I made a small shift
Moved my gaze two or three feet
It changed everything
downward facing dog
Yearning, A Down Dog Yoga Haiku
Heels reach for the ground.
No matter how much they yearn,
they’ll never get there
Knee, A Yoga Haiku about Perspective
My Dog is Down
Giddy Yoga
When I first started doing yoga, I’d come back from class beaming: I did crow pose! I did handstand!
Fifteen years later I’m just as excited, but my achievements are a little more subtle. I get all excited when I figure out something like: if I pull my shoulder into the socket in warrior one, I can more easily square my hips, or if I come up into downward dog from child pose I won’t pinch my neck and shoulders.
I may not be on my way to circus yoga, but I’m just as giddy.