#movementmagic

There is no rush in stretching, no performance, no audience but the self. Here, in this suspended moment, the dancer meets eternity.

When I first learned this intense plantar flexion of the feet and toes from Carrie Owerko last November at the Montreal workshops, I thought this is the devil’s pose! Not only did it feel like my toes were going to snap, but also the arch of my foot would keep cramping. I thought it would be impossible to hold this pointed toes malasana like squat. I know it may sound cliche like but Carrie told me it takes practice, just like anything else. Even though I didn’t enjoy it at first I knew my feet felt so much better after. Better in the sense of a kind of deep cleaning for all of the 26 bones and 33 joints in each foot alone! And a big ankle stretch. I felt a soberness in my knees and hips after when walking around. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ For those who take interest in understanding the mind and body connection in the archetypes of asanas, this kind of plantar felxion / dorsi flexion practice would certainly help in flowing smoothly over both feet in the up and down dogs of surya namaskars. Also backbends like Bhekasana and Supta Bhekasana, among some other asana foot positions. For some others, like myself, the movements alone are something worthy of practice and examination. The effects are felt immediately. ⁣⁣(arm movements added as a bonus to distract the mind from the intensity of toe and foot sensation ;) ⁣⁣ Movement magic inspired by @carrieowerko✨ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Music “Oh Devil” by @electricguest 🎹⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Practice space @namastdayyoga 🙏🏽⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Upcoming Workshop: Vinyasa Krama⁣⁣ March 26th - Costa Mesa @yogaworks_oc ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ www.zain.yoga⁣ ⁣ #carrieowerko #movementmagic #pointedtoes⁣ #plantarflexion #dorsiflexion #toesandfeet #yogafortoes #yogaforfeet #footmovement #yogizain #yogavideo #ohdevil #electricguest #namastdayyoga #yogalosangeles (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuIrBZ0hUdo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e0uxmczlr35o

Rhythm, Repetition, Revelation ✨ @iyengaryogasaopaulo “𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢, 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍, 𝚜𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎𝚜, 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚊𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚕. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚟𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚊𝚍𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚎𝚝𝚌. 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚘𝚛 𝚟𝚒𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜.” -𝙱.𝙺.𝚂. 𝙸𝚢𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚊𝚛 #rhythmandrepetition #movementmagic #iyengaryoga #dynamicyoga #stabilityandmobility #bodymovement #yogizainworkshop #yogabrasil #yogasaopaulo #esiysp #brazilianrhyme (at Estudyo Iyengar Yoga São Paulo) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrG6DEqB1c2/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h529dzb76bjx