Yoga: Connect to Your Centre of Power & Move Stuck Emotions

Flow through this 20-minute dynamic yoga practice designed to help you connect to your centre of power and move stuck emotions.
You'll start with a short centring technique and visualisation to connect with your personal centre of power, a somatic resourcing technique for grounding the nervous system, before moving into your yoga flow.
Think of emotions as energy-in-motion. If you're noticing an emotion that feels stuck, it helps to move the energy.
You'll come out of this flow feeling both calm and empowered to face what is coming up for you.

Transcript

Welcome. So today I'm going to be taking you into a short practice for moving stuck emotions, Moving stuck energy in the body. I like to think of emotions as energy in motion, So we're going to be moving that energy today. And you're also going to be connecting with a resource that I like to think of as the center of power. So we're going to start out lying down. Bring the soles of the feet in towards each other and lie back. And bring your hands towards your belly. Allowing your body to settle into this pose. And tuning into the energy at your belly. Imagining you had a center of power here. Notice what that brings up. Maybe sensation. Notice what might that center of power look like. What might it feel like? There won't be a very visual component to it. Now as we move through this practice, I want you to imagine that you're moving from this centre. So on a very physical level, You're moving from your center, Moving from the center of the body. That's where you want all of the movements to initiate from. But then also on a psychological level. Not just in this practice but beyond, Into your day, Carry with you the center of power and imagine that all of your thoughts, All of your actions, They're moving from this center, Moving from this center of power that's within you. Than when you're ready. Slowly bringing the knees in towards each other. Are we going to meet in a down jog? Hands down, Push your hips back. And feel free to bring a little bit of movement into your down dog so you'll notice I'm moving forwards and back. You could also be bending one knee at a time, Anything that feels good, Anything that feels right. Notice your breath. And then I'm going to ask you to sink your breath in with me. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. One more here, Inhale. Exhale. Then into the flow, Inhale, Lift up your right leg. Exhale, Step between the hands. Inhale, Lift the chest. Exhale, Traveling back the mat. Then inhale, Open the chest, Bend the right knee. Exhale, Lower. Inhale turning back of the mat Exhale Chaturanga. Inhale, Upward facing dog. Exhale, Down dog. Then make waves, Inhale round the spine forwards. Exhale push back Inhale, Round the spine forwards. Exhale, Push back. One more, Inhale round forwards. Exhale, Push back. Inhale, Lift up your right leg. Exhale, Step outside the hands. Inhale, Lift the chest. Exhale, Travelling top of the mat, Bend the left knee. Inhale, Open the chest to bend the right knee. Exhale, Lower. Inhale turning, Top of the mat. Exhale Chaturanga. Inhale, Upward facing dog. Exhale, Down dog. And now you've got a few breaths here, You could stay here in down dog. Or you could push back into child's pose. Was sitting back. Onto the knee. Take a few breaths. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. One more. Exhale. Meeting back in a down dog. Inhale, Lift up your left leg. Exhale, Step outside the hands. Inhale, Lift the chest. Exhale traveling back of the mat, Bend the right knee Inhale, Open the chest, Bend the left knee. Exhale, Lower. Inhale, Turning back of the mat. Exhaled shuttering. Inhale, Upward facing dog. Exhale, Down dog. Inhale, Round the spine forwards. Exhale, Push back. Inhale, Round forwards. Exhale, Push back. Inhale, Round forward. Exhale, Push back. Inhale, Lift up your left leg. Exhale, Step outside the hands. Inhale, Lift the chest. Exhale, Traveling top of the mat, Bend the right knee. Inhale, Open the chest, Bend the left knee. Exhale, Lower. Inhale turning top of the mat Exhaled Chaturanga. Inhale, Upward facing. Exhale, Down dog. And let's take a few breaths. Again, You could stay in Down Dog. You could push back into child's pose. Or set up. In neutral. And every time tuning into the center of power. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. One more. Exhale. Meeting back in a round dog. Inhale, Tiptoes. Exhale, Step or jump to the front. Inhale, Half lift. Exhale, Fold. Inhale all the way up, Arms overhead. Exhale, Hands in prayer, Heart centre. Inhale, Arms out to the sides, Gather the energy. Place it back into the center of power. Take a few breaths. Again, Tuning into the energy of the space. Imagining what the center of power looks like, What it feels like. Two more breaths, Inhale. Exhale. And hope. Exhale. And another one, Inhale. Exhale. Then inhale, Arms up overhead. Exhale, Circle the arms, Fold. Inhale, Half lift. Exhale Chaturanga. Inhale, Upward facing. Exhale, Down dog. Inhale, Lift up your right leg. Exhale, Step outside the hands. Inhale, Lift the chest. Exhale traveling back of the mat, Bend the left knee. Inhale, Open the chest to bend the right knee. Exhale, Lower. Inhale turning back of the mat Exhaled Chaturanga. Inhale, Upward facing dog. Exhale, Down dog. Inhale, Round the spine forwards. Exhale, Push back. Inhale, Round spine forwards. Exhale, Push back. Inhale, Round spine forwards. Exhale, Push back. Inhale, Lift up your right leg. Exhale, Step outside the hands. Inhale, Lift the chest. Exhale, Travelling back of the mat, Bend the left knee. Inhale, Open the chest, Bend the right knee. Exhale, Lower. Inhale turning top of the mat. Exhale Chaturanga. Inhale, Upward facing. Exhale, Down dog. And then again, You could stay here. You could push back into child's pose. Or you can sit back between the heels. Focusing in on your breath. And noticing sensations in the center of the body. Inhale. Exhale. One more. Exhale. Meeting back in a down dog. Inhale, Lift up your left leg. Exhale, Step outside the hands. Inhale, Lift the chest. Exhale, Traveling back of the mat, Bend the right knee. Inhale, Open the chest, Bend the left knee. Exhale, Lower. Inhale turning, Back of the mat. Exhaled Chaturanga. Inhale, Upward facing dog. Exhale, Down dog. Inhale, Round the spine forwards. Exhale, Push back. Inhale, Round the spine forwards. Exhale, Push back. Inhale around the spine forward. Exhale, Push back. Inhale, Lift up your left leg. Exhale, Step outside the hands. Inhale, Lift the chest. Exhale, Travelling top of the mat, Bend the right knee. Inhale, Open the chest, Bend the left knee. Exhale, Lower. Inhale, Turning top of the mat. Exhale Chaturanga. Inhale, Upward facing. Exhale, Down dog. Five breaths. Exhale 1. And again, You could stay in down dog, You could sit back between the heels. Or you could be in child's pose. Inhale three. Exhale. In helpful. Exhale. Inhale, Five. Exhale. Meeting back in a down dog. Inhale, Tiptoes. Exhale, Step or jump to the top. Inhale, Half lift. Exhale, Fold. Inhale all the way up, Arms overhead. Exhale, Hands in prayer heart centre. Inhale, Arms out to the side. Exhale, Give the energy, Place it back. Into the center of power. One more time. Inhale, Reach the arms up. Exhale, Hands in Paraha Center. Inhale, Arms out to the sides, Expanding capacity. Exhale, Gather the energy, Place it back into the center of power. Last time. Inhale, Reach your arms up. Exhale, Hands in prayer, Heart centre. Inhale, Arms out to the side. Exhale, Gather the energy, Expanding capacity and bring it back. Into the center of power. In Haim. Exhale. Really tuning into the energy in this space. And imagining it growing with each breath. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. Inhale. Exhale. One more. Exhale. Inhale, Reach your arms above your head. Exhale, Circle the arms, Fold. Inhale, Half lift. Exhale Chaturanga. Inhale, Upward facing dog. Exhale, Down Dog. Then slowly sitting back. And coming into child's pose. Allowing the breath to settle down. Breathing into the back of the ribs. Now you might choose to stay here. You might choose to lay down on your back. And now just allowing the energy to build. As you move into a place of rest. Now you can stay here for as long as you like. Or when you do feel ready. Slowly coming up to seated. Hands in prayer, Heart Centre. Take a long inhale. Lift the chest. Exhale, Bring the head towards the breath. And then bow it forwards. Thank you so much for your practice.