Hi yoga friends,

We've got signs of spring on the block and the sun was out today after some cold and rainy days. Definitely a mood lifter!

Upcoming class reminder:

Yoga for Strength and Stress Relief Pop-up

Interested in how a chair can assist and challenge your yoga practice? Interested in a class that has equal parts strength, stretch, and relaxation? Check it out!

Four Wednesdays: 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12, 10-11:15am

Chestnut Hill United Church

$50, register at jmayyoga.offeringtree.com (or email me)

shoulders and downward facing dog

We've been working on shoulders in my on-going, weekly classes, specifically external rotation of arms and stability of shoulder blades. You've externally rotated your arms down by your sides, at shoulder height, and with arms overhead. In each position, the external rotation helps to stabilize your shoulder blades on your back. In downdog, the action of external rotation feels like rotating your inner elbows forward, biceps towards cheeks, triceps down towards the floor. This allows your shoulder blades to upwardly rotate, moving up and out towards your side ribs. And this means maximum space in your shoulder joint and stability of your shoulder blades.

Current Class Schedule

on-going, weekly drop-in classes:

• Gentle Flow at Blue Banyan Yoga Studio - Tuesdays 9-10am (bluebanyanyoga.com)
• Slow and Strong Sundays on zoom - Sundays 10-11:15am (registration at jmayyoga.offeringtree.com)

classes that require a membership:

• Roxborough YMCA - Fridays 10-11am; Saturdays 9-10am
• Germantown Cricket Club - Mondays 11:30-12:30; Thursdays 7-8pm

class series with pre-registration:

• Mt. Airy Learning Tree - Spring session registration is available at https://mtairylearningtree.org/ - Spring session runs mid April-June
• I'll be teaching two classes with the Mt. Airy Learning Tree this spring: Yoga for Strength and Stress Relief - Wednesdays 10-11:15 and Strong Chair Yoga 11:30-12:30 (more info on chair yoga soon)

have a wondeful weekend,

Jen