Bow Baseball Bliss!
Bow pose is a powerful addition to any stretching routine. Bow pose increases the flexibility of the entire spine. Baseball (as well as all of life's activities!) require some degree of spinal flexion (forward bending). A baseball fielder's constant forward and anticipatory ready position puts continuous regular stress on their spines.
Bow Pose helps to open the lungs, vertebrae and hip flexors, which are often very tight in athletes. This gives baseballers greater spinal flexibility and rotation with less strain. YES PLEASE!
Malasana; Yogic Squat; "Catcher Pose! "
Our NOT SO little ROCKSTAR plays catcher in Little League. Is there a more fitting pose than Malasana? In Malasana you plant you feet firmly into the floor, which helps to achieve balance and remain rooted as you lengthen your spine upward. This stretches your Achilles tendons, stabilizes your arches and aligns your knees and ankles. You get a good stretch in your calf muscles, hamstrings, groins and hip flexors. Opening your hips helps relieve knee pressure. Malasana ALSO improves concentration, stimulates circulation, helps free your breathing and develops your lung power. HOLY ASANA!!!
After further review, Malasana is good for EVERYONE!!!
P.S. Happy Birthday to our not so little Rockstar!
BATTER UP! WARRIOR II and SHIFTING DIRECTIONS
Warrior II increases power in your hips, quads and core! Warrior II is great for improving twisting movements such as swinging a baseball bat AND for changing directions quickly, which is necessary in fielding. Hip injuries in baseball are on the rise, and surgery is becoming more and more common. The hip joint is a ball in a socket. The socket has a fibrous rim called the labrum. The labrum is soft, firm and rubbery, like an inner tube on a bike wheel. If the labrum becomes frayed, torn or detached, injuries can occur. Bone spurs can develop and cartilage can become damaged over time. Baseball players put tremendous pressure and force through their hip joint, whether swinging a bat, changing directions when catching, throwing and fielding and running the bases. The ligaments that stabilize the hip and encapsulate the entire joint and help to protect the HUGE muscles that motor the leg and stabilize the body.
Baseball and Yoga!
It is no secret that the Zamoffs are baseball fans. Our little Warrior plays catcher for his Little League team, and it is clear his meditation and yoga have assisted him in tapping into the cerebral qualities of this position. As we embark on a cross country adventure (and catch many Minor League games) we will be blogging daily and speaking to the infinite benefits for all athletes, but specifically baseball players. Whether it is preventing injury, rejuvenating between games, building strength or harnessing mental acuity, yoga does a baseball player good!
STAY TUNED...
Pose of the Month July!
CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY
9pm Friday, June 24
ONE hour of love. Grounding and opening poses to foster connection and clarity. SPACE is LIMITED. Please make your donation via the WORKSHOPS/PROGRAMS tab and reserve your spot ♥ All proceeds go to the Pulse fund.
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AHIMSA
Ahimsa is Sanskrit for non-violence towards oneself and towards others. Every living thing has divine energy, and harm towards one is harm towards oneself. Ahimsa isn’t simply the practice of refraining from violent words or actions, it’s also about abstaining from violent thoughts. Ahimsa is the total and absence of violence from one's mind, body and spirit. Ahimsa is absence of any desire to engage in harmful thoughts period. Pass it On.
Show Up and Be of Service @ Sunday 6/12 @10:45 Hot Power
There is a sweet little girl in Jacob’s class at school named Talia. She lost her mom to cancer recently, and her grandma is now raising her. She is still sad and confused, and now her grandma is diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. We are making my Sunday class a donation for her medical bills this week, and you can donate here, and also via Warrior ONE at https://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws…
Summer Solstice: 108 Sun Salutations with Danielle C!!!
Saturday, June 25 at 12 PM - 2 PM @ Warrior One 2822 Corrine drive
As you know, throughout the year we do four 2-hour long 108 Sun Salutation Celebrations. We ask you to bring 2 cans of non perishables plus a monetary donation for little- or no-income families in Orlando.
Join us for 2 focused, blissful hours of moving meditation to cultivate power, love, compassion, and strength. This event will fill up quickly, so make your donation and reserve your spot today… help others and help yourself ~ be bright!
PRE-REGISTER ONLINE to make your donation & reserve your spot today!
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Whooooooaaaaaaaaaaa....YES!!!!!
WOOHOOO!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
We are SO PROUD of you, HANDSTAND CHALLENGERS! WAY to BE UP TO SOMETHING MASSIVE! ;)
Great job through this challenge, it has been SUCH a blast watching you progress and watching you take CRAZY handstand pics in all kinds of wild places! Thank you for showing up, thank you for shining out, YOU ARE SO AWESOME!
On a boat, off the side of a boat, on a canoe, next to a helicopter, in the mountains, Colorado, Nashville, New Smyrna Beach, Chincoteague, Bahamas, Paris, At Universal, on the beach, in the pool, in the airport, in a bedroom, in the office, in a park, in a bathroom, in the hallways, ON a tree, NEAR a tree, WITH a tree, in the backyard, in the front yard, in a hotel, in Ten10 Brewing, with the dogs, with the kids, with friends… Handstands ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE!
SHOUT OUTS TO THE FOLLOWING HANDSTAND WARRIORS who COMPLETED this Challenge!
(remember, to COMPLETE the challenge, you must submit the form! there is still time! www.wearewarriorone.com/handstandchallengefinale )
Jess Mahoney
Katrina Brodka
Kelley Sikes
Sarah Hayner
Sara G. Gonzalez
Melissa Davis
Kayla Mitchell
Leigh Ruback Bingham
Bruce Pettingill
Cynthia Mediate
Winona Wiley
Chelsea Whalley-Brennan
Aaron Benningfield
Heidi Gobetz
Erica L. Ayala
Danielle Barbera
Emily Chung
Emily Ribeiro
Stephanie Porta
Toni Valley
Judy Lynn Hines
Stephanie Nursey
Angelique Allison
Scott Lindsay Gobetz
Meghan Mason
Francesca Jo Lacaria
Sara Flynn-Kramer
Drew Lanier
Alberta Dering
Sarah Greenberg
Elsa Gil
Leah G James
Kathy Traexler
Isabel Walker
June Pose of the Month! EAGLE :)
Audubon Park Garden District wins Great American Main Street Award!
We are so grateful to be a part of this vibrant neighborhood!
#apgd Audubon Park Garden District!!!
Warrior One is in this great video! Great glimpse of Kim King Zamoff in Dore's class at 3:10.
💜Thank you for choosing local with your dollars and energy✌🏾️
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Warrior Trivia You Say?
Get Ready! Melissa and Dore's Stage Names TBD :)))
Congratulations to Our Warrior Graduates!!!
We are so proud to formally congratulate our new Warrior One Teachers! They just completed 300 hours of intensive study and hands-on training in Asana, Pranayama, Meditation, Anatomy & Physiology, Professional Ethics and Safe and Effective Assists! They ROCK! We LOVE all of you and are so proud you LET GO and LET IT BE!
Meet Kindred Spirits Sanctuary Rockstar Cody!!!
Meet the beautiful Wild Mustang Cody! Cody lives at Kindred Spirits Sanctuary in Ocala. Cody loves Apples and his Mama and is so grateful for Warrior One's contributions towards an amazing safe haven for animals. We will be visiting Cody this month and will be bringing some treats and doing some work on the farm! There are 170 animals who can live their lives free from harm's way thanks to Kindred Spirits and those that help in anyway they can!
"All beings tremble before violence. All fear death, all love life. See Yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do?"--Buddha
Pose of the Month: HANDSTAND OF COURSE!
HANDSTAND CHALLENGE. THE ANSWER IS YES !
HANDSTAND CHALLENGE
SPRING (into action!) PROGRAM
FLIP YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
30 Days of Handstands [Even if You Don't Know How]
Start with 10 per day for the first 10 days
Gradually move up to 20 in the middle 10 days
Then IMPRESS YOURSELF with 30 handstands PER DAY for the LAST 10 DAYS!
30 days. 600 Handstands. ONE Whole New Perspective.
DO NOT DOUBT YOURSELF.
You ready?
HANDSTAND CHALLENGE STARTS MAY 1!
SIGN UP TODAY
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Cinco de Mayo Spin and Sangria
Warriors Wanted!
Earth Day
Celebrate our Earth with your Community of Warrior One! We will be at Lake Eola Park on Saturday, April 23, 2016 starting at 10:00AM. FREE Yoga, Meditation and HUGS will be available! Check out our schedule below:
10:30a - Flow Yoga - Joanne
11a - Meditation - Marlene
11:30a - Power Yoga - Bree
12noon - Metta Meditation - Ali D
12:30p - Gentle/Yin Yoga - Lyndsey
1pm - Getting Unstuck: A Meditation - Joselyn
1:30p - Power Yoga - Joselyn
2pm - Meditation - Joanmarie
2:30p - Family Yoga - Ali D
3pm - Physical Awareness Meditation - Ashley
3:30p - Basics Flow Yoga - Ashley
4pm - Meditation - Danielle
4:30p - Yin Yoga - Tiffany
5pm - Meditation - Ali D
5:30p - Flow Yoga - Ali D
Central Florida Earth Day is an exciting day of colorful and educational exhibits and activities! It will take place at beautiful Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando on April 23, 2016 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Admission is FREE! Earth Day is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event. Earth Day is a vegan event. Earth Day, now in its 11th year, is the biggest and best Earth Day festival in Central Florida!