Feel Like Life Is Running You Over?

Overwhelmed, overbooked, and over it? Yoga isn’t about escaping life; it’s about taking back control. At YOGAwCHRIS, we blend mindfulness and movement to help you stop the chaos and breathe again. Start small. Start today. Take back your power with this intermediate Yin Yang Yoga class!

Start small.

Mindfulness

In Sanskrit, mind translates to mana, inherent tendencies, desire, or drive. The mind is the fertile soil of your thoughts. By acknowledging the thought as your own, the thought becomes a cycle in your reality. Believe in yourself and what you are doing.

Movement

In Sanskrit, the movement of the mind translates to Chitta. We detoxify Chitta through awareness. Awareness of the starting point and resolution. How does the cycle play out? How would you do things differently if you could? What is the paradoxical solution to end the cycle once and for all? Work it out on your mat and in day-to-day interactions.

Stop Chaos

In yoga, we aim to let go of the mind movement to end the cycles of suffering. Everything is coming from you. I want you to think of each Chakra point as a Manager Mind. Yoga classes are designed to bring awareness to the whole body, which is projecting from the mind. How are you understanding yourself through reading this newsletter? What are the thoughts? Observe them. Each chakra point holds a unique set of energetic principles that govern the state of mind.

Root (base of spine) - security, stability.
Sacral (stomach under belly button) - creativity, sexuality, pleasure, and emotions.
Solar Plexus (above naval) - personal power, willpower, self-esteem, and confidence.
Heart (strenum) - love, compassion, empathy, emotional connection.
Throat (hyoid bone) - communication, self-expression, authenticity.
Third Eye (in between eyebrows) - in tuition, insight, wisdom.
Crown (top of your head) - higher consciousness, spirituality, and universal energy.

Observe where your thought is coming from and the sensation in your body, rather than attaching to the thing. If your mind wanders, gently bring awareness back to your breath.

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Your Back Pain Isn’t Just Physical…

If you’re sitting all day, scrolling at night, and waking up stiff, your body is screaming for change. But the fix isn’t just about stretching—it’s about reconnecting with yourself. Discover yoga flows that restore not just your spine but your sanity. Practice some of the core fundamentals of heart yoga here.

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What to Expect in this Video

Heart Strike: “May all sentient beings be happy and have the means to that happiness.” With this wish, interlace fingers and strike forward with vigor, and then back to your own heart.

Bound Angle A & B: Soles of the feet touch, focus on the spine. Out-breath lengthens and in-breath expands to relax joints and limbs.

Spine

Made up of 33 vertebrae grouped into cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal regions. The natural spinal curves act as shock absorbers, distributing forces equanimously through time.

Sacred Space

Forward and back bending (aka flexion and extension) are essential movements for reaching and lifting. Twisting is crucial for functional movement and sports. While side bending helps maintain core balance. The pelvic floor supports the base of the spine while deep core muscles continue the succession throughout the spine. As the spine grows up, the bones become hollow. With these elements in place, the spine is set up for success - sturdy at the base, and with mobility to move, breathe, and speak at the top.

The Mind

Stay aware of the whole spine throughout your yoga practice. Stay present and notice when the mind wanders away from full-spine awareness. The spine is the control center of the rest of your body. Observe your relationship to these movements, take notes, and notice patterns. The body is made of the thoughts we think, and the spine is the central conducting channel to communicate through the nervous system to the rest of our body.