Spring on the calendar, but still snow and last remnants of last fall.
Contact information
email: leslie @ rexburgyoga.com
208-569-7437
email: shellyspratling @ gmail.com
208-206-8390
Balancing emotional body
All emotions are meant to flow thru the body. A Chinese proverb says that flowing water does not stagnate. And that is good advice for emotions.
Continue readingLunar New Year 2021
It’s the year of the Ox, but since it’s a yin metal year, it could be also be called the year of the Golden Cow. The yoga practice this week at Rexburg yoga will feature cat/cow pose, and cow face pose. Also a few movements from the QiGong tradition.
Winter Season of Water
Winter represents the most Yin aspect in Chinese medicine. Yin is the dark, cold, slow, inward energy. Growing, saving, and building potential for new life in the spring. Rest is important for revitalizing the kidneys. It is a good time to look inward and self-reflect. Relax and calm the mind but raise the spirit with carefully chosen activities.
Continue readingChinese 5 element quiz
Here is a fun self-evaluation quiz to see what element or season you most naturally resonate with at the moment. As one grows up, matures, has life experiences, things might change and shift, but it is likely that one or two of the nature elements are most prominent in a person’s life. When taking this, keep in mind how you evaluate yourself at the moment.
As shown on the pdf, this comes from Western School of feng shui. Thank you.
Yoga and Nature’s movement
Here in 2021 when Leslie is teaching, the theme will be on bringing together the seasons, Chinese 5 element system, movements of nature, and how those manifest thru the body in meridians, organ systems, and emotions.
I’ll be posting up books and reference material every so often.
Happy New Year!
Reference Books:
Lauren Walker’s Energy Medicine Yoga and
Energy Medicine Yoga Prescription.
Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine.
Bernie Clark’s Yin Yoga.
Chinese New Year 2020 Year of the Rat
Our Chinese New year practice is always fun and this is the year of the rat. Rats and mice are small creatures but when they all are working together at a large obstacle – it eventually gives way. It’s a year to gather and cultivate one’s own resources, then form alliances with others who share similar values. Gather and organize. Here are some photos from the partner poses each group came up with.
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Yoga Practice at Ballet Arts Studio
Yoga ongoing every Tues and Thur morning classes.
8:45 AM – 10 AM $12 Drop in $55 Monthly
566 S 5th W Rexburg, ID Ballet Arts Dance Studio
Modern Hatha Yoga
Flow yoga
Joint-friendly yoga
–Education of our students is a priority–
–Beginners welcome at any time–
–We want students to feel good – body, mind and emotions–
–Bringing a consistent yoga practice to this area since 1999–
This post has been reviewed as of April 2024
Etiquette tips and complete class information.
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6 poses a day
The following poses are designed to overall address all the body’s major joints and muscles. It is a starting place.
You can take 30 seconds to a minute for each poses. If for any reason you feel pain, back off and modify the pose. Feel free to add in extra movements as you progress through the routine.
Child’s Pose
Cat/Dog Pose
Cobra Pose
Malasana or Squat
Sukasana or seated pose with arms overhead.
Standing Wide Leg forward Fold.
Feel free to modify by using a block or wedge for the squat. Sitting on a chair for seated pose and staying seated for wide leg forward fold.
3 minutes to a Pain-Free Life by Dr. Joseph Weisberg
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