Yesterday I was in the kitchen chopping vegetables and all of a sudden Skylar got quiet. Not a good sign because I was thinking, oh God, what is she into now.
But I turned around and saw her practicing some yoga. She was working on bakasana (crane pose).
She just turned four. But she’s been watching me do yoga since her birth. Well, technically sooner, since I did yoga while I was pregnant with her so maybe she felt the yoga, too.
I don’t ever “practice” yoga poses (asanas) with her. She just does what she feels like which is how my practice is. I just work on whatever pops into my head and what my body asks for that day. Plus, kids are natural yogis. They just contort, bend, and pop themselves into all kind of poses and take it for granted.
Here’s a really old picture of me in bakasana from this post with tips on how to stay up, or get up, in bakasana
After chopping all those vegetable it was time to east some. Spring time means lots of salads with fresh veggies.
I dressed this one with Orange Coconut Lemon Pepper Vinaigrette
And also had some leftover Mac-n-Cheeze (Vegan, GF, one-pot) to go with it.
Or just pair with Cinnamon Sugar Roasted Chickpea “Peanuts” if you’re craving something a little sweeter.
From my last post about In the News and the Influence of Blogs, thanks everyone for the congratulations you extended for my Fox News feature. It was really exciting for me to be quoted and hopefully just the first and not the last time. I liked hearing if you’ve had any brushes with fame, too.
Everyone seemed to unanimously agree that yes, blogs have incredible influence and power in shaping and influencing purchasing decisions. Everyone seemed to report that yes, you’ve bought things after seeing them on blogs and that you trust the opinions of bloggers more so than celebrity opinions, for the most part.
Dessert: Who doesn’t love chocolate? I actually know some people who don’t love it, but they are not from the same planet that I am.
Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies (Raw, Vegan, GF. You can dehydrate them or bake them in the oven)
Questions:
1. If you do yoga, what’s your favorite pose? Why?
I love pincha mayurasana (feathered peacock pose). I love the feeling of being inverted but balanced on my forearms. I’m in the pose, here.
Inversions and arm balances are poses I really love to practice. I dig backbends, too, because I love to open my chest and chakras and I like the feeling of being upside down and looking at the world from that vantage point.
2. Any poses you’re working on in yoga or otherwise?
I am working on the:
get more sleep pose
try not to blow up my slow computer pose
laugh more, worry less pose
spend more time in my kitchen creating and having fun pose
lay on the beach pose (but that’s coming up!)
What poses (silly or otherwise) are you working on?
3. If anyone has any topics you’d like to see me address, recipes you’d like to see more of, questions you’d like answered, I am open to suggestions from your inquiring minds and could do a future post(s) covering the popular requests.
Speak now and enjoy your day!
Way to go Skylar! Getting an early start on yoga can only help.
I was taught that pose as “Crow” and found I had to look further forward to maintain balance. I was so excited when I finally got it – so excited I lost my balance ;)
Finally found an online source for Nooch, and it is sold out and on back order. D’oh!
Favourite pose: changes depending on my mood. I find that doing a round of sun salutions, or even 1/2 sun salutions is a great way to loosen up tight muscles after sitting at my desk for too long. Downward dog is also a favourite for loosening / stretching out my back. And pigeon sometimes calls to me when my hips want some attention.
Slow computer – did you look into getting more RAM for your Mac? Tiger Direct has great deals and sales on a regular basis.
nooch, have a post in an hour going out…check back :) im talking nooch!
look further forward to maintain balance = YES! for sure
RAM…going to the Mac store today. You’re psychic with this comment, I swear! :)
I have never done yoga…I always think that it would be fun, but I have never taken a class or been taught….looking at your pose I am thinking, “yeah…my body wouldn’t do that!!!”
just try it :)
I have never tried yoga, but I do remember your pose a day posts!!!!
I was wondering about your 4 hours of sleep … what time do you go to bed, and what time do you rise? I think you did one before, but I would love to see a “day-in-the-life” post again to see how you fit it all in! I am convinced you are superwoman!
Cute Skylar pics, love that she’s a yogi already. :-) More great eats here, one day I’ll try the chickpeas.
1. I need to do more yoga, it’s one of my goals for this year since I’ve throttled back running.
2. Not at the moment, but I wont to.
3. Just whatever you’re into – parenting, exercise, photography, etc. :-)
It is so cool to find here a real little community that share my passion for veggie foods and yoga! I am new on the Internet but I write a lot about those subjects, so much that I decided to build a complete magazine. Here is one of my thoughts: Culturally defined differences in the diet can explain differences in behavior in different cultures. It now has scientific evidence that the use of fat and blood, all components in meat, tend to use a phrase of old “animalize nature.”
If anyone want to collaborate, I am open to guest posts or other ideas.
Thanks!
Anna
haha, i wish i could do crane! i like happy baby and all the awesome spinal twists – they feel so good!
I thought Skylar was so much older than 4! She looks so old for her age! Kids are fantastic at yoga. I used to work at a studio that had mom + daughter yoga classes everyday in the morning and some of the kids were unreal. They just fall into poses so naturally!
My favorite pose will always be Natarajasana – Lord of the Dance because I seriously feel like a Queen when I do it.
I had a chance to make your cheesy kale chips recipe that you shared with me awhile back and I made them in my dehydrator [why had i never thought to do this before?] and they were DELICIOUS! I plan on making a huge batch this weekend for my lunches next week. Thanks again for another amazing recipe :)
i need a good vegan chocolate chip recipe. Can’t wait to try it!
Skylar is so stinkin’ cute! I can never decide which pose is my favorite – I really love Triangle though. I feel so long and strong and stretched out.
I’m also working on self-hosting pose – where I’m trying to switch everything to a new host myself! It’s crazy – so many acronyms!
I will suggest, Everyone can do yoga! Only try easily and step by step, You will LOVE it.
She is so cute! I can’t get into yoga, I’m not coordinated at all, it’s like an elephant trying to do it!
haha–YES, I am working on the sleep more/laugh more, worry less pose too, I love it. :)
CONGRATS on the Fox News!!! I just watched it, woohoo!
It was a print/online article, but thanks! :)
Ha, gosh, I feel silly…what I MEANT to say was I just READ not Watched!
You go Mama!
My fave Yoga poses change with the seasons, the days, what’s going in my life. Right now I’m loving me some deep, soothing forward folds. I also like Pincha mayurasana, as you mentioned. Took me AGES to nail that one, but now it feels great.
Ok, this might sound like a silly request, but I’d like some housecleaning and/or organizational tips. Ha!
Which reminds me, I’m working on my Be More Organized Pose. ;-)
Oh, and before I forget, some Vita-mix tips, if you’re interested in posting on that.
I don’t really do a whole lot of yoga, but I do remember really enjoying your yoga pose of the day pics :D I’ve never been to a studio(although one just opened up in town recently) but I do some at home. I’d really like to get into it more.
My hubby and I were just talking last night about how our son copies him. He’s almost 4 and it’s SO cute. We just can’t get over it :D
Don’t even get me started on people that don’t like chocolate. My hubby hates it. It drives me crazy. What do you make a man that doesn’t like chocolate? Jeeeeez, haha.