Miles: Leaning Into Your Backbone (69 min)
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1h 9m
1 Belt, 2 Blocks
This practice works hip flexion, forward folding and spinal rounding. We play with firefly, titibasana, and work with the idea of allowing our back ribs to expand as a a way to move a little deeper into both our metaphoric and physical backbone.
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