YP of the Week : Bharadvaja's Twist

Let me start out with my weekend.

Friday my roommate and I saw Jurassic World. Wow what a great movie, loved it. Plus Chris Pratt isn't so bad to look at... what am I saying he's sexy. I think he did a good job, definitely during the chasing dinosaurs on a motorcycle scenes and being the alpha Raptor. I mean Hello. 

Saturday we finally had a nice day in Ohio; sun was shining, blue skies all around, lake calling my name. We headed out for the lake in the afternoon. Had lunch on the dock, fish tacos for me a googy messy pulled pork sandwich for him. During lunch he came up with the idea to rent kayaks and of course there was no objection for me. We finished lunch, which was very good. We went down to rent our kayaks. Finally on our way we headed under a bridge. It was nice because we were the only ones out there; unlike the busy main lake.

Not the greatest picture, sorry, but they all were starting to swim away by the time I got my camera ready.

We kayaked for about an hour, encountering obstacles in the water and a few ducks. Then we headed up to the dock to have a couple drinks before heading out to the beach.

A short drive there we found ourselves set in the grass. The water was pretty cold. I only I got in up to my knees. When I turned around to leave my roommate splashed me. It was cold. A nap in the sun would dry me right off. We headed home around 7pm but not without getting ice cream first. A key lime pie waffle cone for me and a peanut butter shake for him.

Yoga Pose

Bharadvaja's Twist
"(bah-ROD-va-JAHS-anna), Bharadvaja = one of seven legendary seers, credited with composing the hymns collected in the Vedas"

I have been having some lower back and shoulder pain lately. When I have a specific issue I either find myself on yoga journal or asking Taylor for advice on a pose for my specific problem. This week I found myself looking at this pose on yoga journal.

Cautions

• Headache
• High or Low blood pressure
• Insomnia
• Menstruation

Benefits

• Stretches the spine, shoulders, and hips
• Relieves lower backache, sciatica, and neck pain
• Improves digestion by massaging the abdominal muscles
• Stress reliever
• Therapeutic for carpal tunnel
•  Good for strengthening the lower back during second trimester

I also suffer from sciatic pain now and then, this pose will help relieve this pain. In the next few weeks you will see more poses to assist with backache.

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, I sure did. However, it went by too fast.

xo

*Shine like Glitter*

Today it's raining again.

But there's thunder and lightening.

A thunderstorm.

I am fascinated with thunderstorms so when we get them I try to enjoy them.

Nature sure is wonderful.

I got to experience a lot of it this weekend.

I was very pleased.

Remember: Yoga is not about self-improvement, it's about self-acceptance.

Namaste.