What’s  on my mind.

First I find it necessary to break the notion that yoga is for the flexible.  NO!  Yoga is to help the un flexible find flexibility both mentally, emotionally and physically.  I am frustrated daily by yoga magazines and studios that foc

us on the lean, limber “yoga” Body.  What does a yoga body look like anyway?  This is not my idea of yoga, although impressive as it may be, this is a display

of the ability of a small percent of our population.  There is a greater percent of our population that will NEVER attain this degree of ROM no matter how much yoga they do.  And there is a large percentage of people out there that will NEVER try yoga because of images like these.

My hope is to move beyond the stigma of what Yoga looks like and help you to find a yoga-expression that is functional, purposeful and true to the needs of your own body, but more importantly to find a yoga Expression that is safe.

What is your Yoga Expression?  I guarantee it is not the same as mine, so we will explore the asana in action, the function of the asana (intention as well as the energetic action and movement of the pose) and it’s relevance to the practice as well as move beyond the asana.

Question me, challenge me.  I am passing on information that I have gained from many wonderful teachers, thru many years of practice, observation and on going study.  We will NOT be looking at proper alignment or form.  It is my strong belief that we each have been given a body with unique qualities and abilities that may at times not be best served by alignment standards set by someone else.

As I learned from my NIA training, we each are born with an internal personal trainer (IPT), lets wake the IPT up in each of us.

My intention is to teach a yoga that is functional for everyday and for  every BODY and that helps heal and restore the body, mind and spirit.  It is my effort to break the notion that yoga is for the flexible, the balanced, the strong, the young and the bendy.  It is a practice available to everyBODY and it is going to look different from one body to the next.

What is your YogaExpression?  Let’s find out!  Please feel free to email me or share your thoughts on my post.  Let’s learn and grow together.

Yoga Beyond the asanas.

See you, on the mat!

Kimberly Hardick

Disclaimer:  The entire contents of this site are based on the opinions and personal experience of Kimberly Hardick, unless otherwise noted.  Please be mindful that what works for one may not work for another as we each have our own unique story.  for personal one on one training please contact a qualified body worker and always if you have any concerns, contact your doctor before starting an exercise program.