Personalize Your Yoga Practice & Balance With Vata Energy
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In Vata Season (when things on the outside start really moving around in nature) is the time to begin pulling in and grounding down in our bodies.
Make sure you do not over extend or deplete yourself in your practices this season. Practice should be strengthening and revitalizing but never draining or depleting. It is not the time to become exhausted and ungrounded.
Always move at a slow, smooth, steady pace. Let your poses be fluid (not staccato or rigid.). Move like you are moving through water.
Poses should encourage stability, but don’t hold for too long that you become rigid.
Let your awareness return over and over to your feet and your legs, the foundation of the pose. Imagine staying connected to the earth. Emphasis rooting down through your big toes even as you feel your heels deep in the earth.
Include gentle movements to open the spine, pelvis and hips; helping to free your breath while encouraging downward movement into your legs and feet. Some poses to include in your own practice: Standing Mountain (Tadasana), Standing Forward Bend (Uttanasana), Cat Cow Flow, Childs Pose (Balasana), Bow Pose (Dhanurasana), Hero’s Pose (Virasana), Seated Cross legged seat. (Sukhasana), and Final Rest (Savasana).
Of course, these are only general tips and Ayurveda is truly a science of individualized attention. It is best if you see a trained practitioner or do some more research. Try these articles to begin:
