Another insanely beautiful day! Pancake breakfast, quick trip to the library and then we hit the playground!
Easter egg hunt lunch.
Half camel practice this weekend to open the back using the side body and core as inspired by an Instagram pal.
Stealing a smooch from my tired girlie between parties on Easter Sunday. It was a long day but the kids did pretty well and it was good to be with lots of family.
Sophie asked if she could take my picture. Kind of an artistic shot for my budding photographer, no? :)
Did you remember to flip your calendar? April's going to be a great month!
Will & Sophie are signed up for the Dart Frog Dash 1K kids run next month at the zoo! This will be Will's 3rd time and Sophie's 2nd time and we can't wait to join cousins Mya & Stella for some fun!
Crow pose (or Bakasana) was one of the first fun poses I attempted when I started practicing a month ago. I was excited that I could get into it with ease, but after seeing a picture, realized how much my arms need to straighten for it to look as it should. Going to keep at it, though it's not very comfortable for me to press my knees into the upper tricep or armpits so I may have to improvise. Either way, I love balance poses!
Another quick variation of crow pose: left foot crossed over right leg and then balancing.
Heels are no closer to the ground, but I'm getting more comfortable with my feet-to-hands spacing and it's coming more naturally without readjusting. I'm happy with that!
Love this intense side stretch. Feels awesome.
Transition collage... Wide legged forward fold into a wide legged tripod headstand. I'm grateful for being so comfortable in headstands considering my lack of flexibility leaves my head no where near the ground in my wide leg forward fold. ;) Hence the bendy squat pic to get into my tripod. LOL
Several of my recent practices of Ardha Matsyendrasana. It's a great twist for the spine. The bottom left pic includes a bind with my arms that I assumed would be easy when I first saw it. Nope! Soooo awkward and challenging! Need to keep practicing that one!
Before yoga, I called this simply a backbend. It's also known as wheel pose, upward bow and Urdhva Danurasana (in Sanskrit). Today, I was focusing on trying to lower my upper body to my forearms in wheel pose. It's still pretty rough, but I was thrilled that this wasn't uncomfortable for my inflexibile back and, instead, felt awesome!
Matsyasana or fish pose with legs in lotus for a nice hip opener and back bend.
There are all sorts of monthly "challenges" on Instagram and this was one of them. They were called "awkward squats" and I held my squat position while raising my toes off the ground at different heights.
My loves. Listening to a bedtime story.
Happy Friday! Jump starting my day with a little upside down action. :)
Also loving my new Lululemon sports bra. Super cute and comfy.
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