"If you're like me, you're extremely intimidated by the words "yoga for strength" or " power flow" in the titles of yoga YouTube videos. Any phrase that conjures images of beads of sweat dripping onto my living room floor is enough to keep me scrolling-and eventually result in me practicing one of my safe-zone videos that include the words "gentle," "slow," or " bedtime.""
"Recently, I noticed a restlessness in my body. Whether it was due to anxious thoughts, the stagnant feeling in my limbs from desk-dwelling, or my third (*ahem* fourth) cup of coffee of the day, I felt swirls of rampant energy in my stomach. It was a powerful force that felt like rushing water searching my body for a place to escape."
I feel intimidated by phrases like "yoga for strength" or "power flow" in yoga video titles and prefer safe-zone classes labeled gentle, slow, or bedtime. Slower-paced classes still challenge me because of chronic tightness in my lower back and hamstrings and the difficulty of sitting quietly with my thoughts. In my 20s I welcomed intense classes, but now I lack motivation to push into demanding poses. Recently I experienced a powerful restlessness and swirling energy in my stomach that made usual coping strategies insufficient and created a sudden urge to move into more strenuous poses for release.
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