Erica Blitz – Namaste Yoga Season 3

 “Soften the Edges” – Soften the Edges is a sequence that encourages a sense of ease in both body and breath while moving through a dynamic series of confident poses. Tap into a quality of inner peace and learn to return to that feeling whenever you are most challenged, on and off the mat.

 “Align Your Axis” – Detoxify your whole body with this cleansing sequence. Learn to be softer on the outside, as you awaken the power of your core. Align Your Axis provides an opportunity to wring out any unwanted emotions, and let go of any thoughts or ideas that cloud your perspective.

“Warrior Wisdom” – With a steady focus on the breath, Warrior Wisdom cultivates presence that is attentive, aware and complete. Moving slowly with the breath allows a deeper connection of mind and body that will leave you with greater clarity, confidence and strength.

 “Release and Restore” – Release and Restore is a sequence that brings you full circle through a series of poses that create space for reflection. You will release tension in your spine while attuning to the changes even the smallest actions create. What change will you make today?

 “Create Your Calm” – Cultivate a sense of peace and stability with the Create Your Calm sequence. This balancing flow allows for a deeper connection to the earth and its grounding energy. Feel the presence of your inner strength, and welcome a softer awareness with this gentle practice.

“Reflect and Connect” – Encourage movement from a thoughtful, more centered place with the Reflect and Connect sequence. Engage your whole body with a grounding series of poses that calm and center the mind while releasing tension from shoulders, hips and hamstrings.

 “Balance and Bend” – Stand tall and find your truest state of focus and center with this balancing flow. Use the breath to align your posture and learn to experience your practice, rather than thinking it through. Let go of your mind and connect with the asanas, or physical yoga poses.

“Bhakti Flow” – Bhakti Flow calls for an expansion of your entire being through the practice of bhakti, devotion. A practice of balance and strength that will call attention to the places in the body where tension hides, Learn to be spacious with your breath, encourage a deeper connection with your center, and move forward with purest intent

 “Open and Ground” – A dynamic sequence for your upper body, Open and Ground will work your torso with a series of heart opening poses. By keeping a steady connection to the earth and lifting and opening the chest, the experience of feeling grounded while moving energy up and outward can be more fully explored.

 “Stabilize and Center” – Stabilize and Center allows for the creation of a deeper connection with your core, as well as the present moment. Through the practice of conscious breathing, movement and attention to the postures, a state of centered awareness can be cultivated.

“Prana Flow” – This vinyasa flow pulses between moments of stillness and dynamic movement with every breath. Prana Flow calls for a constant presence of mind and steadiness of breath. Through this moving meditation, you will explore how the stability and consistency of breath offers you freedom of spirit.

 “Grace and Gratitude” – A joyous and elegant sequence, Grace and Gratitude opens your front body with a series of dynamic backbends. Shine the light of your heart by learning to be spacious with your breath. This practice encourages action stirred from intentions of love, forgiveness, and gratitude.

 “Reconnect and Refine” Connect with the essence of your being with Reconnect and Refine. This exhilarating sequence encourages you to find comfort in the present moment, and let go of preconceived expectations or agendas. It is not about where you are going, but where you are.