We are officially through the first month of yogaRX! Thank you so much for trying out the class and being patient as we sort through the early kinks. I have really enjoyed seeing repetitive faces in class and love meeting the new people who come to try it out.
This week we are revisiting our shoulder/trap mobility. Early on in the week at CF we have been working our shoulders intensely. This week to recover the shoulders will get some extra attention. We are focusing on Anahata (the heart) which means a lot of "heart openers" or back bending to undo the hunching our bodies form throughout the day.
Shout Outs!
-New mirror
-People leaving feedback using the survey
-First video tutorial
-Alex's first class at CF Stapleton
If you think yoga is hard, just imagine how a trex must feel...
If you've come to class before, you know that we have been working on a variety of skills. The asanas we've learned have been testing our balance, allowing us to access them with straps and blocks, and helping to mobilize the shoulders and upper arms (traps, triceps, and biceps), hips (psoas, inner hip flexors; and glutes), and now we are working on hammies and quad stretches. Keep in mind that even though we are working on hamstrings and quadriceps, we will still be building on what we've been working on in previous classes. The idea is that you can learn new ways to mobilize in class and then continue to practice them at home so we can go even further in the work we are doing now. If you haven't had a chance to try out yogaRX, please come to a class :) I give a lot of options for different variations to be successful at any level.
Weekly Shout-outs!
-Aaron's first yoga class!
-Katia's first yoga class!
-First week of arm balances- bakasaana/crow (look for video tutorial to give step by step instructions to try from home tomorrow on outdooryogaflow.blogspot.com)
-Record breaking class on Wednesday night with 10 yogis
-Sanskrit word of the week last week was "ananda" meaning bliss
Please fill out the survey on:
outdooryogaflow.blogspot.com
(it's anonymous)
or I will have a paper version in class.
We've worked on sun salutations, we've worked on heart openers to recover our traps, triceps, and biceps, next up... HIPS HIPS HIPS. We are going to give our hips a lot of much needed attention this week. The lunges and squats of our past will definitely appreciate it! Your balance will be tested on hands and feet this week as we push our boundaries even more. We'll continue to work on what we've been practicing with some more concentrated hip variations. I'll have print-outs this week of the survey I have on this blog. Feel free to leave feedback on paper or through the site of things you love from the class and also things you'd like to see more of/change. Feedback is how we develop the program to best fit your needs. It's optional and anonymous, so please give your unfiltered input!
We had a lot of "firsts" this week in class that I want to incorporate in the blog posts at the end of the week. Please enjoy the initiation of our first of many weekly shout-outs:
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-Coach Matt's first yoga class!
-Doug's wife, Ann, trying out her first class at CF Stapleton in 5am yogaRX
-Charity's first yoga class!
-Our first max capacity class Wednesday night with 9 yogis
-Paula completing her first tripod headstand
-First week of 5am classes
-First SNAFU on Spotify (Sat AM peeps know what I'm talking about... Oops!)
I look forward to meeting more of you and introducing you to yogaRX if you haven't had a chance to come to class yet.
