Wring Out The Weekend, Ring In Monday Morning: Teaching Yoga on the Grassy Knoll: Kihei, HI: March 15, 2021

Monday morning feels pretty awesome on the Grassy Knoll.

Twists are said to help detox our whole bodies. Our internal organs get a nice wringing out, and after this weekend, I could sure use a healthy reset. It's not so much what I put in my body, but with whom I've been around.

Before we go all off-kilter here, let me qualify. I know I'm more paranoid about this virus than the average person. And to that end I've been careful around people, doing what's asked by the CDC, and so forth. I keep my distance, keep my company outside, and slightly don't even breathe when I'm around anybody besides David.

This is even obvious to me that I can't sustain this type of disconnection, especially with my breath. And because I was with more people last night than I have been in a whole year, I exhausted myself from not breathing for an hour.

Twists not only detoxify our body, but the practices of yoga clear the path of our minds. Twists, in particular, are meant to help us learn to breath when it's not easy to breath. Have you ever noticed your breath in revolved triangle, or for that matter, any pose that twists at all?

I have to (re)learn to breathe around people.

So this glorious Monday morning, we twisted. We breathed, we stretched, we kneeled, we warrior-ed. I'm sure our insides got a nice wringing out, but, at least for me, it was so much more. I was able to breathe again with more depth, find more joy in my heart, and allow grace to flow into my entire being.

Healing my anxiety is my responsibility, but it sure is easier with trusted yogis around me, and the Grassy Knoll below me.

Here's our sequence:

supine windshield wipers
spine rocking

sukasana twist
sukasana tipping buddha side bending

balasana with side stretching

cat and cow
twisted table top with prayer option

sphinx

plank
downdog
uttanasana
tadasana
windmills

Warrior I
Pyramid pose
Warrior III
Pigeon with twist option

Bridge x2

Eye of the needle
Twisted root

Savasana

Sit
Namaste

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