1:1 Tuesday

Met a new client yesterday.

64 year old man suffering the results of stress.

On medication but does not want to be.

I really enjoyed this session.

We played the yoga really straight.

I focused on sharing the physiological details of how the yoga works.

I took the time to invite him to feel into what he noticed after each exercise so that we could create a feedback loop.  It also got me thinking a lot about yoga and stress.

He came out of savasana totally delighted and wanting a prescribed program.

We agreed to a once a week session, the video at home and coming to a SWG class once a week.

Here is what we did:

Supine on a bolster

Attention to Breath

Step 1: Drawing awareness to the subtle top of the inhale and bottom of the exhale of the breath

Step 2: Focus on breathing into different regions (heart, mid torso and belly)

Note: He was not a chest breather, which is common for peeps under a lot of stress.  Infact, his chest barely moved at all.  The restriction is around his heart.  I chose not to say anything about this, but it guided me towards opening this area.

Hamstring Stretching at the Wall with Strap

Cat Cow and Childs Pose

Wall Dog x 2

Uttanasana

Roll up to Standing

Shoulder Opening at Wall

Splat

Forward Fold at Wall

Shoulder Opening with Strap

Shoulder Rotation Awareness

Wise Guy 

Tadasana

Ujayyi Pranayama

1/4 Salutes

2 Rounds Lunge Salutes

Tadasana

Squat

Transition to Earth 

Bridge Pose x 2

Eye of the Needle

Savasana