Exhaustion isn’t just a lack of sleep; it’s an energy imbalance. Yoga helps restore that flow, unlocking vitality from the inside out.
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We live in a world that keeps us plugged in but feeling empty. Yoga is the bridge back. At YOGAwCHRIS, we use breathwork, gentle strength, and awareness to help you recharge from the inside out.
Located at the naval is our Golden Gate, the fire of our existence. Join me in this core-strengthening yoga sequence, 13 minutes - wear something you can move in!
RECHARGING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
Breathwork
Our breath is both voluntary and involuntary. We often move through life unaware of this fundamental rhythm, allowing the environment to breathe us. But what happens when we consciously work with the breath? Why is it important to reclaim this sacred rhythm?
Gentle Strength
What if I told you that yoga can energize you just as much as a cup of coffee? The stimulation we seek from external sources is often just a conditioned chemical reaction. But vitality isn’t found in caffeine—it’s found in presence.
When we step into the quantum field of awareness—hovering just above the experience—pain dissolves. In this space, we can consciously rewrite our programming. Observing without attachment, and with loving awareness, we begin to see how suffering is created through habitual patterns. This is the essence of being “in the world but not of it.” In the spaciousness of emptiness, we become the authors of new action.
Awareness
With embodied awareness, there comes a time when we realize that the strength we’ve defined is no longer necessary. True strength is found in surrender. In this state, we experience the direct perception of emptiness—not as a void, but as a calm presence. Anger, fear, and all mental afflictions fall away. What remains is your essential nature—pure, steady, and whole.
Today in Your Practice…
As you move through your various postures today, I invite you to:
Observe your awareness of the inhale, exhale, and the space in between.
Notice how karmic seeds are ripening to form this exact moment—both the sensations you feel and the subject of your feeling.
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.
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.