“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage” – Anais Nin
Focus:
Get ready to roar, squad- it’s Leo season! Leo is the lion season, punctuated typically by great hair, heat and fierce personality, and we’re coming in hot and bold with this week’s theme of Kartikeya – the divine warrior who embodies courage. We want to explore how YOU find courage- how do you dig deep and what does it look like? For Kartikeya his courage shows up in how he fights and how he rides (his whip is a peacock- doesn’t get fiercer than that!). How does courage show up for you? Where can you invoke it more in your life and in your practice.
Pose:
To match our theme, we are practicing skandasana (another name for Kartikeya) and pincha mayurasana (peacock pose) this week in our flow classes. One is a great hip and ankle opener, the other is one of the most fun (and challenging) inversions. Both a great way to explore courage. If you join us in Stretch or Restore, expect a supported low lunge practice to ground all that heat!
[Pictured is one of our favorite Leo’s in this week’s peak flow pose, @ompurvi ]