Long-time Modo Yoga teacher Andrea Palichuk shares the top reasons why she loves the Modo Series after 11 years of practicing Modo Yoga.

One of the things that I have heard a lot from students over the years is how they get bored of the Modo Series and that they wish teachers would change it up. I don’t always have time to share my full response before or after I teach a class. So let me tell you why I personally LOVE the consistency of the Modo series.

 

 

You Notice Subtle Changes

When you do the same set of poses consistently, it allows you to experience subtle changes in your body from day to day and practice to practice.

 

 

Within the Consistency, There is INFINITE Variety!

Even though you may do the same series often, you don’t have to practice the poses in the exact same way.

To train mobility in a variety of ranges, try some of the following:

• Improve your balance and close your eyes when doing a pose – even if it’s only for a few seconds!
• Work your muscles by changing your leg or arm position, ie. Chair Pose with feet hip distance apart or wider.
• Challenge your endurance when you go to 50% of your maximum range of motion in a pose, but hold the pose for 30 seconds longer than you normally would.

 

 

Familiarity Allows for a Deeper Meditation

Once you have a sense of the poses in a Modo class, you get a break from listening to the teacher and figuring out how to place your limbs. This allows you to focus more on your breath and what you’re feeling in your body. 

 

You Can Modify to Suit your Needs

Whether you’re injured, tired, or if you want a challenge, you can adjust the postures and transitions to suit where you’re at during that class.  All of our teachers are amazing resources to offer different options and modifications. 

Also know that when you move mindfully and focus on your breath and the sensations in your body, you can be creative and trust your intuition.

 

 

Engaging with Boredom = Investigating Deeper Emotions

If boredom arises when we practice the Modo series, we learn to stay with this feeling rather than avoiding it. By feeling our feelings on the yoga mat, it helps us to do so off our mat as well. Instead buying stuff that we don’t need to distract us from how we feel, we can learn to accept our emotions and find our peace within.

 

 

Andrea began practicing Modo Yoga when a studio opened down the street from her house in Ottawa, where she did her undergrad in Political Science at Carleton.

In 2011 Andrea completed her Level 1 Modo Yoga training in Victoria, BC.

She is currently finishing her last 2 prerequisites to apply to physiotherapy school at the end of the year.

You can find Andrea’s classes on our schedule at both the Dufferin and Rutherford locations.