The July theme of CONQUER is an exciting one, for sure. It is dynamic, invigorating, and ultimately satisfying, regardless of how big or small our challenges may be. When you overcome something like a fear or an obstacle, you gain back a sense of control, which is so important to our well-being. So let’s conquer this topic with a few thoughtful questions.

Within this pose, experiment with reaching forward as far as you can with your fingers and back with your toes. What you may find in the center is your ultimate place of unwavering balance.

It seems simply enough when it comes to keys, directions, a new house or job, or even time to do the things you love. But, if we go deeper (as we always do for our monthly theme) the meaning changes when the end result is not so concrete. Think about how you define the word “find” in your life.

Wide-Legged Standing Forward Fold is a calming forward fold that stretches the hamstrings and back. There are several arm variations and other modifications available, making this a suitable pose for yoga students of all levels!

Lizard pose is a deep hip opener that mimics the flexibility that lizards have in their upper bodies as they are stretched out. This energizing pose is similar to a lunge, but more intense. In addition to opening the hips, it also targets the glutes, hip flexors, hamstrings and lower back.

Seeking physical things like a new job, financial success, education, your friend hiding in the bushes, or lost treasure (hey, you never know), is a pretty concrete process with not too many surprises (except for the treasure.) Seeking what is in your heart, providing you can actually name that thing, requires a deeper dive and may be filled with surprises.

“Just breathe.” It should be written on every prescription pad in the world. It’s by no means a cure-all, but it serves to keep our bodies and minds focused, energized, and composed, laying the foundation for wellness.

Feel the connection from the earth to the sky with the beautifully integrated Sphinx Pose. Sphinx offers a nice pose to stay grounded within the hips and legs, but offers a baby backbend to release the back and open the heart. Stay here for a while and just breathe.

Abide—the word, itself, seems to have seasons. There is a time to endure, to tolerate, to acquiesce, to wait for something or someone, to rest in the moment. Sometimes it takes more courage and mindfulness to abide than to act.

Plank Pose is all about core strength and power. It is about feeling grounded and stable.

Think about when you are walking down a path – one of life’s many – and it feels so right. It may be the path of a relationship, a career, a health journey, or all of the above. You just know in your heart that everything you experienced to this point has brought you to this amazing place. You’re in alignment, connected to others, to yourself, to life.

We can admire things, people, actions. Or we can be the object of admiration. The word admire, more so than other types of compliments, brings with it a warmth and respect that we all want to feel worthy of. In its purest form, there is no desire or ego involved, just a loving nod to something we appreciate and maybe want to emulate.

Side plank is an empowering arm balance pose that challenges your ability to stay focused and open while building incredible strength and admiring the view!

Upward Plank Pose is an uplifting (sometimes intense) posture that is all about lifting up and out to build strength, endurance and flexibility both physically and mentally.

We can admire things, people, actions. Or we can be the object of admiration. The word admire, more so than other types of compliments, brings with it a warmth and respect that we all want to feel worthy of. In its purest form, there is no desire or ego involved, just a loving nod to something we appreciate and maybe want to emulate.

Join us for another year of Spiraling both on and off the mat with another set of universal themes centered around our guiding principles of awareness, nutrition, and movement.

What happens when…You wake up and no longer feel like yourself Life does not take on the shape or intensity it once had? Those that you trusted would dance with you have taken a different shape or path? What used to drive you has become a tedious chore?

We are born to move, to dance our way through it all, and feel alive! But, it can be hard, even impossible, to remember this dance under layers of stress, tension, responsibilities, etc. Dancing can bring out your happiest, most vibrant self so you can live your most authentic, joyful life!