Yoga Focus on Monday

During the past week, I've been noticing my waist.

Specifically, I've become aware that I tend to be slumpy in my sides. Like most of us who spend hours seated and bent towards a computer, I tend to collapse a bit forward.

In almost every asana, beautiful extension appears when I remember to create that open space all along my ribcage and between ribs and pelvis.

Especially in my beloved Trikoasana (Triangle pose), I catch myself crunching into my lower side. Much too droopy. So this week, I'm all about giving myself some length and strength, moment by moment.

The Force that Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower

Originally posted 9-14-8 on Bliss

In shoulder stand yesterday, I focused on my femurs. As my legs became long wands of golden light, lifting energy to the ceiling, I rotated the femurs inward toward each other. This automatically aligned my pelvis and spine and strengthened my torso. It’s incredible to feel that extra lift and extension, effortless like a growing vine.