Stay and play 🦚

 

Pincha Mayurasana - Feathered Peacock Pose

With or without the wall. 

🦚 Strike while the iron is hot and play all-warmed-up directly after class (if the room is available) or immediately upon returning home. 🪶 

Splendor

Mahayamuri Mudra - for the wise peacock queen.

From hands in prayer at heart center, clasp together the three middle fingers of both hands leaving the thumbs and pinkies extended. 

Mahayamuri mudra - Activate your crown chakra, accelerate towards your destiny. 

Modest days are splendid wise peacock rising days. 

Major

 

Pincha Mayurasana - Forearm Stand funky style

Practice, practice, practice. OR maybe it’s just not that major for you. 

Favorites

 

Ardha Chandrasana - Half Moon Pose

It’s OK to like a pose once in a while 😉 

Date Night 🍾

 

Parsva Bakasana - Side Crow Pose

Tension as an opportunity for connection; turn your least favorite day into one you look forward to.🍾

Privacy

 

Pincha Mayurasana - Forearm Stand with stag legs 

Some poses are better practiced at home. 

The hospitality rubber band has been stretched to its maximum and must now snap back; after a many-weeks-long, very social streak for our household, mom and dad are enforcing nuclear family time, just the six of us (plus the pup). 

Avert burnout 💥

 

Parsva Bakasana - Side Crow Pose

Some days (weeks?) are No Guest Days (no play dates, neighbors, workmen, dinner crashers, carpools…)  Determine the duration and spread the word. 

Proper preparation prevents poor performance

 

Parivrtta Utkatasana - Twisting Chair Pose

Momentous, significant (appointment, meeting, trip, event, party, holiday) day tomorrow? In order to sleep, do so with a notepad and pen on your bedside table. 🗒️💤 

🐭

🍂🧡🎃💛🌻

- 💚BAKE zucchini bread. 

- 💛Light a CANDLE at dinner.

- 🧡Autumnify the NATURE TABLE. 

- ❤️UNEARTH the winter socks. (And pants, and hats, and mittens…)

- 💜CRAFT in the common family area.

Cobwebs in the attic

 

Parsvottanasana - Pyramid Pose 

🕷️ IDENTIFY and sweep aside your COBWEBS. 🕸️ 🧹 

Altitude

Urdhva Mukha Pasasana - Thread the needle pose 🧵 🪡 

 Relax your eyes, relax your jaw, relax your teeth, relax your toes, relax your ATTITUDE. 

Squeak

 

Waterfall Pose, Squat Pose

Afishka yoga mice packed and dressed

Pack, fold, place sweetly out of sight only those clothes you’ll be elated to unbox next summer. The SURPLUS leaves your home ASAP. 🍃 🍂