Body Prayer with Seane Corn

"Breathe and everything changes" says Seane Corn. I have been learning the Body Prayer vinyasana from a video excerpted from her program "Yoga from the Heart". Seane suggests that it is valuable to set an intention for the practice before beginning. This is a challenging sequence. I have modified it by substituting plank pose for chaturanga dandasana and simplifying upward facing dog by lowering the knees to the floor. It is important not to push the sequence on your body but to modify the poses in tune with your body in the moment. To hear an interview with Seane visit The Speaking of Faith website. There are many wonderful comments from Seane Corn in this interview including her observation that we may be, "culturally addicted to tension." I am certainly thinking about this as I begin my fall teaching schedule. If we are addicted to tension as a community, breathing more consciously might be a good way to begin moving in a new direction.