Tool Box ~ Supta Padangusthasana

 

Supta Padangusthasana - Reclined Big Toe Pose 

There is always more to learn. 

Cost Incurred ~ Parivrtta Utkatasana

Parivrtta Utkatasana - Twisting Chair Pose

When singularly focused on an acquisition, inquire conversely: what am I giving up to ‘get this’?

Soft-Test ~ Vakrasana

 

Vakrasana - Twisted Pose
Soft, relaxed version.

Do hard things with a light touch.

Intense Focus - Dandayamana Janu Sirsasana

Dandayamana Janu Sirsasana - Standing Head to Knee Pose
Head down. Intense focus.

Demanding from ourselves concentration and engagement. It’s not Summer Break - yet 😉.

Do You - Janu Sirsasana

Janu Sirsasana - Seated Head to Knee Pose
It’s a Do You day.

No Cell Reception ~ Paschimottanasana

Paschimottanasana - Seated Forward Fold
Yogis: a weight-bearing, stretching, breathing, chilling, sweating, meditating, luxuriating tribe - sans phones.

Cellphone-free in the yoga studio ; it’s reason enough to go!

Santosha ~ Setubandha Sarvangasana

 

Setubandha Sarvangasana - Bridge Pose

Cultivate Santosha with (week) DAILY yoga.

DAILY yoga and DAILY creativity for DAILY peace.

Yoga Your Way ~ Ardha Anjaneyasana

Ardha Anjaneyasana - Half Lunge Pose

Mini Visions, Missions, and Values for each Season; purposefully thought about and clearly written out.

Unexpected ~ Urdhva Dhanurasana

 

Urdhva Dhanurasana - Wheel Pose 🎡

Just lay it all on the yoga mat for the universe to figure out.  

Wrestling with my usual mommy / wifey / community conundrums, I arrived at hot yoga in a tizzy. So I just gave it all over to something greater. Immediately an unexpected course of action - to embrace what I had been rejecting - was proffered by the divine. By opting for this original possibility I then floated through the remainder of the (rife with responsibilities) day in pure peace. OM Shanti OM. Namaste.

Spring Flings ~ Bhujangasana

Bhujangasana - Cobra Pose 🐍 

SPRING - bright sun, dark clouds; high temperatures, UV rays, summer-like days, drizzle, pouring rain, sleet, hail, snow, storms, sunshine, tan-time … and all the moods that come with it!

Candles On My Cake ~ Virabhadrasana II

Virabhadrasana II - Warrior 2

 __ Kisses when I wake.

__ Candles on my cake.

We have closed ‘Birthday Season’ (until next October) in the Kirschenbaum home. A huge EXHALE for a mother who decorates and celebrates (6 human stars and a sparkle pup) in fantastical excess. 💐 

Self Massage ~ Utthita Parsvakonasana

 

Utthita Parsvakonasana - Extended Side Angle Pose

With familiarity through exposure, background and skill, yoga becomes self massage.