Focus of the Month -  The Core

 Core Living

I think of the core physically, as our abs and pelvis, emotionally, as the essence of who we truly are and our personal power, and spiritually, as the center of our Spirit and wisdom. Through my work as a yoga instructor and life coach I have seen that they are all inter-related. When people tap into their core, consciously, they are able to change their lives in amazing ways. 

I was drawn to Forrest Yoga and Ana Forrest, my yoga teacher/trainer, because her yoga is accessible, powerful and addresses the mind/body/spirit connection in ways similar to life coaching. She also does deep, focused, abdominal work holding the inhales and exhales. This powerful breathing and staying connected to sensations in my abs, instead of thinking about things like what I was going to have for dinner, left me feeling exhilarated physically, emotionally and spiritually. Focusing on my physical core was a doorway to finding more emotional and spiritual strength and potency in my life than I had ever known before. This strength and potency is the energy that led me to create my business, Vivid Living, and take the leap to do the yoga and coaching work that I so passionately adore today.

The key to our core is through breathing and staying ultra-present, even when it gets intense, exciting or scary. It is common for us to pull out of poses that start to feel intense or to distract ourselves from feelings that are overwhelming. These are ways that we cut ourselves off from our core power, from moving forward, and from making changes. Most of us are craving more aliveness and intensity in our lives. So amp it up this month, and trust that the intensity of your core will lead you to more truth, strength and potency on and off the mat!

November Inquiries

1. During a yoga class amp up and intensify your connection to your core. Stay in your body brining your attention back to your body and sensations when your mind wanders.
2. What is possible for you in your life when feel the aliveness, intensity and power of your core?
3. Notice when you allow intensity into your life?
4. Notice when you cut yourself off from intensity?
5. Invite core aliveness, intensity and power into your life more fully.

Contact Julie for more information about life coaching, yoga at Flow, and other Vivid Living offerings. Email: Julie@vividliving.net or visit her website at www.vividliving.net.

Our Previous Monthly Focuses

Twists
Relax and Renew
Gods and Goddesses
Meditation
Agni (Fire)
The Yamas
Bakasana
Chaturanga
Bhandas
Saucha
Backbends
Inversions
Chanting
Meditation
Compassion
Impermanance
Chakras
Blissful Hips
Sun Salutations
Warrior Poses
Tadasana (Mountain Pose)
The Breath & Prana