It's amazing how stillness and breath can help release even the most stubborn tension.

So true, I'm so glad the session gave you what you needed, gentle movement, deep release, and a moment to recalibrate. And with the view and birdsong, nature provided the perfect touch.

Beautiful! Sitting in wide seiza without forcing is exactly the Yin way, letting your body open gradually. Combining that with Swan or Pigeon backbends is a lovely way to balance release and expansion. That gorgeous view can really deepen the experience!

Devi Daly Whatever corrections were made on 02/12 notifications are now working for blank replies which are sent when only Like is selected. This fixed the issue where your new method of letting us know you have read them was not alerting us. 

They all seem to tagged as favorites, don't they.  My hope is one of the "big changes" Devi makes will allow us to create our personalized playlists.  That would be so helpful.

Started practice with some lower back stiffness, so this felt perfect today. I found using props during the dragon variations really helpful. I’m learning about a unique characteristic of my body that requires some compensation. Transitions between poses felt a bit quick and challenging, definitely need to slow those down. The twist to the left after dragon revealed some soreness, or perhaps new growth, in my recovered shoulder. Surprisingly, I’m starting to enjoy figure four, which I didn’t expect. I realize now that I was aiming to bring my ankles too far up instead of allowing them to rest naturally between the leg and thigh. Great practice today, especially with the sutra reading focusing on the breath.

I’ve noticed “likes” are not an option which notifies commenters when selected. Most sites have this feature. 

Working with a bit of a strained back and shoulder (new growth) and this practice was ideal.  I love it when they pop-up within my reality.  I'm still rather amazed how I can "feel" the energy so directly now.

I found it so interesting, the brief mention of "stretch reflex".  I had a similar running mishap as you, but in my case my foot cause the bolted barrier mount and I went immediately from horizontal to vertical, landing on my shoulder.  I see there was no time for my reflex to activate.  

I like the move from half frog to a twist, it really is a ringer.  Even when I do a more yang series of poses I find the I want to linger, getting stretched out in a pose is so beneficial.