The three essential elements of balance are alignment, strength, and attention. Alignment of the body with gravity is crucial; it makes balance physically possible. Strength gives us the power to create, hold, and adjust alignment. And attention continually monitors alignment so we know how to correct it from one moment to the next.
Despite the frustration, one-legged balancing asanas offer so many benefits that it's well worth the trouble to practice them. In addition to promoting concentration and calming the mind, these poses strengthen our muscles and build our coordination and balance, improving our ways of standing and walking as well as how we perform many other everyday activities.
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Jamie James
Jamie James has taught for 27 years for Weber School District. She has taught at Weber High School for the last 13 years in the physical education and health science departments. Jamie teaches Sports Medicine, EMR and for the last 8 years has taught yoga as a certified yoga instructor. She teaches over 100 hatha poses to the beginners of Yoga and in the more advanced Yoga II class she introduces arm balances, chakras and the five elements of yoga; fire, air, earth, space and water. Jamie also has experience as a 21 years certified athletic trainer who is employed with IHC.
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