While fall may be upon us now, Sharon took a short respite from this seasonal transition and high-tailed it down for a week of R & R to St. John (Virgin Islands) – though one of these three pics was taken in Maine. Tell us which one.
In the sun and fun, here Sharon does her finest half-moon pose in the brilliant sunshine. Some may be thinking, “Wow I never saw Sharon do it that well in class!”
The response to this is two-fold: (1) Either you were too involved in your own half-moon pose to truly notice hers, or (2) Sharon really allowed herself to get suctioned to the earth for extra balance, hence the missing hand and foot!
Now here is s cool pic! How did they get there? How will they get down? What will they do with their shoes? These are but some of the questions that come to mind. One might also ask, “Is this even Sharon?”
My response is, “I rightly don’t know.”
Anyway like I said, it is a cool pic and we’ll take it. Now we come to this next showing of half moon…
Yet another neat outcrop into the sea!!
The pose does strike of freedom and the feeling of airing it out in nature.
As fall sets in more steeply it is quite refreshing to see these grand photos of brilliant sunshine.
Thanks for sharing, Sharon!!
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Here is a girl after my own heart – someone who considers going to see mom a vacation!!
Here is Kate visiting mom on a recent tour back to upstate NY.
In an email titled “Yoga Vacation”, Kate writes:
Here’s a picture of my Mom doing a far better tree pose than myself during my trip to NY this past weekend.
Personally, I think both tree poses are great as they are actually one single pose: Singular in mind and spirit. Can’t think of any pose better than that!!
Recently Ashleigh, Matt, Eliza (3 1/2 months) and their two pups went on an outing to Gunpowder Falls State Park.
It looks like they are about to have a wonderful outing and enjoy the beautiful day.
A perfect, relaxing time….
Indeed Eliza in particular was happy about getting out of Dodge. After being couped up in the womb and then couped up in the mobile basket carrier, she was feeling ready to explore the world.
Personally I think that Eliza was also quite excited about getting some quality time in with D-A-D.
Indeed, with Eliza safe and secure with Dad, then Ashleigh opted to venture off…
…and indeed look what she found.
Here is Ashleigh among the trees.
Very neat shot – most certainly. Even Boots (the wolf-like entity in the lower right corner of the frame) was deeply involved, making sure Ashleigh’s pose was in proper form.
So you might think that that was all mom did that day – but uh-uh.
Check out what came next…
Seeing this below picture it is hard to imagine Ashleigh ever being an over-protective mom. Think about it: Crow Pose – approx 14 feet off the ground on a slanted rock! And she’s facing the downward sloping side.
So what did we do? We submitted this photo to Yoga Journal for their special “backpage” section where they display full size pics of people practicing yoga in neat places in interesting ways.
We are hoping this one catches their eye.
If not, nothing lost. We have our own special home for this.
So what about Matt: He calm, cool & collected one holding the baby, and the dogs, and the camera!!
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Plus here is our professionally made video -documentary of Ashleigh’s pregnancy: Watch the Video…
Here is Alisha during her recent tour in China.
She writes:
… Here ya go; Mighty tree pose in Tiger Leaping Gorge, southwest China, in the Yunnan Province, just outside of Lijang. I met hikers from all over the world on the trail, and we had fun photographing one another. Truly, we couldn’t get enough of the backdrop… 
Indeed it is a stunning scene – such a vast landscape. Aside from taking in the natural beauty, Alisha’s trip to China makes perfect sense because not only is she an RN (registered nurse) but a Clinical Acupuncture Intern as well. So I am sure she appreciated her voyage on any number of levels.
Click here to see a bigger version of Alisha’s photo.
On the point of geography, the difference between a gorge and a canyon is that a canyon is wider than it is deep and a gorge is deeper than it is wide.
Other facts about Tiger Leaping Gorge (compliments of Wikipedia):
“Around 15 km in length, the gorge is located where the river passes between 5,596 metre Jade Dragon Snow Mountain (玉龙雪山; Yùlóng Xuĕshān) and 5,396 m Haba Snow Mountain (哈巴雪山; Hābā Xuĕshān) in a series of rapids under steep 2000 metre cliffs. Legend says that in order to escape from a hunter, a tiger jumped across the river at the narrowest point (still 25 metres wide), hence the name.”
Great going Alisha and thanks for sharing your travels with us!!
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Warrior III – on a slope no less!!
Here is our good friend Gillian majestically doing Warrior III on the dunes of the Outer Banks (N.C.)
While many may have exercised caution on such terrain, Gillian dove right into it, which is what our warrior poses are all about: fearlessness.
Here is another balance pose, no less easy mind you – not with that wind anyway!!
Tree pose overlooking the dunes – a nice addition to the landscape.
So nice to see everyone doing yoga on their vacations – to see all our yoga vacation posts and pics, click here.
When you are on the road this summer – share with us your yoga best!!
Had a wonderful outing with mom this mother’s day weekend at Jug Bay – a neat little wonderland of a park here in Lothian.
We hiked the forested vegetation, strolled the “boardwalk”, enjoyed the great vistas, and talked and reflected plenty.
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It was a great place to celebrate and share. I highly recommend it – and hope to get back to Jug Bay this fall for a collective yoga program. It was only the weekend prior that we did yoga at Jug Bay for their women’s day event.
So mom and I had a great time together – talking, taking in nature.
And…
…and….
…and…
Even got in a little yoga…
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(oh, did I tell you that I got mom a beautiful Jug Bay T-Shirt also!)
