Turn your right foot out with the knee pointing toward the toes. With your right foot forward in a Low Lunge, lower your left knee to the ground, curl your back toes under, and bring both hands inside the front foot. Parivrtta Eka Pada Rajakapotasana 2, prep See also Goddess Yoga Project: How To Build An Altar Revolved Monkey Lunge Pose, prep After 5 breaths, step your right leg forward into a Low Lunge. Imagine you are sending massive amounts of compassion from your heart out into the world as you stretch open. Bend your right knee and open up the hip and thigh with external rotation. Lift your right leg up behind you, squeeze to the midline, and turn the inner thigh up to the sky. Consider any rigid places in your life and ask to live with greater generosity. See also 4 Goddess-Inspired Poses to Ignite Your Life Three-Legged Downward-Facing Dog Poseīegin in Down Dog. This vinyasa releases places of resistance in the front and back of the heart. Repeat several times, or for as long as you like. Continue in this circular way: Inhale forward with spinal extension into Cobra and exhale back with spinal flexion into Child’s Pose. Exhale as you push down into the ground, round your back, and roll through your spine back to Child’s Pose. Anchor your shoulders back and sweep the base of your shoulder blades into the back of your heart. Inhale as you slide forward low to the ground and curl up into Cobra Pose. Stretch your arms gently in front of you. See also 3 Women Who Discovered Their Inner Goddess Child’s Pose and Cobra Pose Wavesįrom Down Dog, shift your hips back to Child’s Pose, with your knees together. The wavelike movements help to release stagnant energy that blocks the flow of forgiveness. After 1–2 minutes, rest in the stillness of Down Dog while bathing in the inner flow. Move the waves in the opposite direction, too. Visualize Tara as the Ocean of Compassion undulating through your spine. Lift your heels, bend your knees, and move like water through your entire spine, hips, and legs. Create a clear intention to release resentment, blame, and shame. See also Goddess Yoga Project: Shed Light On Your Dark Side Feminine Energy Waves in Downward-Facing Dog Pose Visualize yourself as the flow of forgiveness in the tidal rhythm of Ujjayi Pranayama (Victorious Breath or Ocean Breath). Follow the rhythm of your breath as you sway side to side for several breaths. Inhale back to center, exhale, and repeat on the right side. Extend your right arm overhead in a graceful way with Chin Mudra (index finger and thumb connected to make the energy seal of consciousness). Exhale and lean to the left, placing your left hand to your mat, beside your left hip. Sit in a comfortable position, bring your hands to Anjali Mudra (Salutation Seal: hands to prayer at the heart), and offer an intention for your practice to help you with forgiveness. See also Find Your Inner Goddess with Sianna Sherman Crescent Pose After all, it’s not until we can forgive ourselves and others that we are able to experience true liberation. This work can be difficult, but it is worth every bit of our effort. It gently opens the hips, hamstrings, and heart in so doing, it helps us tap into the elixir of forgiveness and self-compassion that begins to flow unrestricted within as we start to dissolve the walls of hardness and separation caused by our resentment, guilt, and fear. This practice invokes the power of Tara, the Hindu goddess of compassion, to help you face the discomfort and reap the rewards. Humans will go to great extremes to avoid pain, but uncomfortable feelings can be fertile ground for transformation and real growth. We all know what it’s like to feel knotted up in our hearts because we are holding blame and resentment toward others, shaming ourselves for past actions, or armoring ourselves against the inevitable pain of heartbreak. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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