Standing Flow For Balance And Energy

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Standing Flow For Balance And Energy

by Marie Castello

Type

guided

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Invigorate your body and restore a deep sense of balance in this standing yoga flow. Moving with your breath and guided by body intuition, you'll flow through grounding postures that awaken steady energy, calm the mind, and leave you feeling relaxed, centered, and connected to your spirit.

Yoga Balance Energy Breathwork Relaxation Mindfulness Spirituality Intention Warrior Pose Body Intuition Intention Setting

Meet your Teacher

Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA

Meet your Teacher

Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA

Transcript

This standing sequence is for energy flow at the same time to help you feel balanced and relaxed. So come to the top of your mat in mountain pose and allow yourself to relax. By balancing into the connection. Between your feet. And the earth beneath you and just stay here a moment. Close your eyes. Relax into the breath. Notice there might be a slight bend in the knees. A slight tucking of the tailbone underneath. And maybe even check the shoulders and roll them up and back gently. Set your intention for your practice and bring your hands together in prayer pose as you do so and bow your head to your heart center as you set this intention. Let's begin. Inhale the hands down, Around, And up. Extending your fingertips in this tall position. And then exhale the hands down, Sweeping the air around you. Bring the hands back into prayer pose. Doing this two more times at your own pace as you inhale, Bringing the hands down around. And up. Maybe the palms will touch. Maybe not. And then exhale and sweep the air. And bringing the hands down back into prayer pose. Take the last one at your own pace. Inhale the hands. High up to the heavens again, Take hold of the left wrist. And gently. Extend over towards the right. Moving into this side stretch. Inhale to center. Take hold of the right wrist and exhale over towards the left. Inhale to center. Bring the hands and the gaze high up to the heavens. Exhale the hands down. And bringing the hands into prayer pose again. Pausing there a moment to feel your connection. And then inhale the hands down around and up. And as you exhale this time, Exhale twisting over towards the left, Maybe extending your arms out. Maybe it's prayer pose, Extending over. Twisting to the left. Listen to your body intuition. And then inhale back to center. And exhale over towards the right. Inhale back to center. And bring the hands intuitively any way it feels comfortable for you in prayer pose in front of the heart. Inhale the hands down around and up. Take hold of the left wrist again and stretch over towards the right. Long, Deep breathing. Inhale to center. Take hold of the right wrist. And exhale over towards the left. Inhale to center. And as you exhale this time, Twist over towards the right. Inhale back to center. And exhale over towards the left. Inhale to center. And bring the hands at any way that intuition, Your body intuition is calling for. With the intention of bringing the hands in front of the heart in prayer pose, Pausing there a moment. We'll move into this sequence one more time. With your breath, Your movement, Connecting to your body intuition. So I will cue you, Inhale the hands high up to the heavens. Take hold of the left wrist. Stretch over towards the right. Inhale to center. Take hold of the right wrist and exhale over towards the left. Inhale to center. And when you're ready, Exhale, Twisting open. Or hands in prayer pose over towards the right. Listen to your body intuition. Inhale the hands high up to the heavens again, And exhale, Twisting over towards the left. Inhale to center. Pausing there a moment and this time taking a slight back bend, Opening the arms. Into this goalpost pose, If that works for you. A traditional backbend with the arms straight. Listen to your body intuition. And then inhale the hands high up to the heavens. Bring the hands together in prayer pose. And bring them down through the center in front of your heart, Pausing there a moment. Maybe closing your eyes. Honoring the body intuition, The connection between. The body, The mind, And the spirit. And then on the next inhale, Inhale the arms high up to the heavens. Stepping the right foot back into this crescent lunge. Pausing here a moment, Long deep breathing. And then exhaling into warrior two. Long deep breathing. Inhale. Extended Warrior. Listening to your body intuition. Staying connected to the breath. Exhaling back into warrior two. And coming gently into triangle pose, Moving gracefully, Mindfully. Long deep breathing. Gracefully transition into warrior two. Coming to side angle. Honoring your body intuition today. No judgment. Just stay connected with a long, Deep breathing. Gracefully come back into Warrior 2. And gently and gracefully. Pivot and transition. Bringing the left foot. To meet the right at the top of the mat. Bring the hands into prayer pose. Pause there a moment. As we prepare for the left side. Inhale the hands down around and up. Extend the left foot back. Stepping the left foot into your right. Crescent lunge, Long deep breathing. Excellent warrior two. Reverse Warrior. And gracefully move into Triangle Pose. Long, Deep breathing. Come back into Warrior Two. Gracefully move into. Side angle. Listening to your body intuition. Moving mindfully. And moving with the breath and using your long deep breathing once you come into the pose. Come back through Warrior II. Pausing there a moment. And then mindfully and gracefully making any movement to transition to bring your left foot back up to meet your right at the top of the mat. Pausing there a moment with hands in prayer pose. Close your eyes. We'll do this a couple more times. I will cue you as you move with your breath. And with your body intuition. Inhale the hands down, Around and up. Step back into. Crescent lunge, Right leg back. Long, Deep breathing. Exhale into warrior two. Reverse Warrior. Come back through Warrior 2. Triangle pose. Warrior 2. Mindfully, Gracefully. Pivot, Transition to the top of your mat. Hands in prayer pose, Pausing there a moment. Inhale the hands down, Round and up. Exhale, Step the left foot back, Moving into your high crescent lunge. Long, Deep breathing. Exhale into warrior two. Inhale, Reverse warrior. Exhale into triangle pose. Inhale back into warrior two. Mindfully, Gracefully move to the top of your mat. Left foot meets the right, Hands in prayer pose. Pausing there a moment, Closing your eyes. We'll do this sequence one more time. Move with your body. Body, Mind. Connection. Moving with the connection to your breath. Let your body intuition guide you. I will cue you. Inhale the hands down, Around, And up, High up to the heavens. High crescent lunge, Right foot back. Warrior 2. Reverse warrior. Triangle. Warrior Two. Side angle. Warrior 2. Gracefully, Mindfully. To transition. At the top of your mat. Coming into mountain pose, Hands in prayer pose in front of the heart, Pausing there a moment. Inhale the hands down around and up. Exhale. Crescent lunge, Left foot back. Were you too? Reverse Warrior. Triangle. Warrior 2. Side angle. Warrior II. Mindfully. And gracefully pivot back. And step up. To the front of your mat, Left foot meets the right. Hands in prayer pose. Close down your eyes. And just be here for a moment. Revisit that intention you set up. The beginning of practice. Tap into. The body, The mind, And the spirit. Making a choice. To keep this relaxed balance. Flow of energy with you. When you step off the mat. And honoring yourself as you bow your head to your heart. And honoring one another. The mantra, Namaste.