Food Food Yum Yum

I. Love.Food.  It is one of my simple pleasures in life.  I am not a picky eater.  I will try almost anything as long as it didn't walk or fly or have a Mommy at one time.
Seeing as it's November and a time of Thanksgiving, yada yada yada.  I'm teaching class with the intention of gratitude, I want to talk about food and how much I love it.

So from ballpark nachos to movie theater popcorn, to spring greens with champagne vinegarette to decadent dark chocolate eaten between sips of black coffee, I love it all.
 
I was very excited tonight about my mexican fiesta, easy peasy too.  Having homework, guitar practice, yoga class, drum lessons, etc, easy peasy best fits my schedule at this time of life.  Vegetarian refried beans added to a cup of cooked rice with a couple dallops of salsa, slopped into a corn tortilla and topped with slivered cabbage, shredded veggie cheese and jalapenos...was a feast fit for....well, a mom and her family.  Oh, and top it all off with a couple squeezes of lime juice. It was delicious. 

So here's where I get all yoga-ee on you.  Here's the true indulgence.

1.) Before digging into this little pocket of heaven, energize (bless) your food, give thanks that you have it.

2.) Eat   s l o w l y.  Even close your eyes and feel the textures.  We did this together as a family.  It was a little odd, but fun.

3.) Lastly, after eating, take a few minutes to enjoy the fullness of your belly and bring awareness to the fact that the food will now play an integral role to nourish you and support your body.

Get excited about your next meal and...

 ¡Que aproveche amigos!

Five Things

Strength, Flexibility, Time, Mental quiet, deep breathing

 It took me these five things

to accomplish this pose.

Once you can find the right balance between these qualities,
it all falls into place.
Soon you are doing what you thought you could never do. 

Such as, in life. 

When you takes these qualites from within yourself

(because you posess all of them and more) 

find the right balance between them,

you reach for your dreams

 you accomplish your goals.  

Beautiful things happen.

When I came into this pose after much patience and perserverance and found the right balance, I suddenly realized that in creating this harmony in my body, I have also created more harmony in my life, with my family, nature, with everyone I encounter during the day.  By bringing these things together, I have found that spark within, so that my light may shine a little brighter.

Let your light shine a little brighter too.

Right now.
Close your eyes.

Take a deep breath.