Gratitude and New Pose of the Week
Hello! We are so grateful by the overflow of likes, loves, messages and emails after sharing our news about our new co-owners and new fall patterns.
After Jill Frere and Rebecca Simmons closed becoming co-owners with Tammy Kaousias, we met at our warehouse and walked in together feeling an unbelievable sense of awe, pride, and gratitude. We felt like we needed to do something to mark the moment. So, we took this picture.
And then we went straight to work, visioning, planning, and sharing an overall excitement to get things rolling. We are truly grateful to be here as new co-owners.
This week on our social media accounts we are reposting shares, tags and finds, featuring Inner Space Yoga products being loved and used by yogis around the country. We are doing it as a thank you, with grateful hearts, for all the business and love you have given Inner Space Yoga since Tammy bought the company in 2014.
If you post any photos with Inner Space products, tag us so we can share them. Or use the #innerspaceyogasupplies.
On Monday this week, Inner Space Yoga was featured on Living East Tennessee, on WATE. Here is the link to the TV news piece. On Wednesday, we were in print the Knoxville News Sentinel's Shopper News.
We are working on new products and a live event that we will announce in our October Newsletter. Sign up for our Newsletter here!
We are starting a new Pose of The Week blog, with tutorials on how to use a bolster in each pose of the week.
Pose instructions are based on the Iyengar Yoga methodology, which is the style of yoga Rebecca studies.
Jill brings an extensive knowledge of Dharma yoga to Inner Space, from her 1000-hour studies with Sri Dharma Mittra. She shares her wisdom of his teachings often such as reminding us of this quote from Sri Dharma Mittra:
"The most important prayer is to say thank you, even for the air you breathe. Be grateful to exist."
The first Pose of the Week is a heart opening pose, to share the gratitude we are feeling now. It is called Ustrasana, or Camel Pose.
Benefits of using a yoga bolster in Camel Pose
The benefits of this pose are to open the chest, which can improve respiration and inspire a sense of optimism. It strengthens the legs and buttocks, opens the hip flexors, and improves posture. Using a bolster helps achieve these actions.
If you have back or neck injuries, don’t try this pose without the help of an experienced yoga teacher. When in doubt, always consult a doctor before trying a new form of exercise.
How to use a yoga bolster in Ustrasana, Camel pose
Ustrasana is a preliminary pose taught as an introduction to back bending poses.
There are three variations of Ustrasana that use a bolster:
- Place a round bolster horizontally on the floor and place the tops of the toes on the bolster, to make reaching the heels more accessible.
- Place a round bolster horizontally on the tops of the heels and reach to place hands on the ends of the bolster.
- Place a flat bolster vertically against a wall and press the tops of the thighs into the bolster.
To practice Camel Pose:
- First, the knees should be hips distance apart with the shins on the floor and toes pointing straight back.
- Place the hands on the hips, keep the thighs perpendicular to the ground, lengthen and lift the entire front trunk of the body, press the thighs forward and tuck the buttocks down, move the upper spine between the shoulder blades to open the upper chest.
- To come into the final pose, take the hands and touch the heels (variation 1 or 3) or the bolster (variation 2). Use the hands to press into the heels or bolster to further lift the chest by moving the shoulder blades in. Then take the head back and look behind if the neck allows.
- To come out of the pose, raise the head up, bring the trunk to an upright position and take the hands back to the waist.
For more how to guides on how to use your bolsters and mediation cushions, go here.
