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Kula Flow: Slow Down, You Move Too Fast

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Kevin Bigger

e-ryt 500 yoga teacher and teacher trainer based in brooklyn, ny.  i started practicing yoga up in boston in my late teens, immediately after a period of massive (less than healthy) weight loss, and just before...

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(suggested props: two blocks, two blankets, one strap)

In the midst of the holiday madness, the only moment where we get to slow down right now might be those times when we put ourselves on our yoga mat. This practice is intentionally slow, with extra space given for the breath, as we build towards sirsasana and sarvangasana (headstand and shoulder-stand). These poses -- the so-called king and queen of the asanas -- require a particular integration our muscles that can have a soothing affect on the nervous system.

(Int/Adv) Kula Flow is vinyasa (or flow) style yoga with an emphasis on creativity and alignment. Classes are inventive and thoughtful sequences of sun salutations, standing & seated postures, back bending, and inversions—guided by a steady breath to tone and calm the mind. Most teachers also use bandha work to open and strengthen the inner body. (Classes differ in tone and vigor depending on the teacher, so if you have special needs/interests please contact [email protected].) For students with a regular yoga practice.