Wow. I have not been writing much these past few months, but I have been getting on my mat, so there is some good juice that is coming through. My yoga has been not only the sacred time on the mat, but in my daily life. There are some alignment principles which I find key in maintaining a healthy and positive outlook, as well as core empowerment. I like to think of being in line as standing up dignified and tall, as if the best is yet to come.
When walking around, do you notice how your feet touch the ground? The relationship your legs have to your torso? Where your head is on top of your spine?
Here are some things to help keep yourself in line:
One step at a time, emphasize heel, then stretch the foot all the way to the ball
Visualize the outer shins hugging in towards the midline as you walk
Rotate your inner thighs back
Absorb your outer hips in
Grow long through the sides of the waist
Soften the front ribs in
Broaden across the collarbones
Melt shoulderblades down, away from the ears
Soften your gaze, not too close, yet not far in front of you
Whoa, that's a lot to think about! And, if you do think about it, this is an active meditation. While walking, you can be deeply entrenched in how you are walking, feeling the subtle shifts in your body, as well as inviting your body to optimize it's energy, shape and vitality through how you hold yourself in relationship to the earth and sky.
Happy Walking!
Shanti Love,
Waller
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