Under The Tree Yoga

Compared to trees, we are just a speck in time and space. How can the worlds’s tallest natural structures maintain their balance and wisdom and continue to grow? We have much to learn and these masters are my teachers. What do you learn from nature?

Mountain pose, or appropriate for this beautiful view in the Andes Mountains. While seemingly very simple, tadasana can be more difficult to the human eye. Pressing down with your heals, extending and inward rotating the legs provides even more extension. Lifting the chest and moving your tail bone toward your heals elongates the torso. Straightening the arms and externally rotating the shoulders expands the chest to allow more air flow. Finally lift the top of your head away from your shoulders to extend the neck. Repeat this sequence to really feel the full pose. Now breathe in, feel taller, enjoy the view, be amazed how much you can transforme yourself with micro-movements!

Another holiday season over, another year begun. Set your sights on working in one thing. Nature improves incrementally, so you should too. In this case, the sloping hill is not optimally flat, but I decided to test my balance anyway… and voila! Success and balance in ! Try something and you just might succeed and/or improve it.