![]() He reached back for dancer’s pose, and his heart popped open, setting off a hip bone connected to the thigh bone type phenomenon. Now dial in as we make the transition to our balancing sequence.” The class exhaled into a pack of downward dogs, and a growl filled the room as Arnold, the 68-year-old wearing only Speedos, made an ill-timed contribution to the collective flow. “Inhale warrior 2… Exhale extended side angle… Inhale mountain pose… Exhale forward fold… Inhale to pig in the sky… ” This kid may get this goddamn thing, Fawn thought as she coached the waves rising and falling. But when he flickered his eyes closed today, he snapped into a groove of pure comfort. He hardly made eye-contact and squirmed in the presence of others. The 19-year-old loner from the nearby community college wasn’t known for much. Carlos wasn’t known for his heart-openers. Dudes with legit man-buns who hadn’t even cracked the 400 mark.īut as Carlos, nailed the first cactus pose, the thought of a Flow State™ first entered Fawn’s mind. Fawn knew dedicated yoga instructors who still hadn’t achieved such greatness. But the odds of getting one in a beginner’s class were slim. ![]() She’d guided sixteen Flow States™ in her 7-year teaching career, a studio best. Either her gift or her discipline was next level sublime. Sit one inch deeper into your Truth.” Fawn was special. But she knew it wouldn’t last long, as the Universe pulled the guidance from her lips like warm taffy. Synchronized swimming on land from Fawn’s vantage point. Just 24 appendages, 6 bodies, 1 breath, all moving together. It was early and every student was still on pace for a Flow State™. The Flow 1 class was rounding the corner of their simple Sun A. Despite the pushback, Carolyn and Ron’s community continued to grow. Shouts and jeers emanated from the crowd of hatha, vinyasa, ashtanga, and yin followers, as they disputed the intention and legitimacy behind FSY. Boos rained down on the stage and the talk was cut short as the audience became incensed like sage before an aura smudging. “Try to achieve it or don’t, everyone is welcome either way.” At a yoga convention in Sedona one year, Ron and Carolyn presented their philosophy to a kombucha-drunk crowd. They contended a Flow State™ was something to aspire to, nothing less, nothing more. The founders and owners of FSY, Ron and Carolyn Masterson, didn’t waste energy on the doubters. Many believed those conditions are in a constant state of flux. Many argued that level of presence didn’t come with a set of instructions. And that it was bastardizing the real flow state. Naysayers thought the goal-based model of Flow States™ were counterintuitive to the practice. ![]() Von Wolfenburger schneidermankowski, no more.įSY had its fair share of critics. She shed her husband’s last name and felt buoyant again without the extra weight. The 47-year-old had signed her final divorce papers just hours before. Little did Fawn know, Nancy needed this one. But today she’d taken a gummy before leaving the house, and her stiff hips swung more efficiently than usual. Last Tuesday, Nancy opted for infant pose for a majority of class. ![]() It was a beginner class and a breath-per-pose flow in a heated room is a huge ask. And that’s exactly why Fawn had one of her three eyes on Nancy. The warrior would need to wield a saber of focus and strength, if they wanted to get their Flow State™ membership card punched after class.įSY instructors underwent intense training and tracked all potential Flow States™ in their classes. Regardless of the rationale, the fact remained, Flow States™ were incredibly rare in the 108-degree rooms. “The number 2 is a humble and balanced number, in stark opposition to the 1, who bows for nobody.” That was about as good as you were gonna get. The numerology aspect added to the mystery of the difficult feat, although no-one could explain the 2 or 4 thing with very much depth. Once the student does all of this, a Flow State™ is achieved. That’s precisely 222 inhales, and 222 exhales, in exactly 44.4 minutes using a 6-second breath. The idea was simple enough, match a breath per pose for 444 consecutive poses. This definition was far more technical, and the overarching concept from which FSY was born. One with legal ramifications should you use the term without permission. But there was a different kind of flow state, too. A sense of energized focus, sure, that’s how most people knew it. Besides the vibrant community and uplifting playlists, there was a reason why people practiced Flow State Yoga.
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