How do we transition from fear to power balance your core, and reclaim our emotional center? In Season 1, Episode 4 of Shapeshift: Exploring Movement & Emotions, instructor Uma Ashleigh Sergeant guides you through a somatic journey to release stored tension.
This therapeutic core strengthening yoga practice focuses on the solar plexus chakra yoga practice, the body's natural center for self-regulation and personal power. When we experience stress, our bodies often contract, gripping tightly around the midsection and restricting our breath. By engaging in mindful movement for anxiety and fear, you will learn to lengthen and broaden the psoas muscle, which helps open the diaphragm and increase breath capacity. This level 1-2 core yoga flow offers a gentle yet profound path for connecting physical core to inner power, relieving stress on the kidneys and adrenal glands.
Through somatic yoga for emotional wellness, this session serves as an embodied core yoga for emotional release, helping you let go of chronic worry. Rather than focusing solely on physical fitness, this practice honors the deep connection between our physical alignment and our emotional state. By creating space in the physical body, we invite a sense of spaciousness and ease into our minds, allowing us to meet life's challenges with greater resilience and calm.
This slow-paced, 45-minute class is designed to be accessible yet deeply transformative. To fully support your body during these restorative postures, we recommend gathering a few simple props before you begin, including a blanket, two blocks, a strap, and an optional bolster. These tools will help you find optimal alignment and comfort, allowing you to surrender fully to the practice and experience a deeper state of release.
Begin your exploration with Uma Ashleigh Sergeant and discover how physical alignment can restore emotional balance.
