Stealth

REST for improved performance. 

Know when to fold. Know when to hold.

Paschimottasana - Seated Forward Fold

Calm the mind.

 First FOLD then EXTEND. 

(Yes, it’s also a metaphor).

Prayer Power

 Let go and let god.

How to Pray

 

Half Lotus Tip Toe Pose - Ardha Baddha Padma Padangusthasana

Make Yoga Class your PRAYER for one whole hour (or more…)

Legally pertinent

Is it RELEVANT ?? The new 2025 Spring Cleaning Mantra Q. 

As time passes it is only logical that objects increase in nostalgia. Therefore, RELEVANCE - appropriateness to the current time, period, or circumstances; of contemporary interest - is the requirement. Every article of clothing, dish, toy and doodad must pass the ‘significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand’ test - obligation to be appurtenant to life RIGHT NOW!

Ekagrata

Parivrtta Trikonasana - Revolved Triangle

Ekagrata - one-pointedness, single mindedness, concentration 

 First twist THEN extend. 

Yielding 💛

 

Snail Pose — Halasana, Plough, Variation

Yin Plough is Snail

ROUND the spine, SOFTen the legs, ALLOW the knees to bend (maybe even beside the ears), RELAX the arms or HOLD hips with hands; LINGER and REST.

Deep, passive, meditative, slow-paced, stress relieving; enrich self-awareness and yolk bodily connectivity with YIN.  🥚 🐌 

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Vajrasana Variation On Toes — Thunderbolt Variation On Toes

Yin Yoga pose — for ligaments, tendons, fascia — AKA Deep Work 🌚

UNfurl your feet to open and stimulate your meridians.

Excruciating? Breathe to remain calm. 

Alignment begins with the feet. 

In Standing poses:

1. Lift all ten toes. 

2. Spread, FAN them out. 

Is there (equal) space between each? 

3. Place them back down -

One-toe-at-a-time, starting with the pinkie toes.

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Then:

4. Add ‘variation on toes’ to (all of?) your Vajrasanas. ⚡️

Openness, Coordination… Sure Footedness :)

Library 📕🪱

Parivrtta Hasta Padangusthasana — Revolved Hand to Big Toe Pose

Yang poses like this strength/stretch/twist are hung-with-the-hats for the week while husband is away and my infection is assuaging.

Limits. Injuries. Illnesses. — Forced pauses. Use them to reflect and assess. 

Not operating at full capacity with two hours between kid drop-off and pick-up, I stopped by the library thinking it to be the most serene choice from 6-8pm. Lo-and-behold they were having their seasonal book sale and I found a few treasures with the words of SOLACE I so desperately desired. Plus some decades old classics for the family collection, and a few sweet libros in Spanish for our houseguest, too. Illness and injury paving the path for quiet bookworming and togetherness. Acceptance and softness working its wonders. 🐛 

 

Education

 

Ardha Matsyendrasana — Half lord of the Fishes

Learning through pain…

in Apple-Pie order

Ardha Kurmasana — Half Tortoise Pose

Allays decision fatigue. 

Choice upon choice upon choice when clearing out the family closets. Husband’s is looking immaculate. Wife’s (yours truly the author) is underway. Goldie (age 12) on deck.

Why do I manage my husband’s wardrobe? It’s a 🚢 ship-shape passion and prowess - it’s kind and intimate (sexy?) to take such a task on for your beloved. 

HOT TO GO pile.

Day 1. Annual Closet Clean Out. Konmari style. 

Ashton is (dumpster?) “diving”, hence the disarray.

Day 2. Give-away pile is growing. 

Not quite so disheveled.

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Sasangasana - Rabbit Pose

Sasanga - having the marks of a hare 🐰 

Soothes thyroid, aids sleep, assuages sinuses. 

Stretches back, shoulders and neck. 🌙

Do ‘it’ or don’t do it. But whatever you do, do not overthink it !!