Reinvention ~ Supta Baddha Konasana

Restorative Supta Baddha Konasana - Reclining Bound Angle, with Heart Opener

Reminiscing about my early yoga days while conceptualizing what is to come.

Summer is the season of reinvention, SPRING is the season to plant the reinvention seeds. 

Hand-me-downs ~ Virabhadrasana I

Virabhadrasana I - Warrior One 
The color of the heart is green.

I am stuck on the Stuff Merry-Go-Round. Packing for a family of six makes me lose my mind a little. I have beneficially and appropriately kept and corralled many, many seasons and sizes of duds and doo-dads, but this again? How many times can I unbox, unfold, sort, fold, wash, dry, sort, fold, pack, unpack, sort, shakeout, dust off, examine, sort, fold, keep, pass along, repeat …

Puritanical ~ Ardha Ustrasana

   

Ardha Ustrasana - Half Camel Pose

Slowly discovering the fallacy of my puritanical misery… apparently, we do not have to earn each second of leisure or fragment of glee? 

😇 👿 ~ Virabhadrasana 2, raised heel and heel hold

Virabhadrasana II - Warrior 2, heel raised, heel hold
Yoga poses are neither ‘Good’ nor ‘Bad’.

What if we no longer deduce things, people and experiences as ‘Good’ and ‘Bad’? 

Inward ~ Eye Palming

Sukhasana - Easy Pose with Eye Palming
Eye Care: Suspending our incessant eyesight abuse.

Resting our eyes - using an eye pillow or our warmed (rub them together!) hands. 

Most Wanted ~ Laghu Vajrasana

Laghu Vajrasana - Little Thunderbolt Pose
Yes, mom’s light shines on us all. 🥰

 A few hours of uninterrupted work time daily for yourself and then they, whoever, can have the rest! 

Please Utthita, Extend ~ Baddha Konasana

Baddha Trikonasana - Bound Triangle 

Utthita - extend - your yoga into all aspects of yourself and your life.

Today I was lamenting (as per usual) that two particular (multi-year!) commitments of mine misalign with my talents and sap time away from my passions … but bringing that yogic vibe and bright creativity to non-zen, stale situations is, actually, a very special kind of pleasure. 

The Goal Is You ~ Vajrasana ⚡️

Vajrasana - Thunderbolt Pose
Remember You? When you are You - life is fun and funny as it is meant to be!

Spending time with someone who is completely, unapologetically themselves invites us to be a little bit more genuine and original, too. 

Half Empty ~ Utkatasana

Utkatasana - Chair Pose, arms forward 
Pause at the end of your exhale.

May your glass be half empty! It may not be very ‘American’, but it is OK not to fill every void. 🥛 

Sweat It ~ Tri Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana

Tri Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana - Three Legged Downward Facing Dog Pose
& Drop to the forearm opposite the lifted bent leg - hurts so good.

Make it hurt a little, sweat a lot, and then take it easy for the rest of the day. 😉 

Fundamentals ~ Sukhasana neck side stretch

Sukhasana - Easy Pose, Neck Side Stretch
Underlying everything - Pranayama is to yoga what attitude is to life.

My children’s Waldorf school aligns with the very essence of how (and with whom) I believe they should be spending their days; and the details of our life are worked around the decision to have them there.

Ordination ~ Ardha Eka Pada Galavasana

Ardha Eka Pada Galavasana - Baby / Half Flying Pigeon Pose
What feels suitable with the floating leg?

We must forgo 80% of everything (we do, own, don, desire etc.) if we would like a ‘signature’ anything, and much more if ‘iconic’ is the desired ordination.