Birds migrate; bears hibernate; humans run around like chickens with their heads cut off. I’m talking about what we all do as we get closer to winter and the holiday season (at least in the northern hemisphere). You should know that I’m not a type-A person, nor am I a perfectionist that is driven to get Christmas cards made with professional photos of the family and things like that. I hardly even bother to decorate the house. So I don’t fully relate to the chaos of the holiday season, but I know a lot of mamas get swept up in that, so here you go:
You can take a brief moment every day to relax without interruptions! Actually, let me rephrase that: you really should take a moment each day to do this. Now I’m actually talking to myself, too. I might not strive to host that Hallmark-perfect holiday party, but I do tend to feel like there’s too much to do and that I never have as much time as I’d like to just chill. That’s how I feel year-round.
Anyways, since the beginning of October I’ve been sharing a micropractice every Tuesday with all of you. What’s a micropractice? It’s a brief yoga activity that keeps you connected to your practice, breaks up the chaos of the day, and keeps you grounded, resilient, flexible, and strong — all those things we tend to seek through yoga!
Today I want to share a restorative yoga pose because I’ve been taking an online class by Jodi Dodd called Restorative Yoga and Nervous System Regulation. I’ve always loved Restorative Yoga but it’s been years since I’ve been to a restorative class. I’d been waiting to find a class or yoga center I like since moving to Chicago. Then the pandemic hit and everything went online; my motivation took a dive and it seemed like everyone’s routines and lifestyle habits got all scrambled, too. There you go, my excuses for not doing a Restorative Yoga class. But with Jodi’s course, I’ve gotten inspired to include one or two restorative poses into my week a few times because the truth is, if I wait around for an entire, uninterrupted hour to do restorative yoga, I might not get to do it at all. In other words, five to ten minutes is better than none!
So, I’ll cut off this post here and share a little video with you on one restorative pose I like. You can practice away from the wall or at the wall, whichever suits you. You could even call yourself a wallflower here, and it would be a whole new take on the term:)
Enjoy!
Every Tuesday I’ll share a micropractice that helps busy moms (and dads and kids, and really anyone) to incorporate brief yoga practices into their day. Every Friday I’ll post ideas and inspiration for practicing yoga with kids. Here’s the post to kick off this biweekly series that will last until the end of the year!