I have two more posts to submit, otherwise I’ll be letting potentially marrying gay couples everywhere down!
So at this point I’ll just panic and make it up as I go along…

Actually a “yoga pose of the week” isn’t such a terrible idea. However, since I just came up with it I’m going to pull it out of my ass, and I promise to have some sort of explanation and “raison d’être” next time.

So sit quietly.
Choose your spot.

The bare floor, a meadow, the beach, your couch, whatever inspires you to cross your legs, sit up straight (use a wall, a tree, or a bolster for support) close your eyes if you wish and start breathing.

Yes, we’re just going to sit here and breathe. Don’t try to quiet your mind. That never really works right away anyway, but breathe you will.

We hardly pay attention to our breathing, and why should we?
It comes naturally, big freakin’ deal.
Actually it is a big deal.

So many times we don’t notice how shallow it truly is. Therefore never filling our lungs with oxygen and using them to their complete capacity.

So just breathe and just be. Deeply.

Take comfort in the knowledge that cultivating a proper yoga practice takes one breath at a time. After all, it is the fourth of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs Of Yoga.
No, I’m not going to explain who he is. That’s why they invented Google.
Look him up. And don’t forget to take your breath along with you…