Three

ZERO in on these THREE pillars : Bhanda ~ Drishti ~ Pranayama

Bhanda - Energy lock (root, diaphragm, throat…)

Drishti - Gaze 

Pranayama - Breath regulation 

Easy-like

 

Sukhasana - Easy Pose (anything but!!)

Sukh - Happy

Approach your yoga postures easy-like. And then solve your worldly “problems” equally EASY-LIKE.

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.  🥚 🐌 

👠

 

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 !! 

Skillz

A narrow focus leads to surprising uses of your natural talents. Answer the call. Do not delay. 
 

📞Contact

🤎❤️📱🧡💜

Be the girl who ~ answers the phone and/or calls right back.

(But is unreachable on holy days and holidays.)

Breakthrough

 

🦋

Sirsasana Li Konasana - Tripod Headstand with Wide Legs

How to breakthrough? Just keep showing up. Day after day. Do what you say. Make no excuses. ‘Just do it.’ 😶

Piqued

💙Denim skirts.

It’s one of those annoyed-with-everything!! types of days (for a few weeks). The irritation is so offensive that it has that opportunistic atmosphere. Fed up enough to make a big change — or many. Exasperated to the point of generating something brilliant. Revelations, and breakthroughs (in yoga poses, too),  are made past the point of exhaustion. Anger as the great motivator.

 

Note to self📝

✨🌫️ Trikonasana - Triangle Pose 🌫️✨

📝Say less.