5.11.17

exhale compassion

compassion mudra:

- Sit tall with arms outstretched at shoulder height, fingers spread wide, palms face forward.

- Steady and deepen your breathing.

- As you inhale turn your head to gaze at your right thumb.  As you exhale gaze back to center.

- Repeat this 4 times, the do the same on the other hand.

- As you breath feel a flow of acceptance, love and compassion through the heart and arms.

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5.2.16

eka pada raja kapotasana progress

using a timer to take these photos is a pretty imperfect system.  i have probably about 20 - 30 seconds total to get back to my mat, get in the pose and then deepen.  alot goes wrong on almost every round.  this photo for example - i meant for this to be an example of a starting point as i begin to work on it again.  but i'm not sure this is actually my deepest expression of it at this time - just the deepest i could get into in the time i had.  i really need to get a remote cable release.  you might see this again....

4.7.16

dhanurasana

4.6.16

 

aim true

this lady is so inspiring!

8.30.15

urdhva mukha svanasana

8.13.15

Baddha Parivrrta Trikonasana

Now is the time to release whatever it is you're holding onto, or carrying, or burdened with, that you need to let go of.  What is holding you back?  What is keeping you stuck?  What is weighing you down?  What is no longer true?  What is inhibiting you from growth?  Breathe in deeply.  Breathe out deeply and as you breathe out let it go. Repeat... repeat.. repeat... repeat... repeat........

8.5.15

morning meditation

8.1.15

eka pada viparita dandasana

when you were little did you ever hang upside down off a chair or a couch and pretend the ceiling was the floor and everything connected to the ceiling was actually just sitting on the floor?  and everything on the floor was upside down, because the floor was the ceiling?

yeah, i still do that.

"Each time I see the Upside-Down Man
Standing in the water,
I look at him and start to laugh,
Although I shouldn't oughtter.
For maybe in another world
Another time
Another town,
Maybe HE is right side up
And I am upside down."

~s. silverstein

6.12.15

parivrtta vasisthasana

"in order to carry a positive action we must develop here a positive vision."
~ dalai lama

5.31.15

casual kurmasana

"Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript of a divine letter.  
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look insude yourself; everything that you want, 
you already are."

~Rumi

3.22.15

 

humble lizard

this has been the peak pose in most of my classes this week. 

2.18.15

parvrta anjaneyasana

for every nice yoga photo...

12.24.14

 

christmas eve

obligatory sister brother handstand shot

12.23.14

 

ustrasana

my heart is so full and happy right now. 

12.20.14

 

headstand

and this is one of those poses i'll pop into anytime anywhere!  i love it.

12.19.14

 

grasshopper

this is one of those postures that is just so hard, so seemingly unattainable and that one day i just pop into.  i won't say it was easy or perfect, but i got it!  i also got giant foot shaped bruises on my upper arms for WEEKS!  because i was standing.  on my arms.

12.18.14

 

parivrtta parsvakonasana

12.17.14

 

tripod headstand

12.16.14

 

trikonasana

12.13.14

 

supta baddha konasana 

 

happy 2 years babe!  i love you.