Find Your Balance

There are more temptations than cookies and candy during the holiday season. Holiday stress and busyness can overwhelm us and knock us off balance. It’s tempting to get caught up in all the hustle and bustle and forget to return to center. During busy times it is more important than ever to find and maintain our sense of balance.

A fun pose to test your balance is Standing Hand to Extended Foot Pose (Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana) To practice this pose, warm up with a few Sun Salutations. Begin standing solidly in Mountain Pose. Firmly ground one foot and put that hand on your hip. Bend your other knee and raise your leg. Slide your hand down the inside of your bending leg to grab your big toe or foot. Lift your leg up and out first, then slowly bring it to the side. Focus on one point to stay grounded and steady. Most importantly, keep breathing! Be sure to practice on both sides.

If you need a little help, simply reach for it. Try this pose with support by holding a chair or standing by a wall. It’s OK to fall out of balance as long as you stay safe. (Of course these ideas apply to life as well!) Peace, Love and Light to you and yours this Holiday Season.

Coloring Page by Miss Michele Palumbo, Bay Shore, NY. Enter our coloring contest today to win prizes! Photo by Robert Oakley: K. Mae Copham practices Utthita Hasta Padangusthasana in Vail, CO, September 2017. 

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