I find check-ins are good at the beginning of sessions. It is a technique used in most of the group counseling sessions and I like it for two reasons. One, it is a good practice for the women to touch down with what they are feeling as well as verbalize what's happening on the inside and out, and second it is a good barometer for how to structure the practice and what to talk about. Kinda like a cheat sheet to guide me to what to teach.
Today before check in a few women were NOT into being there. Arms crossed, no eye contact, I'm becoming familiar with resistance in its many forms from this group. I thought it would be good to roll with resistace today so I asked in check in to say how they were feeling and what they did or did NOT like about yoga. I think giving a 'permission' to NOT like yoga was useful. The exercise confirmed my hunch that they don't like the practice primarly because they don't like their bodies on a physical plane. This is a tricky but key issue in recovery, especially with issues such as eating disorders, physical and sexual abuse, nutrition and self care.
Some of the girls who have been coming for a while said they used to hate yoga but they were now starting to like it because they liked feeling from the inside out. On those days when I want to give up because I think, 'what's the use?', I will remember this.
We did a more flow-y vinyasa that we've done in a long time today. Moving felt good today.
Sukasana
Check in
supine
supine uttita tadasana shoulder awareness
sukasana
teeter totter side bending
tabletop
forward fold
other side
tadasana
shoulder rotation
uttita tadasana
easy lunge salutes
warrior II dance both sides
warrior II
trikonasana
side angle
vinyasa
tadasana
other side
bridge x2
easy spine twist
savasana
sign out 1:1
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