Yoga: Balance

Video Transcript

"We're here today to increase your balance through yoga. Here to help me, Julie and Valerie have volunteered. Thank you very much. They're starting in Tadasana, which is just a mountain pose; standing firmly with both feet planted firmly into the floor. We're going to center with ten deep Vijaya breaths; taking an inhale and an exhale through the nose, with as much length and depth to the quality of the breath as possible. Now balance, the Latin word comes from the Latin word billare, which means to dance. The word yoga means to join our yoke together in a harmonious experience. What better way to balance the body, mind, and spirit, or dance if you will, then through yoga; using breath and asana; bringing you closer to peace, calm, and equanimity. In these next twenty-five video clips, we will explore the different senses of balance, find our center of gravity, dance around its edges, delve deeper into poses for coordination, agility, and intrinsic strength to establish effort without tension. It's important to have fun with this video, and notice your response. If you lose your balance during one of these clips, see what you're saying to yourself in your head. Notice the response that you have. I'd like you to have a childlike thought process that this is fun, and if you fall, that you get right back up and into the pose again. So, look at falling as an opportunity to get back up, and have fun with the whole sequence. So, ready to balance."