times that I wonder if people think it's a television show on re-run.
But then, a new student stopped me after class and asked me to repeat it. She said that although she was quite flexible throughout her body, she found Pigeon incredibly difficult. She asked me if it was possible that she was holding emotional baggage in her fascia. Well, of course! That fascia is some tough stuff, and can hold much more than a re-usable bag from Trader Joe's! We discussed how her childhood was filled with grief of dying parents, grandparents, and uncles. She said it started when she was young, and could never sit with her legs crossed in school.
My one comment made her more aware of her issue, and just the acknowledgment let her start to open up her hips. The next week, her Pigeon pose was already better. She was so grateful for my comment and knowledge, and she walked away feeling like a whole new person.
So, just when you think your news is old news, and everyone has heard it, don't worry. If it's good stuff, they'll be happy to be reminded of it again, and for that one person who has never heard it before, it could make all the difference. It could enable them to fly away like a Pigeon!
Posted by Ingrid on 09/04 at 08:34 AM
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Sunday Morning with 21-month old Triplets!
This week I had a set of triplets over my apartment for a yoga session with their two nannies. From the minute they entered the yoga space, the chaos began. The 45-min session included more of the nannies and I doing yoga on the floor, while the triplets ran around the room at top speed. Because they are triplets, their development stage is slow, so they may be more at 18-months, plus one being partially autistic.
We had to close all the doors to the kitchen and bathroom, in order to contain them in the living room. Each child would often stop in to our circle for a quick butterfly, or a seated forward bend, before continuing their mad race of exploration. Although this is typical of babies this age, where they may just observe for the first few sessions, and eventually feel like partaking, I felt strange teaching baby yoga to an inattentive class. But, we continued on, and gave praise to the few poses we convinced them the try. At this point, the best praise I got was that the nannies said it was the most participation they had seen in any activity, and these kids do some sort of class every day of the week. Plus, they had never been to anyone else's home before, so this was something really new!
Like every class, I end the session with some breathing and some meditation. For kids, it is often known as Balloon Breath, where we act like balloons falling to the earth, and then I put on Willie Nelson's "Rainbow Connection". We pretend that we are sleeping yogis, as I move a colorful scarf over their eyes, trying to convince them to take the energy level down a notch.
What amazed me about this chaotic craziness was that when the kids left my apartment, they left with a much calmer and quieter attitude than when they arrived. They got into their strollers peacefully, sent me kisses to say goodbye, and no way resembled the speed racers they were just a short few minutes before.
It is with these thoughts that I realize that the yoga did work. It had its affect. Although it felt like we were just wasting our time, having the nannies and I do the baby yoga, it sounds like they got it after all. It made me realize that we find yoga everywhere and everyone receives it in a different way. Namaste!
Posted by Ingrid on 09/02 at 06:47 AM
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