Moments D663: Flying with yoga

Today EQ and I tried something new.  New is exciting.  New can be nerve wracking.  New, when it comes to showing and sharing trust is even more exciting and nerve wracking!  And that is today's moment.  Sharing and showing trust.

Today EQ and I participated in a yogaFLIGHT session in Barrie.  It was worth the drive!  Not only was the experience incredible, so were the instructors Sky & Slade.

This was a new experience for EQ and I as a couple. Never before have we done something so interactive and new for us both. yogaFLIGHT is a style of a type of partner yoga exploring yoga practice through connection with another individual. It combines the youthful exuberance of a child (think about when you were young and you enjoyed airplane rides!) with the wonderful and healing benefits of yoga.  And how very accurate that description was!

A couple of great examples from our 2 hour adventure with Sky and Slade.

You can easily see how yogaFLIGHT is all about trust between the "base" and the "flyer".  And, it's all about communication.  

Not only did EQ allow me to fly, I managed to allow him to fly.  Yes!  I was a solid enough base to support him.  It was incredible!  We shared and showed trust for 2 hours in this session.  It was amazing to see, on yet another level, how EQ and I work together.  It was an empowering, experience that had as promised, the youthful exuberance of a child.  If you get the chance to experience yogaFLIGHT with Sky & Slade, I highly recommended it!

Moments experiencing a new activity with the man I love.

Moments enjoying a new way to fly. 

Moments D625: Fireplace

I nearly forgot how much I love fireplaces.  Once upon a time, a lifetime ago, I lived in an apartment with a real, wood burning fireplace.  What a treat that was on a cold winter night.  With friends, with my boyfriend, solo with a good book and a glass of wine.  I loved spending time in front of that fireplace.

Where I've been staying for the past two days, there is a fireplace in the corner.  It isn't a "real" fireplace, but a gas fireplace.  I know, it's more efficient.  It's safer.  It's cleaner.  I get that.  But I enjoy the smell and sound of a wood burning fireplace (or even a potbelly stove!). Even so, this fireplace has a lot of logs in it and the flames are higher than most gas fireplace flames.  It even has embers to watch.

It was only 12-15 degrees (Celsius) today, so the fireplace was a nice touch.  And so, today I decided to work from the floor in front of the fireplace (most of the day actually).  I sat right in front of it.  It was like doing Bikram yoga all day as I worked.  It was incredible.  (and boy do I feel well stretched out today!)

As I worked in front of those warm flames, I reminisced.  And then I dreamed of my future fireplace(s?) and smiled.

Simple things sometimes.  Simple things.

Moments enjoying a fire.

Moments spent stretching and dreaming with the leaping flames.

Moments D335: Yoga with my kitten

This morning I was up early enough to squeeze in a quick yoga session. I needed it after yesterday’s workout and with my still healing rib cage/diaphragm.

It was as it always is, calming and rejuvenating at the same time. And as I sat in my seated meditation at the end of the workout, my kitten came and sat on my left leg, tall and stiff with her tail wrapped around her like an Egyptian cat. She didn’t move while I was in my 5 minute meditation. Frankly, for a kitten that is 12 weeks old, that’s pretty darn impressive. I had to move her when I was done my workout!

It was a perfect way to start my day. Good calm energy to meet the excitement of a new work week.

Moments of reflection.

Moments of calm kittens.