First, introducing Chelsea, my beagle, Ginger, my tabby, and Timber who had a cameo in the pilot video.
This video is dedicated to the little kid in your life, or maybe the little kid in you? Remember the days when you used to run, hop, skip, jump, and tumble on the ground for no reason whatsoever? What happened to those days? When was the last time you jumped? Had a giggle fit?
We don't giggle or jump in here, but we do crawl: https://youtu.be/HS_MI1puPv0
Animals, like most little kids, do not take themselves seriously AT ALL. They delight in movement for movement's sake. They are free from conceptual thinking, which develops as humans get older. While conceptual thinking comes in very handy on the material plane, it inhibits the flow and power of our energy when we turn that inward against our own life.
Pablo Picasso is quoted as saying: "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain on artist once we grow up."
One solution is to start moving - with either exercise, a task, endeavor or skill - without controlling, judging or labeling your actions in the process. And any new skill you dare to learn - yoga included - absolutely requires letting go of concepts altogether, and experiencing and embodying.
Just like a child.
A few notes: Some of the poses like crow and reverse crow might be challenging to beginners. Don't let the "visual" of the pose freak out your conceptual mind that won't know how to "control" this. Just try them the best you can. Pause the video and spend time rocking back and forth on your hands and toes in crow. You may find you're spending a lot time just getting your feet in the right position and easing into a squat. Do your best! Tell your conceptual mind to stop worrying what you look like as your learn. Have fun and you'll succeed in time.
Thank you Megan Dodson at meganproductions.com for filming and editing work.
This video is dedicated to my son N whose birthday it was the day we filmed this.
This video is dedicated to the little kid in your life, or maybe the little kid in you? Remember the days when you used to run, hop, skip, jump, and tumble on the ground for no reason whatsoever? What happened to those days? When was the last time you jumped? Had a giggle fit?
We don't giggle or jump in here, but we do crawl: https://youtu.be/HS_MI1puPv0
Animals, like most little kids, do not take themselves seriously AT ALL. They delight in movement for movement's sake. They are free from conceptual thinking, which develops as humans get older. While conceptual thinking comes in very handy on the material plane, it inhibits the flow and power of our energy when we turn that inward against our own life.
Pablo Picasso is quoted as saying: "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain on artist once we grow up."
One solution is to start moving - with either exercise, a task, endeavor or skill - without controlling, judging or labeling your actions in the process. And any new skill you dare to learn - yoga included - absolutely requires letting go of concepts altogether, and experiencing and embodying.
Just like a child.
A few notes: Some of the poses like crow and reverse crow might be challenging to beginners. Don't let the "visual" of the pose freak out your conceptual mind that won't know how to "control" this. Just try them the best you can. Pause the video and spend time rocking back and forth on your hands and toes in crow. You may find you're spending a lot time just getting your feet in the right position and easing into a squat. Do your best! Tell your conceptual mind to stop worrying what you look like as your learn. Have fun and you'll succeed in time.
Thank you Megan Dodson at meganproductions.com for filming and editing work.
This video is dedicated to my son N whose birthday it was the day we filmed this.
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