Community: Let the Past Potentiate You
Community (60-75 mins)
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1h 15m
This is a strong Katonah practice: today we think about the back as a mitt, and the past as the ball. So the past travels into us and potentiates us forward. We start in a supported backbend and then move through a practice continuing to focus on the pubic bone forward to really substantiate our backbends. There's an option to then choose a backbend during heart-opener play time and we finish with a long forward fold and some pranayama. Suggested props: blocks, strap, blanket
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