Life Preserver 🛟

 

🛟 How to survive Pool Party Season in four (with Sanskrit) easy steps!!

1. Ekam. Inhale for a count of four.

2. Dve. Hold for a count of four. 

3. Treeni. Exhale for a count of four. 

4. Catvari. Hold for a count of four. 

Pete and Repeat sat in a boat, Pete fell off, who was left? Yes - REPEAT this breathing technique.

Also known as square or BOX breathing. & Good enough for the navy SEALS. 

1. “Eh-kam” 2. “Dvay” 3. “Tree-nee” 4. “Cha-tvaa-ree”

And again :)

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Summer is Yang

 

Ardha Uttanasana - Half Forward Fold hands on floor

(Always one to bend the knees and take the gentler approach) - It’s time to YANG the yoga!! : Ardha Uttanasana with hands on floor rather than shins or thighs. STRAIGHT as-I-can-get legs during the entire sequence…

Thank you, me

 Adho Mulkha Svanasana - Downward Facing Dog Pose

The fundamentals are there (for you, thanks to you). 💕

Yoga skills are applicable abound !! Enjoy relative ease when perusing novel activities or when finding yourself in foreign situations. You - yogi! - bring expertise in focus, breath, flexibility and strength as well as the universal advantage of an open heart and free spirit. 💖🥰💫

Summer Routine ; it’s not an oxymoron

Pincha Mayurasana- Feathered Peacock Pose 🪶 

Forearm Balance 

It’s not yet summer!! - as we are reminded habitually here in Colorado with erratic temps and afternoon storms. ⛈️ But, it is after Labor Day and, for many of us, Summer Break. GRANT yourself at least week or two of consideration before anchoring your (and your family’s) Daily Summer Routine. 🎏

ComparisonAsana

 

Padmasana - Lotus variation

Unlimited options abound 💜

What’s the most fatiguing pose in yoga? Comparison-asana! Be sure to wear yourself out when spying on fellow yogis around the studio; as in life, nothing shall run thee more ragged than measuring oneself against anyone other than oneself. 

Tabula Rasa

 

Strip down to the bare minimum.

Discard! Desert! Abandon! Forsake yesterday’s self!!

Half full

Tadasana - Mountain Pose

How much of yoga class is spent in this pose? How often in life are we standing still in the commonplace? More or less half of our time/life energy? So, how serene and stoic of a mountain can we be?  ⛰️  

6th grade WALDORF Medieval Games

Sopris Mountain 🏔️ Roaring Fork Valley

Dream

Eka Pada Rajakapotasana- One Footed King Pigeon Pose

 

Mission? Purpose? Make lists freely. Write your dreams. Write your goals. Write write write until something pops out.

 

Luvin

 

Urdhva Dhanurasana -  Wheel Pose (her) 

Ardha Purvottanasana - Reverse Table Top (him)

Couples are yoga 🤎

Summer is next, my sweet friends!!

Easy

 

Parivrtta Sukhasana - Easy Twist, Seated Twist, Simple Cross-legged Twist

Couples are yoga 💕

Yes, the answer is kindness. 

After you

Phalakasana, Kumbhakasana, Utthita Chaturanga Dandasana - High Plank Pose

Couples are yoga 💙

Kumbhakasana - breath retention. Hold your breath BRIEFLY before lowering into push-up position, Chaturanga Dandasana. Outside the studio, pause only temporarily before committing to a decision. And TAKE TURNS with your other half, arbitrating according to your particular strengths. This is what partnership is for. 
 

Mast

 

Dandasana- Staff Pose (him) / Sirsasana - Handstand (Her)

Couples are yoga 🧡

Note to self - learning a handstand means actually practicing a handstand. The grass is greener and softer in Summer - enlist your partner and get to practicing al fresco.