The Temple and The Spirit: Teaching Flow and Restore at 808 Wellness, Kihei, Maui HI: January 7, 2018

Seated Eagle arms are effective for opening tight shoulders. It also helps open the back of our heart, which is a part of us we don’t usually see. Since seeing clearly is the salve for all suffering, say the yogis, we love this pose. xoox

St. Paul said, “eyes of the flesh see things of the flesh, eyes of the spirit see things of the spirit” We endeavored to cultivate eyes of the spirit but of course its helpful to start where we are and use what we can easier see which is our bodies. So we were both the temple and the spirit, which in the end was a good practice because we live in both realms most of the time, so it was, in the words of Ellen Degeneres “Relatable”

Here’s our Sequence:

Sit
Shankh Mudra
YAM

Twist
Eagle arms
Side stretch or tipping buddha
Sit

Table side to side
Cat ad cow
Easy Side Angle with half half moon option
Child’s pose with three rhythms

Table
Downdog
Star
Pigeon
Pyramid
Twisted Pyramid

Tadasana
YAM

Lunge (meant to do Eagle from here but I completely forgot)
Twist
Lizard

Supported viparita karani

Easy Twist

Savasana
Namaste

We also spent some time in “Be Here Now” as Ram Dass teaches because this is an important practice for myself, what I’m trying to learn. I can feel as our tour is quickly approaching I’m in future mind mode more than usual.

Health, Love, and Rock N Ro

Shankh Mudra is also known as Shell Mudra because it looks like a conch shell. The sounding of the conch is used in India to open the temples, and in Maui before any significant event. We used this metaphor to launch in to our practice with more zest!