I finally got around to this one.  Loved the long, lingering, holds in each pose.  Practiced a breathing pattern throughout to move energy in and out as I depended each pose.  Devi's breath ritual she threw in fit perfectly and was a nice surprise.

You took me there girl....😁

I ❤️'d myself.... I consider it an act of self love. 😁

I put a lot more slant on my half saddles and use plenty of props on full.  I'm more or less gradually working on sitting upright in the half saddle poses.

Perfect timing as I was still really feeling my "improved" half saddles, from yesterday, the tightness was still being felt.  Loved the slow pace and gradual moves.  Sort of a gray, wet morning here so it blended well with my mood.  I need to use blocks for pigeon poses and such, as my arms are a little short.  Thanks for jump-starting the magick of the day...

First I really enjoyed the music during this practice.  Soft and calming it attempted to counter what I found was anger this morning.  Yoga helps my morning as a buffer against contemptible hatred we live with daily.  I did better in many poses, and I noticed.  The extended times helped me settle in deeper.  I opened the sutra at practice end and as they often do, provided a message:  #70 

Sting of a wasp.

Rip of a nail.

A razor’s slice.

The needle’s plunge.

A piercing word.

A stab of betrayal.

The boundary crossed.

A trust broken.

In this lacerating moment,

Pain is all you know.

Life is tattooing scripture into your flesh,

Scribing incandescence in your nerves.

Right here,

In this single searing point

Of intolerable concentration,

Wound becomes portal.

Brokenness surrenders to

Crystalline brilliance of Being.

Later that same day: My quadriceps have been feeling it all day. 😉

I had a bit of a busy mind when I met the mat and although it lingered, I slowly worked the edges off and enjoyed these deepened stretches.  And so it is Spring!  A couple of great things to take into my day....

Happy New Year!

Perfect timing as an untraditional sleep in left me with the need for something quick.  This did the trick.  I reminded myself to tell you I found the little instruction of lifting the chest before a move to the right, then left for the side stretches in child pose helped.  It always felt an awkward to start when I did these, yet I do love the stretch.  So this made the move a more mindful one. 

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