I use to take a yoga class one or two times a week.
In the fall of 2017, my teacher moved her studio. Not too far, but I had to travel a road that had a high accident risk. It would be dark on my way home and as I have gotten older – I find driving at night is just not something I enjoy. So, the ride would negate the whole yoga zen thing I went to the class for in the first place!
I quit going. I thought I would just continue to do yoga at home. Well, I am sure you know how that turned out.
Exactly, haven’t done a true yoga session in over a year!
So, one of my intentions this year is to add yoga back into my life. I am hoping on a daily basis, a small sequence in the am and again in the pm.
In looking thru my basket of yoga stuff I found a little book I had bought, Gardener’s Yoga, by Veronica D’Orazio. I checked – you can still get it on Amazon.
It’s a wonderful little book.
Veronica compares the process of gardening with the process of yoga. She then gives you three sequences of poses to do thru-out the day, while you are in the garden.
- Breaking ground – for before you start gardening
- Planting seeds – for when you take a break during your day of gardening
- Harvest time – for when you are done for the day
As I plan on doing more gardening this year than last, I decided this would be the perfect way for me to ease back into yoga while getting myself ready for gardening!
I tend to lose track of time when I am gardening and then when I do look up and realize the time…my body is not happy. Hands are sore, shoulders hurt and my back is screaming at me that it is not standing up!
It’s a small book – about 8”x8” with beautiful illustrations by Tom Foss. Each pose has two pages; one an illustration of the pose and the other instructions on how to do the pose, why do the pose, some tips and how to flow into the pose from the previous pose.
I’m going to start with adding either Breaking Ground or Harvest Time several times a week and hope to build up to doing one a day. My hope is that by the time spring gets here I should be a lot more flexible and gardening will be much more enjoyable.
Do check it out. Especially if you’re a gardener, it’s a gentle way to get back to yoga and become more flexible for spring.
Thanks for reading! Take care.
Becky
