Week 4 Balance

Yoga brings balance to the body.  Working through the stretches, the releases and the poses helps to encourage the muscles to work evenly on both sides.  This in turn reduces the impact of one side being more dominant or weaker than the other.  By becoming aware of an imbalance we are already on our way to correcting it.

Holding the body in a balance pose either standing or seated requires concentration and muscle tone.  

Practice standing on one leg, then changing over to the other leg, make a note if one is stronger.  To take this further you can repeat but with your eyes closed, more challenging.  Try and hold the balance for 4 - 6 breaths then see if you can do the same on the other side. You could take this further and into tree pose if the challenge is going well.  Remember balance can change from day to day, always worth trying on another day and comparing.

The seated boat pose balance. Hold for 3-4 breaths and repeat 3 times or more.