Hone Your Focus!

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Garth Hewitt

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Published on May 1, 2015

A challenging balanced flow with lots of emphasis on the shoulders and the core to prepare for work on handstands. Balancing poses like the handstand help us learn to concentrate and immediately show us when we lose concentration if we fall out of the pose. Learn some useful tools in this sequence so you don't have to use the wall or rely on the wall for balance.

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Music playlist

Singing in tongues by Eccodek
Ganapati Om by Donna De Lory
Bolo Bolo [feat MC Yogi] by Go-Ray & Duke
Karama by Go-Ray & Duke
Bhavani [feat Sheela Bringi & Dave Eggar] by EarthRise SoundSystem
Sombience [feat Eccodek] by EarthRise SoundSystem
In my tribe by Eccodek
Kumbh Mela (Beatfarmer Remix) by Desert Dwellers
Tengpoche Monastery by Manose
Stratos by Jonn Serrie

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