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Choose Joy

Intermediate II
(126 Reviews)
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Focus in on the connection between the head and the heart in this joyful practice with Tracey Noseworthy. Learn to follow your heart with confidence and serenity as you work though side body, shoulder and hip stretches, along with chest openers and balances.

Equipment

  • None

Focus

  • Hips
  • Vigorous/Energy
  • Balance
  • Neck/Shoulders

Style

  • Vinyasa/Power Yoga
Luckieshel
October 10, 2020
Comment:

Wow! Tracey you have done it again! You're my favorite instructor ever, and this practice is an excellent example of why. 10 out of 5 stars. Love from Colorado <3

susie13
August 3, 2020
Comment:

Lovey practice, opened up pretty much my whole body, thank you. I have a question...there are two spots where Tracey has us in a wide-legged kneel (like a wide-legged hero) and asks us to lift our hips off our heels. (first one is somewhere around 18:00) I run into this in Fiji's classes too. This is difficult and I can't figure out why or where the tight/stuck spot is. Front? Back? neither? ie, Anatomically, what needs to be open for this pose to happen? Thank you.

Comment Replies

Tracey Noseworthy
August 11, 2020
Comment:

Hi Susie, thanks for reaching out with your question. This particular variation of hero's pose is a preparation for back bending. There is a lot going on here, healthy knees, open hips, freedom in the shoulders and of course space for the lift of our heart. If it is challenging for you, I might recommend sitting on a block to see how it feels for your knees, and hips. You can start with that, and when comfortable slide back to the floor. Start slowly with lifting one arm at a time up and rotate, honour how it feels. From there you can play with the rotation of one arm at a time reaching back. The tight spots might be hip flexors, low back or shoulders.
It is a bit difficult for me to assess without seeing you. I hope this helps, and if you would like a little more information please email me [email protected]
Thanks!!

Comment Replies

susie13
August 15, 2020
Comment:

Ok great, working with the block sounds like a good place to start. I have a hunch it's hip flexors, but since I know little to nothing about anatomy, I don't really know how they work and it's hard to visualize what's happening. Wish I could come up there and have you assess in person. Some day! You're not that far from northern Oregon :-) Meanwhile, I'll be patient and will accept that different parts of the body open up at different paces. Thank you very much for the suggestions!

uberyha
July 20, 2020
Comment:

A friend recommended I try Tracey's class. So glad I did! The side balance poses were challenging, but prepared me for the beautiful utthita hasta padangusthasana (extended hand-to-big-toe pose). Thank you!

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