New FB Plus Workout: Vinyasa Yoga: Modifications For Deep Core Work
Sometimes I find it difficult to slow down and give all the modifications I would like to during a practice; based on your requests, I’ve created this flow with ALL modifications! That way if you ever find yourself looking for a modification in a power or vinyasa flow, you’ll know just what to take! :-)
This practice is great not just for adding modifications to your tool kit, but to really tune into your body to build strength and proprioception, in addition to cultivating a greater awareness of what your default movement patterns are, as well as where you might use different muscle groups to compensate for a lack of mobility and/or strength in certain postures and/or transitions. This is why I love modifications! Modifications in yoga are great if a movement feels inaccessible; if you want to break down a more difficult posture or transition to build your embodied understanding of that pose/movement; or if your intention is to move a little gentler.
When I first began my practice, I felt a lot of shame around taking modifications because I thought taking them meant that I was weak or that I was being lazy; I had a hard time believing that when I modified I was still receiving the same benefit as doing the full movement/posture. Even when I began teaching, I taught and encouraged students to take modifications that their bodies called for, but I wasn’t practicing what I preached in my own practice. It wasn’t until I started dealing with injuries due to overuse (and not enough rest) that I discovered the magic behind slowing movements down + taking modifications.
Now I not only have an embodied understanding that my body is receiving the full benefit of the posture with the modification, but I also see how sometimes the modification is more beneficial than taking the actual posture. When I slow movements down, I am building strength + training my body to move with control; if I move too quickly, I not only risk injuring something, but I’m not challenging my muscles to perform from a place of controlled strength. This goes for modifications as well! Breaking movements down not only allows us to prepare our bodies for the final evolution of a movement/posture, but it allows us to focus on building strength and/or mobility in that one area of the body. The more time we spend breaking movements down, the stronger our practices become and the better we get to know our own bodies.
New FB Plus Workout: Vinyasa Yoga: Modifications For Deep Core Work
Sometimes I find it difficult to slow down and give all the modifications I would like to during a practice; based on your requests, I’ve created this flow with ALL modifications! That way if you ever find yourself looking for a modification in a power or vinyasa flow, you’ll know just what to take! :-)
Vinyasa Yoga: Modifications For Deep Core Work
This practice is great not just for adding modifications to your tool kit, but to really tune into your body to build strength and proprioception, in addition to cultivating a greater awareness of what your default movement patterns are, as well as where you might use different muscle groups to compensate for a lack of mobility and/or strength in certain postures and/or transitions. This is why I love modifications! Modifications in yoga are great if a movement feels inaccessible; if you want to break down a more difficult posture or transition to build your embodied understanding of that pose/movement; or if your intention is to move a little gentler.
When I first began my practice, I felt a lot of shame around taking modifications because I thought taking them meant that I was weak or that I was being lazy; I had a hard time believing that when I modified I was still receiving the same benefit as doing the full movement/posture. Even when I began teaching, I taught and encouraged students to take modifications that their bodies called for, but I wasn’t practicing what I preached in my own practice. It wasn’t until I started dealing with injuries due to overuse (and not enough rest) that I discovered the magic behind slowing movements down + taking modifications.
Now I not only have an embodied understanding that my body is receiving the full benefit of the posture with the modification, but I also see how sometimes the modification is more beneficial than taking the actual posture. When I slow movements down, I am building strength + training my body to move with control; if I move too quickly, I not only risk injuring something, but I’m not challenging my muscles to perform from a place of controlled strength. This goes for modifications as well! Breaking movements down not only allows us to prepare our bodies for the final evolution of a movement/posture, but it allows us to focus on building strength and/or mobility in that one area of the body. The more time we spend breaking movements down, the stronger our practices become and the better we get to know our own bodies.
Marina