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Janet Stone
@janetstoneyoga

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Assisting is a dance. Assisting is the art of paying close attention, getting the ego out of the way, to see clearly what needs support most. Assisting is a science taking into consideration alignment, body weight distribution, anatomy along with grace. It’s a creative expression of compassion and care for another. Through assisting I’ve learned about boundaries, where I end and another begins, integrity, trust and discernment. It asks that I open the aperture of my eyes and see someone beyond the shape they’re making with their body and understanding they are a full person with a history, a story, old wounds, limitations and to treat them as a whole wise being. Assisting has forced me to remember that it begins with me. I must care for myself, my alignment, integrity in groundedness, inner and out stability before I give it to another. We translate what’s happening inside to those around us so it has supported me to clean up my own foundation before helping another. By developing practices of firm footing and stability, I can then reach down and help someone else up. Assisting also allows me to delight in the dance of discovering and exploring the body and its possibilities. Assisting + Yoga Lab @castro.room 9.23 - 9.24 #assist #yoga #ytt #yogaworkshop #bayarea #compassion