yoga, yoga for beginnersMichelle CawleyDecember 13, 2022Michelle Cawley yoga, yoga practice, advanced yoga, vinyasa flow, vinyasa practice, mermaid pose, dancer pose, dancer variation, dancer pose variationComment

Peak Pose Flow: Dancer with a Mermaid Bind

yogaMichelle CawleyDecember 6, 2022Michelle Cawley yoga, yoga practice, advanced yoga, vinyasa flow, vinyasa practice, mermaid pose, dancer pose, dancer variation, dancer pose variationComment

Child’s Pose is for Advanced Yoga Practitioners Only

Advanced practitioners recognize the importance of releasing their tight grip over an expected outcome (also known as non-attachment or aparigraha), achieving an advanced shape (straight handstand or pincha mayurasana), or over-exerting themselves during the vinyasa flow portion of a yoga class. But what surrendering into child’s pose really means for the more experienced yogis is letting go of their ego-driven mentality.