Caterpillar Pose at the Farm | Yoga Illustration

As the Fall unfolds we must begin to YIN: decelerate, adapt, nurture, yield, contemplate, soften, stabilize, rest, process, listen… Paschimottanasana or Seated Forward Bend with a Bolster (Caterpillar in Yin Yoga) illustrated by Astrid Parker Kirschenbaum. 

Yin Paschimottanasana (Seated forward bend with yoga bolster) | Yoga Illustration 
Support yourself with a yoga bolster, support your local farm with your patronage. 

The answers can only be found inside of you, but sometimes a change of scenery is what draws them out. During the Autumn Equinox and fall harvest, I find myself spending increasing amounts of time on our Boulder County Farms gathering produce and product, attending events, or volunteering. Local Farms provide commune with Mother Earth, synchrony with the lifecycles of nature and a remembrance of what it means to be human.