A Yoga Practice!

Meditation!
We are all great oceans, returning to the tumbling shores, of our hearts,
the gentle waves of devotion, emotion, sweetness, revelation, emanating
from love, flowing exalted motion, tandem and harmonious, softly
threading, the angelic breath, that so moves us, to sail upon the glassy,
sunlit waters of our own bright being, to sail through the smooth, rocking
current of our beautiful lives like a dancer in sway, lost in the magic of the
music, compassed by the lullaby in her heart~
May your breath be this music, serenading to the starry song, you hold up
high~
May your breath be this magic, that ever hears the wishful reverence of
your sweet lullaby~
May you be this beautiful, beautiful breath, that knows the bright, bright
song, you are meant to sing in this world~
Ever as you are~
Ever who you are~
Ever all that you can be~
In this very moment~
The infinite~
Breathing in and out through your nose, begin to loop your gorgeous,
breezy breath, from the rooted foundation of your sacrum, to the bestowed
crown of your head, honoring your connection to the sacred mother earth
on your out breath that reaches your belly, and on your in breath that
reaches Sahsarara, your crown chakra, honoring the gems of your
illuminated divinity~
And like stopping to pick up a glittering stone upon a beach, notice the
pause of perfect space that resides in your expansive inhale's fullest place,
and at the base of your exhale's surrendering grace~
Flowing with this loving breath, that is nourishing you, know that your
breath can be the thread of your practice~
The loop of breath, can be the consciousness of your practice, the eye of
the needle, where you focus your attention and awareness~
Your intention can be threading this thread of breath, through this loop of
breath~
Breathing in your intention throughout your asanas, can be the glorious
expression of your action, the weaving of this threaded loop of breath, into
your practice, your movement, your sewing~
After all my darling, you are a mender, a healer of luminous light, that can
sew a much needed button onto a powder blue winter coat~
You are a designer, that can stitch intricate patterns of vintage lace upon
your glamorous, goddess dress~
And you are a goddess, dressed in silken gown, shining through, this
ethereal coat, the transparency of the soul, upholding the mark of your
healing and creation, clear and bright, a brimming star of light~
You are many, many wonderful things~
Ever as you are~
Ever who you are~
Ever all that you can be~
In this very moment~
The infinite~
Practice!
* Tabletop~ Beginning in tabletop, upon your knees and your hands, with
your shoulders above your wrists, and your hips above your knees, your
whole back like a square meadow in the plains, a neutral resting place
upheld by four upstanding corners, we will begin to move through some
really beautiful dynamic asanas~
* Cat~ Begin to round your back, arcing the shape of a half moon, drawn
by the front of your celestial body hugging in the whole moon~ This is cat
pose~
* Cow~ And dipping the small of your back and belly, like a crescent moon
dipping into the surface of a cool lake, shoot your gaze, your eyes, to the
stars~ This is cow pose~
* Child's~ And bending back like a latch into child's pose, your belly
cradled by the palms of your sitting, placing your forehead into the hands
of mother earth, and placing your hands onto the open palms of mother
earth, you can close your sweet eyes, feel your heart of innocence,
supported by the lullaby, she gives to you~
* Tabletop~ Moving back into tabletop, your guardian angel hovering from
above, looking down upon you, can see your mat framing the perimeter of
your back, and your back mirroring the shape of your mat~
* Ascending moon~ Lifting your arms like the branches of a sky reaching
tree that holds the canvas moon, loft this moon, into the constellations of
the clear, night sky~
* Table top~ And back into tabletop~ Imagine it is pouring rain, and your
body is this square, fortressing tent~ Imagine this dry space, the shelter of
your body has made for you~ Even the times in life where you may feel
soaking cold and soggy by what surrounds you, what you can surround, is
your little haven, your paradise cove from the storm~
* Cat~ Bringing your back, to the sky, fold in, and draw up, as if you are
this beautiful bridge, this island connecting, land to land~
* Cow~ And like the curves of a bowed, polished sailboat, ever so gently,
reverse this movement, finding the perfect groove of your back, floating
weightlessly, upon a calm, light breezed sea, your mat, the billowing
water, your breath, the balmy wind~
*Child's~ Returning to child's pose, remembering this lullaby given, sing
your song, your om, your hum, you melody, in the key of your heart~
*Tabletop~ Moving into tabletop, imagine that you are the clear, night sky,
imagine there is a star at each of your wrists, a star at each of your
shoulders, a star at each of your hips, and a star at each of your knees~
Connect these bright stars with imaginary lines~ And see these lines
shimmer to invisible~ Sometimes in life, we may feel that it is the invisible
lines, that shimmer the realm of the imagination to the unseen~ If you are
looking for the stars, and you can't see them, all you must do is feel, and it
is the imaginary lines, that will shimmer the realm to seeing the invisible~
*Ascending moon~ Rising your arms from your mat, as if you are holding
the orb of the moon, place this moon upon the throne of the stars, high into
the clear, night sky, like placing a comforting candle upon the home of a
shelf~
* Tabletop~ And lowering your arms to the earth, stretch out this great
shelf of your back, as if a candle is resting upon there so~
* Cat~ And arcing into cat, your back like a great rainbow of light and
color, feel this great connection to light and color, like a miracle mystical
and true~
*Cow~ And arcing your back, fall gently in reverse motion, by lifting your
sits bones, your heart shining the sun to the sun, your back gently bended
in groove, gazing to the blue skies of your dreams~
*Downward dog~ And pressing back into downward dog, by flexing your
toes to catch the earth, rolling upon the cushioned balls of your feet,
extending and straightening your legs, lifting your sits bones higher to the
sky, feeling this line of energetic length in the spine from sacrum to crown,
and pressing with your hands into the earth, you can bend your knees,
pedaling, and awakening~ Feel this stretch as if you are a mountain in
subtle shift~
* Hands to feet~ and floating your hands to your feet,
* Forward bend~ You can forward bend, bending at the waist, hugging your
elbows, swaying like a great elephant in India~ Cascading like a beautiful
waterfall in Brazil~
* Reverse swan dive~ Bringing your arms up in reverse swan dive,
sweeping your palms to the sky, and bringing your palms together in
prayer resting centered at hearts center,
*Tadasana~ You stand tall in Mountain Pose~ for your love, all the
mountains you have moved, for your faith, all the mountains you have
climbed, for this view from this sacred mountain, overlooking this majestic
land, for your eyes that shine of lighted bands, take a moment to honor
your precious self~ And a moment to honor all those precious to you~

*Modified matsyasana~ Let's ignite this practice, taking it to the earth into
modified matsyasana, fish pose~ With your legs resting on the earth,
before you, bring your forearms by your hips, pressing into the earth, and
bending your elbows, next to your sits bones, arc your chest and back
upwards, shining your heart and throat to the sky, giving your head to rest
into the cradle of your shoulders~
*Holding knees~ Rolling up, holding your knees into your chest, give
yourself a big, big hug~
*Ardha Matsyasana~ Folding in your right leg, and crossing your left leg
over your right, bending this left knee, place this foot by your right knee~
Turning your torso to face left, place your left hand by your left hip, and
your right hand upon your left knee~
*Ardha Matsyasana L~ And uncrossing, fold in your left leg, and crossing
your right leg over your left, bend this right knee and place your right foot
by your left knee~ Turning your torso to face right, place your right hand by
your right hip, and your left hand upon your right knee~
*Cowface pose~ Rocking onto your sit bones, and moving into a cross
legged seating, in Samahdi, perfect pose, bend both of those arms behind
your head, each crossing a shoulder, your hands meeting at a perfect
seal, an emblem upon the base of your neck, bowing, honoring the love
that has been, always been, and unfolding, with this knowing~
*Eagle arms~ Wrapping with tenderness, your right arm, under your left
arm, lifting your elbows ever slightly, and bow your head, honoring that
sweet embrace, that is yours, and folding within, to the embrace of your
embrace, honor this love that is; and unfold, honoring the very love that is
to be~ Unwrapping your wings, fly away~
*Standing~ And as if you walked out of an ocean one day, rise to
standing~
*Tadasana c.f.~ Crossing your feet, side by side, sweep your love to the
sky, and together into your heart~
* Swan dive c.f.~ Bringing your wings to their expanse, swan dive, flying to
the foot, of this perfect stance~
*Forward Fold c.f.~ Forward folding, clasping your elbows, honoring the
foundation of this dance~
*Reverse swan dive c.f.~ Reverse swan diving, carry the wings of your
unwinding flight~
*Tadasana c.f.~ Sweeping your arms to the bright sky to carry your heart,
your light~
*Star~ And stepping your feet out, wing span distance, bring your
fingertips all the way east, and far west, scatter and shine the light of the
heart, in all directions pressed, like a five pointed star~
* Triangle, uttita, reach~ And pointing your right foot to the side, hinging at
the hip to your right, into Trikonasana, your right arm leading, place this
right hand where comfort lends you, along side of your right leg, gracefully
unfolding your left arm skyward, and into uttita Trikonasana, paralleling right,
and this arm, skyward once more, releasing to standing upright, like a five
pointed star~
*Star~ To shine as a star~
*Triangle L, uttita, reach~ And pointing the toes of your left foot to the left,
hinging at the hip to the left, your left arm leading, place this left hand
where comfort brings you, along side your left leg, gracefully unfolding your
right arm skyward, and into uttita, reaching, paralleling left, and skyward
once more, releasing to standing, unfolding into a five pointed star~
*Star~ To shine as a star~
*Tadasana~ And to tadasana, mountain pose~
* Tadasana c.f.~ Crossing your feet, sweeping upward and to your heart,
* Swan dive c.f.~ Swan dive into this lake of serenity,
* Forward fold c.f.~ And forward fold like a waterfall,
*Reverse swan dive c.f.~ Reversing this swan dive, ascend,
* Tadasana c.f.~ Sweeping up, your hands to heart~
*Tadasana~ To tadasana, placing both feet side by side, rooted and even~
*Dancer R~ And lifting your right foot into the clasp of your right palm, and
your left arm to the sky, holding upright like a beautiful figurine or folding
forward, bring your left hand to reach forward, gently pressing your right
foot into the palm of your hand, leading with your heart, find your dancer,
and windmilling back to Tadasana, we meet even standing upon our
mountains~
*Parsvotonasana R~ Keeping your right foot pointed forward, and stepping
your left foot back, turning this foot so that it is perpendicular to your right,
your heels aligned at different angles, with three feet between your stance,
swim your arms around to reverse prayer namaste, and lifting up your
chest, shine your precious heart to the sun, bowing forward, fold in
reverence, to all the love that you give, and gracefully raising up~
*Warrior 1 R~ Stepping your left foot another foot back, and bending into
your right knee, sweep your arms high into warrior i, feeling your strength,
the strong warriors we are~
* Warrior <3 R~ And turning your beautiful body to align with your stance,
bring your hands to heart center~
*Warrior 11 R~ Flourishing your wings out into warrior 11, bending, and
rising
* Warrior Reverse R~ And flipping your palm to the sky, feel the arced pull
of grace, reversing your warrior, the calm windmill of your wings, pulling
back
*Tadasana c.f.~ And stepping up into Tadasana, and cross your feet,
planted in the footstepping foundation of cursty, rising your arms, drawing
a circle, in the sky, and pulling through to heart center
*Swan diving c.f.~ Swan diving
*Forward fold c.f.~ and forward folding
*Reverse swan diving c.f.~ and reverse swan diving
* Tadasana c.f.~ sweeping your hands above, threading through to
anahata, heart's center
*Tadasana~ and aligning your feet side by side in Tadasana, take a
moment
* Dancer L~ Lifting your right arm, to the sky, and left foot to the cradle of
the left palm, express your dancer, forward folding, pouring your bright
soul, into the shadows of where you have caught the light, leading with
your heart~
*Parsvotonasana L~ And stepping your right foot back behind you a few
feet, your left foot arrowed ahead, set your foundation, turning your right
foot to the right, and as if pulling back a veil of silk curtains, declare your
arms in a circular motion, sweeping into reverse namaste prayer, gently
brushing your intention, your heart rounded, pushing upwards, and folding,
in reverence, we bow to all beings~ Lokah somasta suhkino bhavantu~
may all beings be happy and free~
*Warrior I L~ With your right foot taking another step back, and bending
into your left knee, raise into your peaceful warrior
*Warrior <3 L~ Bringing hands to heart center, turning parallel to your
stance,
*Warrior 11 L~ Send out your wings, into warrior 11, send out your mild
nature of grace and greatness meeting, reaching to the corners of the
horizon~
*Warrior reverse L~ Turning your palm to the sky, and arcing gracefully,
reverse your warrior, asking by your motion for the sun to rise, praising the
day~ In a calm, windmill of your arms, step to your Mountain, in
Tadasana~
*Tadasana c.f.~ Crossing your feet, sweep up your hands, bringing them
together at heart's center
*Swan diving c.f.~ Swan diving into
*Forward folding c.f.~ Your forward fold
* Reverse swan dive c.f.~ And reversing your swan dive, ascending,
* Tadasana c.f.~ Sweep your arms to the sky, and back to your heart~
*Seated~ And let's return to seated
*Wings~ Bringing your wings out, fill this expanding space, with a silent
om~
*Eagle arms~ With tenderness, wrapping your left arm under your right
arm, lifting up your elbows ever slightly, acknowledge the sky you have
touched so many times today, and folding in, acknowledge the earth you
have reached, so many times today, lifting up, unwrap your wings, flying
away~
*Cowface pose~ And as if you have the arrows of love strapped to your
back, reach with both hands arcing over your shoulders, bowing, and
raising
*Holding knees~ Bringing your knees to your sacred chest, hug and hug
and hug and hug, yourself for being here, for being you, for being sooooo
true~
*Savasana~ And reclinging all the way, unfold and give this all away, your back resting upon your mat, your crown resting upon the earth, into Savasana~

True

In my life,
it is true,
that it is,
the little beautiful things,
in life,
that make the big, beautiful picture,
of life,
like small dots,
compose
an impressionistic painting,
that pennies,
are lucky,
even the ones I have,
intentionally left for others,
to find,
that every story is,
a fairy tale,
written in the stars,
that a little puddle is,
wonder,
that Mother Mary is,
in the wind,
that wind chimes flutter,
the sound of angel wings,
that one can see,
forever,
in a butterfly,
that doves are,
peace,
that stillness is,
snow falling,
upon a cobblestone road,
the quietness,
that follows after rain,
that peace is within,
the stillness of being,
moved,
that being moved by,
a moment is a miracle,
that a moment is,
a shimmering,
downpour of fireworks,
arced of a fountain,
dusting a weeping willow tree,
of brightening gold,
holding in heart,
the remenents of twinkling kisses,
a glimpse,
of a glittering road,
that it is possible,
to feel bliss in every moment,
that love,
is a sunrise, sparkling
lemonade upon, the first light,
brushing the brilliant sky,
in coral, aglow,
of petals,
of falling feathers,
in candle warmth,
the new hope,
of old,
a veil,
of a vision,
in the rosy~gold,
that in giving,
shines sweetly dawn,
pure, cosmic love,
in beams of light,
of this new day,
the dreams within,
every precious heart,
that dreams are,
in the milky way strands,
of the rolling breeze,
poured, whispering spring,
in sway, dancing across the perfect space
the delicate thread, of serenity,
under the enchanted,
and gentle,
heaven's grace,
that your grace is,
the embrace,
that finds,
the composed beauty,
in the great story,
composed of pieces,
of the heart,
of love,
shining light,
and of light,
shining love,
of the ever,
returning sound,
of blessings sent,
and shored,
of all the places,
one has been,
poured, the visions,
cascading,
in the heart,
of all one has seen,
into a moment,
of all that could mean,
your heart,
within mine,
and mine,
within yours,
the miracle of all,
that is possible,
in loving,
all that is,
that shores,
what is,
that pours,
the sound between,
stillness,
the peace of forever,
and movement,
the wonder ever for,
of all that could be,
the rocking,
gentle grace,
of holding the sea,
that your embrace is,
the wisdom of your truth,
whispering the wishes,
the flight of a dove,
love,
shining light,
and light shining,
love,
that the wishes,
I have made,
on candles,
on clovers,
on stars,
have made,
my dreams turn,
true,
that I have dreamt,
these wishes,
I have a dream,
because of,
beautiful you~

Loves! Xo!