Natasha Rizopoulos

Snow day! Great day to do a little home practice. In my pursuit of finding the right home practice I'm once again exploring a variety of yoga DVD's. Today I tried Yoga step by step session 2 and 3 with Natasha Rizopoulos. Session two is about twisting and three inversions. There is a lot of material on the disc but the actual practice is short, about 2o minutes. The instructor waste no time in getting into the postures. One quick tadasana and your off into sun salutations. I enjoyed disco two. It's short, sweet and to the point. Perfect for a morning or late afternoon practice when you have little time or energy. Session three is not my cup of tea. First of all if you don't have the time or space to re-arrange your furniture this is not the practice for you since a good part of the practice are inversions using the wall. This is absolutely not a beginner or intermediate practice and I highly caution trying these inversion without supervision especially if you are new to head and hand stands. The instructor is clear and moves at a comfortable rate. Demonstrations include modifications with use of blocks, blankets and straps. I give session two a thumbs up but proceed with caution if attempting session three.

Happy snow day!

Miss. S.

Sunday Prayer of Gratitude

Good Morning

Good morning world, I'm

stiff, but optimistic. Good

morning birds. They fly

around the feeder like seed-

seeking missiles. Good

morning breath. I feel the

rise and fall of chest, the

easy out and in that signals

relaxation. Good morning

mist. The low clouds shroud

the mountains, drift through

the yard like wisps of smoke.

Good morning heart. Its

slow rhythm keeps me

company. The day awoke

two hours ago, and I'm just

catching up. Senses take in

this morning like a sponge.

Thoughts not yet caught up

in things to do follow the

raucous calls of crows and

wonder who they've found

to scold. A clear sense of

oneness pervades it all.

Spirit infuses the dew that

clings to every blade of

grass; Spirit lifts the front

leg of the doe as she paws

the soft ground by the salt

lick; Spirit fills me with the

buoyant certainty that this

day was made for the sole

purpose of celebrating

everything.

Danna Faulds

One Soul More Poems From the Heart of Yoga

and now back to breathing

Good morning world. My A's are out of the way!!!! I will move on to the more more laborious B part of my academic work, but first a small respite. Time to breath. I have a stack of yoga DVD's and some yoga Nidra to check out. When things get hectic breathing usually goes the way of good nutrition and movement, at least for me. I've decided to take a little time off and concentrate on the home and hearth. Time to breath..... ah yes!

Have a great day everyone,

Miss.S.

Northern Winds

Let it Snow

Everything just seems

to be insignificant

right now-

All that really matters

the magic from the sky

Let it snow

Let it snow

Let it snow...

my first snow

Friendship Heights- Washington DC, US

December 3, 2005

Ave Lilik