yogaHOPE’s Teacher’s Blog

Steady & Strong in Mountain Pose

January 19, 2009 on 9:47 am | In yogaHOPE Boston |

The current group of women attending yoga class at Women’s Hope are vibrant, honest, and excited about yoga. It takes a few minutes for the women to settle into seated meditation. There is much activity outside the yoga room with intakes, chores, and continuous vocal sharings that the need for their yoga time is a priority. We finally settle into a comfortable seated position and begin gentle pranayama. Letting the out breath expel all that is held up inside. Focus is placed on standing steady, strong and proud in what the body can do today. Tadasana. I emphasize acceptance of being that strong Mountain in each movement. Both on the mat and after class. The sequence continues with supine leg extensions to the sky, and into abdominal core work, followed by cobra variations and heart opening. Class closes with tree pose, mountain and savasana.

The messages of standing strong and steady are displayed by the smiles and positive feedback of the yoga class. One statement shared was, “standing strong in yoga, and standing strong in getting sober.” I too, can’t help but smile after hearing that…  Until next time,

Kat Larsen, RYT