In Pilates, rib positioning helps create a stable foundation for your core and spine.
As you lie on the mat, gently draw your ribs toward your hip bones and allow your spine to settle toward the mat. Keep a small natural space beneath your lower back rather than forcing it completely flat.
From here, your core can support the movement while your spine stays stable and your breath continues to flow.
The goal is to feel for a shrink wrap effect through the torso.
Modo Yoga Orleans
2442 St. Joseph Blvd. Suite 101, 2nd Floor
corner of St. Joseph & Orleans Calm. Fit. Visit the studio for your first 30 days for $60! total travel time)
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Modo hot yoga is a unique yoga series that combines the precision of therapeutic yoga and the foundations of traditional yoga in a specially heated room. The series is a cardiovascular workout that strengthens, tones and loosens the muscles, while calming the mind and reducing stress. The 'hot' in hot yoga allows for deep, safe stretching and promotes detoxification of the skin, blood a
Maybe you came for the movement.
Maybe you stayed for the feeling.
A little more space to breathe. A little more energy. A little more connection to yourself.
Sometimes an hour on the mat is exactly what the day needed. 🤍
Sometimes, the most meaningful part of practice is simply making space for yourself.
An hour to move, breathe, reconnect, and be present with where you are.
And when you leave, you carry a little of that feeling with you.
That’s the beauty of showing up. 🤍
Come as you are, take it at your own pace, and let the practice grow with you. Whether you’re looking to feel stronger, more mobile, more grounded, or simply a little better in your body, there’s a place for you here.
Your first class is just the beginning.
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Hot yoga is a practice you experience, not something you have to perfect. 🤍
Some days you’ll feel strong and some days you’ll move a little slower. Every practice has something to offer.
Come as you are.
See you in the hot room. 🌿
You thought you were joining a yoga studio.
What you found was a place to belong.
The movement brought you in, but it’s the familiar faces, the conversations before class, the smiles after Savasana, and the feeling of being welcomed exactly as you are that keeps you coming back.
That’s the Modo Yoga Orleans difference. 🤍
Your shoulders might be talking to your hips. You read that right😃
Often, a little more shoulder mobility can change the way your whole body moves and feels because its all connected.
A simple way to think about it is: what’s happening in Ottawa might be affecting Vancouver.💫
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Savasana is where your practice gently integrates.
As your body rests in Savasana, stress hormones settle, calming GABA activity increases, and your nervous system gets a chance to shift into a more restorative state.
GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) is the brain’s main inhibitory neurotransmitter. Think of it as the brain’s natural brake pedal, helping quiet overactive neural activity and create a sense of calm.
Healthy GABA activity can:
1. Reduce stress and anxiety:
Help quiet brain circuits associated with worry and promote a greater sense of calm.
2. Support deeper, more restorative sleep: By helping the mind slow down, GABA plays an important role in healthy sleep.
3. Improve focus and mental clarity: Less mental noise and overstimulation can make it easier to concentrate and feel present.
4. Support emotional balance:
GABA helps regulate brain activity involved in mood and emotional responses.
5. Encourage physical relaxation: GABA also helps reduce muscle tension and supports a more relaxed state throughout the body.
This is one reason why a practice like yoga, meditation and deep breathing can feel so incredibly grounding and restorative. They give the body and brain an opportunity to slow down, settle, and restore.
Savasana isn’t simply the end of class. It’s where we pause, absorb, and allow the benefits of our practice to settle in deeply.
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