{"id":21607,"date":"2023-08-03T17:55:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T16:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/?p=21607"},"modified":"2023-08-04T13:10:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T12:10:06","slug":"yoga-arm-balances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movementformodernlife.com\/blog\/yoga-arm-balances\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Arm Balances: How to Build Strength and Stability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Yoga arm balances are a great way to build strength and stability. Helen Krag explores some ‘advanced’ poses and flows – and offers a reminder that ‘success’ always comes down to the quality of the breath.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For me, the arm balance category of poses is the one that provokes the most diverse mix of feelings. On one hand they can feel so challenging that I have a battle in my head before I even get started. On the other, the sense of achievement when I access Crow, or sustain Chaturanga for more than a couple of seconds, is joyful. In those moments I feel invincible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Together with inversions, arm balances are most likely to provoke in me a sense of competition \u2013 perhaps a throwback to gymnastics classes in my teens! Therefore, they serve as a great reminder that it really is not about \u2018performance\u2019; \u2018ticking off\u2019 the poses I can do; or berating myself for the ones I can\u2019t!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we measure ourselves on the ruler of the back bends we can do, the arm balances we have mastered\u2026 we will find ourselves cast adrift the moment any of these attributes is taken from us.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donna Farhi<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something I have noticed in my practice is this. The harder I try, and the more I \u2018cling on\u2019, the more difficult it becomes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe real magic of arm balancing is in the lightness and ease. Breathing deeply is foremost.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristi Rodelli (Johnson), Forrest Yoga Teacher<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the breath is deep and focused, the mind is quiet and we are most likely to find balance. Read more<\/a> from Kristi<\/a> on the essential ingredients for arm balances. Approach these postures with a holistic mindset, a sense of humour and a healthy dose of curiosity, and you\u2019ll soon start to reap the benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BENEFITS OF YOGA ARM BALANCES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yoga arm balances can help:<\/p>\n\n\n\n