In this first week of a new session we'll focus on a primary alignment in Bowspring, Radiant Heart, a spacious and full ribcage. From the heart in the center of the ribcage we'll expand and lift the sides, back, and front of the ribs.

Join us as we stay light and lifted in our poses and movements. 

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In many of our poses we keep our eyes on the horizon, not gazing up or down, with our head balanced on our neck. This allows us to keep our eyes soft and relaxed and encourages an expansive view of both Earth and Sky.

Join us this week, the last week of the session, as we practice Horizon Eyes.

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This week in class we'll pulse in our poses. We'll talk about how cats and spiders have become associated with Halloween, and we'll practice several cat poses and climb the wall like Spiderwoman.

We'll honor this time of harvest with Harvest Hands as we celebrate the beginning of this darker half of the year.

Join us! Drop-ins are $12.
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​"All my dawns cross the horizon
and rise, from underfoot.
What I stand for
is what I stand on."
from "Below" in "The Selected Poems of Wendell Berry"

This week in class we'll focus on aligning and engaging our feet, legs, and hips, what we refer to as our "roots" in our Bowspring practice. Staying rooted in healthy alignment enables us to move easier and lighter. With every exhale we'll root down from the core of our pelvis through our legs and feet into the earth.
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Join us as we connect to "what we stand on."

Come spread your wings from your heart! Unfold your wings (your shoulders, arms, and hands) from your heart, and then from your fingertips, connect your wings back into your heart.

Learn how this week in class. Bowspring Yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30am, Wednesdays at 6pm. Drop-ins are $12.
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The benefits of physical movement are widely known. "Move a muscle, change a thought" is a familiar slogan in recovery groups, recognizing that exercise can have a positive impact on our mind.

Another benefit of movement is pain relief. A recent study found that walking for 30 minutes at least 5 days a week significantly reduced pain.

Our Bowspring Yoga practice is dynamic. We pulse, we move, in class. This dynamic practice benefits our body and our mind. We also hike on nearby trails on Tuesdays and Thursdays after class, offering the added benefits of exercising in nature.
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Join us to reap the many benefits of exercising in healthy alignment. Classes are 9:30am Tuesdays and Thursdays and 6pm Wednesdays at Matthews Community Center. Drop-ins are $12.

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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