Steadying

Our March practice

I’m standing at the kitchen counter, pouring boiling water through the (decaf) coffee filter, looking up and out at the lavender and rose seamed sky. A tangle of bare branches cradles a bird nest and wisps of cloud linger beyond as a pair of wood pigeons huddle together. In the softness of the moment I realize it has been some time since I’ve had the daylight’s affirming company in these early morning hours, a welcome companion to the steam rising from my mug and the flicker of my candle.

Spring, is that you?

March is a hopeful albeit moody month. Liminal, transitional weeks punctuated by buds, bursts of sun and (still) freezing winds. Light peeking around curtain edges, late frosts, soggy trainers, dirty daffodils… Walking beneath the rainbow of grays you might pause and stand in attention alongside the crocus — feel your feet as you bring the horizon line into focus through the trees.

Maybe you follow the meteorological calendar and mark the moment on 1 March, or align with the astrological calendar and note the transition on vernal equinox, 20 March. Perhaps you feel it’s still winter (fair enough). Regardless, spring is incoming and will unfurl in her own time. As will you.

In the meantime, a simple, steadying breath is more than enough. You know what to do —

Inhaling, gather your attention…
Exhaling, let it settle into your body…
Continue to deepen your breathing.

Stay with it.

Our practice

A collection of timely, yoga-inspired practices for subscribers — use the below trio of videos this month to steady yourself as you move through these in-between weeks, and to enter spring with more clarity, spaciousness, and ease.

Please do let me know how your practice is going, I’d love to hear. Your practice notes inspire all of us.