Hi Friend,
It's the first Sunday evening of October... and if your brain has already started opening tabs for Monday... the tasks, shopping, schedule, bills...
that thing you forgot last week,
the decision you still haven't made,
the 473 things you'd quite like to sort out before October really gets going 😂.
This week's meridian theme and tomorrow's Homebody class is about BALANCE.
Not just the stand-on-one-leg-and-don't-wobble kind. We're working with Liver + Gallbladder, which in Traditional Chinese Medicine are associated with movement of energy/blood, direction, willpower + our ability to adapt when things don't quite go to plan. And the emotion associated with the liver + gallbladder is anger/frustration (goes without saying that there's a lot in this world that we could feel angry and frustrated about).
Balance isn't holding everything perfectly still or pretending anger isn't burining within.
It's having enough space, strength + awareness to respond when things change and pursue the life that lights your up!
5.15–5.45pm : CORE 500
500 reps in less than 30 minutes = the best and fastest way to a strong core - prepare to sweat, shake and feel strong all week long! This week it's OBLIQUES.
Then...
6–7pm : MERIDIAN YOGA FLOW (homebody)
Each week of the month, I cycle through 2 of 12 meridians and this week we're back exploring Liver + Gallbladder. Expect deep hips + side body fous + twists + bird poses. Plus magic buttons (self-acupressure) for hormonal balance, reduce heat in the body, release tension and stress in the body.
This is not about becoming perfectly "balanced" humans who never wobble.
The wobble IS your pursuit of a big life and evidence that your balance system is working. In homebody we practice noticing sensations, awareness, deeper alignment, sitting with ourselves as we are, breathing as deeply as we can... so no matter what...
we can always find our feet again.
So if you're heading into Monday already feeling a little stiff, scattered or like your brain is three days ahead of your body...come breathe, move and be balance in your body.
📍 Live in the gorgeous Lotus Yoga penthouse studio in Cork
💻 Or join us live on zoom -> booking through the Lotus Yoga studio.
