What Can Errol Flynn Teach Us about Yoga?

Errol Flynn, the movie star from the 30s and beyond, was trained to fence, and while his lifestyle might not teach us much about yoga, learning to reach effectively, from the spine, using the ribs, well that's a skill many yogis don't know they are missing. 

Watch the shape of Flynn as he dances up the stairs--Warrior Two anyone? What makes his stance powerful, and his thrust powerful, is his connection to the earth, the way he utilizes gravity to push up through his bones, his pelvis, into the spine, and directs the energy out the tip of his sword.  He is not static, and yet, he can be still. He is at ease, and that ease results in quickness.

What if we were so easy and soft through the ribs that they became a true transmitter for the force generated by our legs, hips, spine? How would that change the way we reach out to the world, grounded in our own sense of self? 

How does the very physical act of being both stable, and instantly movable, change our way of relating with others?

For me, to be truly connected to the earth, to be able to be at ease within--physically, and able to reach effectively out while not being pulled off balance: that is to be truly aligned with my inner intuition.  

Yoga, union, is to be really one with myself, body-mind-spirit. Doing the subtle practices of Feldenkrais lessons, one-to-one, or on my own, or in class, have taught me the places that I didn't know I was not inhabiting.  This has effected my yoga practice, the way I dance, and surprisingly, the way I communicate with others. 

Explore the Thoracic Spine, and see how it impacts everything--as above, so below... Tuesday 7-8pm

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