Take a SEAT for PEACE

TAKE A SEAT for PEACE!  Pisgah Chair Yoga cranks back up TODAY, 4:45-5:15!  We'll be exploring peace builders during this 8-week session.  First up is Wangari Maathai~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGMW6YWjMxw Take a seat with us to find peace in you and the world!! 🕊️🌍🌎🌏🕊️

Yoga for the Thoracic Spine

The thoracic spine is your upper back.  This is the backbone of the heart and lungs.  This part of the back doesn't get as much attention as the neck (cervical spine) and lower back (lumbar spine) but maintaining health of the upper back is critical for the health of the neck and lower back!  Yoga postures that work the upper back include:

Rabbit Pose for Spinal Flexion

It's like a static somersault.  You may reach the "ears" up or stretch the hands to the heels.

Standing Backbend for Spinal Extension

Support the bending with activated abs and glutes.  Hold the posture for 8-12 breaths.

Gate Pose for Lateral Flexion and Extension

Complete the stretches on the opposite side.

Scorpion Variation for Spinal Rotation

Again, work both sides.  The rotation is in the upper back.  You may not roll the foot of the top leg to the ground behind you?

You can work the spine SEVEN ways:
extension (backbending), flexion (rounding) -- think COW 🐮and CAT🐱
lateral left, lateral right
twist left, twist right
and vertical extension (elongation)

Tomorrow we'll work the lumbar spine at Cedar Grove Yoga!  Create a HEALTHIER back as we get BACK-TO-SCHOOL routines up and running this fall. 🎒

Something FRESH for Fall

Try Something FRESH this fall!  It's a SHOW-GA opportunity!  We'll explore themes from Broadway's Something Rotten! S-t-r-e-t-c-h and strengthen, breathe and balance with BROADWAY. Sessions will be at Pisgah Lutheran and Cedar Grove Lutheran.

Pisgah -- Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30

August 29 -- Something Rotten Synopsis

September 5 -- "It's a MUSICAL!"

September 12 -- EGGcited about EGGS

September 19 -- Sneaky Shakespeare

September 26 -- Plethora of Poetry

October 3 -- "Bold and Brave, Stubborn and Smart"

October 10 -- "To Thine Ownself, Be True"

October 17 -- Renaissance Wrap

Cedar Grove -- Mondays, 5:00-6:00

September 10 -- Something Rotten Synopsis

September 17 -- "It's a MUSICAL!"

September 24 -- EGGcited about EGGS

October 1 -- Sneaky Shakespeare

October 8 -- Plethora of Poetry

October 15 -- "Bold and Brave, Stubborn and Smart"

October 22 -- "To Thine Ownself, Be True"

October 29-- Renaissance Wrap

Catch Something Rotten's National Tour:

November 12 & 13 at North Charleston Performing Arts Center

March 4 & 5 at Koger Center

Field Trip Day

Today we enjoyed a Yoga Field Trip to the Zoo!

We warmed up our bodies . . . 

and pretended to be these animals at the zoo!

With yoga, you can pretend to be . . . 

a snake or

turtle or 

a bird standing still or 

soaring high!

Yoga is one way to create peace in our bodies and the world!

See you for Pisgah CDM Yoga in SEPTEMBER!

We will continue the mission to create lives that make a POSITIVE difference!

#zipaDeeBee

More Parachute Yoga Fun

We tuned in to experiment which tone lasted the longest:

wood chime, singing bowl, or listening bells?

Connection to last week's yoga time:  What was something George ate in the story Bark, George by Jules Feiffer?

He ate a pig!

We warmed up . . . 

to play "Parachute Yoga!"

"One, Two, Three, Four, flap the parachute some more!

Five, Six, Seven, Eight, pick a toy, and we'll feel great . . . "

pretending to be a frog . . . 

 pretending to be lizards . . . 

 pretending to be a turtle . . .

pretending to be a tiger . . .

 We rested, breathing a toy up and down, like it was bobbing with an ocean wave!

~Namaste~

Thinking about THINKING

 Tonight at Cedar Grove Yoga, we will explore "T=Thoughts" in our "Do _Y_our _E_fforts and _T_houghts _I_nspire?" yoga series. Thank you, Kelly Branning, for sharing the "Four Agreements" with me today! I will share as a part of Cedar Grove's fun tonight! 

You are right. It is about "timing."🕛🕐🕑🕒🕓🕔🕕🕖🕗🕘🕙🕚🕛

https://experiencelife.com/…/…/11/28-the-four-agreements.pdf

#passiton #continualimprovement

Career Moves

I am BRAVE and STRONG and can help kitties that climb too tall trees . . . Who am I?

a yoga lady wearing a fireman's hat s-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g a seated tree

I inherited my job to lead my country . . . Who am I? 

a yoga lady wearing a crown and folding forward while sitting on the king's royal throne

I am a FEARSOME WARRIOR and have issues with ownership . . . Who am I?

 a yoga lady with a Viking Hat rowing a boat out to sea to pillage and plunder

You need me to safely guide on your safari . . . Who am I?

a yoga lady wearing a Pith Helmet, breathing like a lion, 

 tiger, or bear . . . Oh, my!

Fasten your seat belts, return your tray to the upright position . . . Who am I?

                                         a yoga lady wearing an aviator hat and goggles

 landing the plane safely, with balance

I can make pizza or stir soup . . . Who am I?

 a yoga lady wearing a chef hat baking a pizza in a wide-legged, forward fold oven

and strengthening her core while stirring the pot!

What CAREER MOVES will you make?