Screenshot from Children of the Sea (2016) As I went through my yoga routine today, I pondered a comment a yoga teacher made while she explained proper Virhabadrasana B (Warrior Two) alignment. She said when we look over the fingers of our extended hand, we aren’t focusing on the hand but the space around the hand. […]Continue reading “February Yoga Challenge: Day 25, How to you take up space? — So Many Thoughts. . .”
Monthly Archives: February 2021
February Yoga challenge: Day 24, How Do You Face Your Fears? — So Many Thoughts. . .
Artwork featured in A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd, Life circumstances today reminded me there are still things in this world I fear. I know others besides myself suffer at times from PTSD. These feelings are rooted in fear and are triggered randomly. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a […]Continue reading “February Yoga challenge: Day 24, How Do You Face Your Fears? — So Many Thoughts. . .”
February Yoga Challenge: Day 23, How firm is your foundation? — So Many Thoughts. . .
Yoga Pose MimiPrints on Etsy.com I’m grateful I’ve built a solid foundation for myself in my yoga practice. Looking back at my first year practicing, even going through the basics was incredibly challenging. Part of it was I had not developed the right muscles to fully support myself in those poses. I also didn’t have […]Continue reading “February Yoga Challenge: Day 23, How firm is your foundation? — So Many Thoughts. . .”
February Yoga Challenge: Day 22, Which is better; Looking Ahead or Looking Behind? — So Many Thoughts. . .
“Youth and Age”, H. Vali via Saatchi Vali Art “Do you suppose you will look the same when you are an old woman as you do now? Most folk have three faces—the face they get when they’re children, the face they own when they’re grown, and the face they’ve earned when they’re old. But when […]Continue reading “February Yoga Challenge: Day 22, Which is better; Looking Ahead or Looking Behind? — So Many Thoughts. . .”
February Yoga Challenge: Day 21, Do you feel the sunshine? — So Many Thoughts. . .
Autumn Forest Illustration Valery Rybakou – Dreamstime.com Today I had a walking meditation under blues skies and beautiful sunlight after church. Seeing the sunshine is a rare treat in Upstate New York during the winter, so I was glad I took the opportunity to go out and soak in the light. Just being outside for […]Continue reading “February Yoga Challenge: Day 21, Do you feel the sunshine? — So Many Thoughts. . .”
From the Perspective of an Old Soul 