Last week I posted a piece on Mindfulness Practicing for ACT.

Here’s another practice , this time using a warrior II pose. I like Warrior II, Virabhadrasana II (veer-ah-bah-DRAHS-anna), for generating a feeling of power and focus. Try this exercise when you are having difficulty with finding motivation.

Part one: The pose

1. Face the long side of your mat with your arms stretched straight out from your shoulders and your feet parallel to each other in a wide stance. You want your ankles approximately beneath your wrists.
2. Turn your right foot and knee to face the front of the mat.
3. Angle your left toes a little in toward the upper left corner of the mat.
4. Bend your right knee so that you only see your right big toe.
5. Check and distribute your weight evenly between both legs. Press down through the outer edge of your back foot and four corners of right foot.
6. Check posture and keep the crown of your head stacked over your pelvis and your shoulders over your hips.
7. Reach through both arms toward the front and back of the mat and turn your head to look past your right fingertips.
8. Engage your abdominal muscles by creating a “lift” in your lower ab area.

Part Two: The practice

Hold the pose and breath in to the belly, reversing the exhale constrict the belly as the air empties. Continue even breathing as you look out over your right finger tips, envisioning that which you to accomplish. Switch sides and think of another project/task you would like to accomplish.

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