“Crazy”

 

Ardha Chandrasana - Half Moon Backbend, Bikram Yoga

Thank you, yoga, for defying prevailing social norms, values, and traditions. The crazier you are, the more I like you. 🎀 

Liberty 🗽

 

Ardha Chandrasana - Half Moon Pose in hot, Bikram, style Yoga 🧨

Ah, the sweet Liberty of not bothering with our inventive interpretation of what everyone else is supposedly thinking of us.🗽 

 

Bushwhack

 

Bhekasana - Frog Pose 

The more populated your area, the more critical to your survival it is to Bushwhack — to machete your own path !!! (As in, the herd is headed to the slaughterhouse — go your own way.) 😳

Alien 👽

 

Mandukasana - Frog Pose

Most times I have nowhere to be, which makes me practically an alien in this rushy-rushy society. 

🌲 Tada !! 🌳

 

Paschimottanasana Namaskarasana- Reverse Prayer Pose, Reverse Namaste 

Wear what YOU like for your yoga or hike. 

Up the mountain a few 1000 feet 

💙 Swimsuit 💚 Linen 🧡 Crocs. 

❤️🤍💙July 4❤️🤍💙 with PHOTOS

 

⭐️ Star Pose ⭐️

❗️Parade & meet up with everyone I know to stroll

Luncheon at the Club

BBQ & Pool Party with extended family

Boat Ride on opposite town’s side

❓ Fireworks, or in fire country: Laser and Drone Show - visible from home 💥 🛌 

Late night House-party

God bless me — I may just choose 1 ❗️or 2❓ activities to commemorate the USA today 🤩 *

* update — Plan for very little and REALIZE so so much more !! - 

✔️Bike ride to parade with water fight 🔫💦 

✔️Locals ski club party 🎿 

✔️Romantic stroll and - shhh - some shopping 🎩 🤫

✔️Chic adults oyster lunch 🦪 

✔️While children ✔️Nap ✔️Bus ✔️Playground ✔️Bakery Etc.

✔️Family putt-putt ⛳️ 

✔️Quiet mountain and river play ~ nature-made boat races 🍃

✔️Drone show viewing from home 

✔️Movie night 🍿 

All with ease and energy to spare. ✌️ By making SPACE for MAGIC 🪄 

Hoarder

 

Vasisthasana - Side Plank Pose

With toe hold 🫶

Amass new poses not objects. 

Collect stars

 

Dandasana - Staff Pose

Stars not stuff. 

Dirty work

 

Parivrtta Malasana - Revolved Squat Pose

BREAKTHROUGH days feel like Stuck-in-the-mud all day days. 🤎

Light as a feather. Stiff as a board.

 

Virabhadrasana III - Warrior 3

Stiff as a board = light as a feather. 💪 🪶 

Dakhsa

 

Dekasana - Airplane Pose

Requires Dakhsa : ‘skill, capability, dexterity’.

As well as actively extended arms and hands for ease of flight.

SUMMER TRAVEL requires skill, capability, and dexterity. An active extension that is LIGHT enough to FLY. Even and especially your fingertips should be animated with buoyant energy. I keep my fingernails well-filed and natural for these high season ventures 💅 

Summer Elixer

 

CLEAN with bar soap 🧼 

SCRUB with sugar/salt + lemon, honey, vanilla, olive oil 🧂🫒 

MOISTEN with coconut oil, castor oil, beef tallow 🧉🐮

SOOTHE with aloe, lavender essential oil, ice 💜🧊