#balancingposture

Balancing practice .... ever since I was little I spent a lot of time walking on my toes. Always dancing in the grocery store or trying to to pirouettes in any open space with a hardwood floor. I’ll do a practice like this about once a week where I just play around with how long I can stay on my toes or if I can lift my heels higher. My home practice is very inspired by all the ballet classes I grew up going to (I danced from age 2- 18 ish, I still go to classes from time to time.) I do a lot of exercises we used to do at the bar to target my glutes and I incorporate arm movements during long holds to distract from discomfort. When I move in my home practice with movement I try to think about contemporary dance classes I’ve been to where it is a lot of energy transfer. From low to high, contract and release and I try to incorporate that with breath. I broke my ankle about a year and a half ago (also why I decided I’m not going to buy a skateboard haha) so my muscles are still pretty weak but we’re gettin there! I’d like to lift my heels more, shift my upper body so it’s more like my back is on a wall and move slower. Anyways hope y’all have good weekends #yoga #yogagirl #balance #balancingposture #yogaeverydamnday #yogaeverywhere #yogainspiration #beagoddess #yogafeature (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv5GDGAnbn1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=co8sj984vl0