This fall a local high school student is collecting dog food, cat food, and cat litter for the Humane Society of Charlotte. He has placed a donation box in the Matthews Community Center lobby.

Let's support this student and the Humane Society by donating these items when you come to class. The box will be in the lobby until October 10, 2019. ​

​Happy Fall!

​"And though the True Seeker
May dress simply,
This jewel shines in her heart."
from verse 70 of Tao Te Ching: A New Version for All Seekers by Guy Leekley

This week in class we'll focus on the "jewel" in our heart, allowing our jewel to shine in all directions. We'll push out from our heart on all sides of our ribcage as we lift the whole ribcage up. We call this "Radiant Heart" in our Bowspring alignment.

We'll allow the jewel in our heart to shine throughout our positions and movements in class this week. Join us! Drop-ins are $12.

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In our Bowspring practice we take the hips back and wide and we mound the glutes up and in toward the sacrum. We engage the back side of our hips and legs as well as the front side keeping the belly long and open.
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Aligning our hips allows us to move freely and works to prevent and alleviate pain. Join us this week in class!

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Spirals are patterns that occur in nature. We see them in plants, animals, and the weather. They can move forward and up signifying growth and evolution. 

This week in class we'll practice some twisty side spirals keeping the central channel of our body open and full. Join us in this first class of a new Bowspring session!

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We can think of the core of our body as all sides of our midsection, a bellyband. This area of the waist and low back is soft, long, and strong. The belly is soft and the low back has a soft curve. There's length between the hips and the ribcage. And this midsection is strong. Fascia, our connective tissue, criss-crosses over the belly. As the belly lengthens the fibers narrow and cinch strong like a Chinese finger trap.

We'll focus on our core this week and incorporate some new techniques. Join us in this last Bowspring class of this session. Drop-ins are $12.
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