Like any structure, yoga is built from the foundation up. ~ Anusara Yoga’s Universal Principles Of Alignment

Today was the Great Giveback at Inner Bliss Yoga Studio, where the teachers gave 10 free yoga classes all day long. What a wonderful gift–I passed this on to many friends, and my dearest friend Jill came with me.

We went to Ginny’s class at 2 p.m. (we were out quite late the night before :)), and I was excited for Jill to experience a Ginny class as she has taught me so much about alignment. What I have learned from Ginny is that paying attention to how you position yourself in each pose gives more meaning to your practice. How do you hold yourself in this world? Are you even aware of your feet, your toes, your baby toe?

I set my intention to really think about my foundation, and how being in alignment made me feel. I really pressed my feet into the earth; I really felt the line of energy as I opened up my heart; I really connected my palm to my mat in downward dog. Knowing where I stood made it easy to move on.

My friend truly enjoyed the class, and even cried a little. But she was thankful for the release–as we all are–and said that when Ginny asked to think of someone to thank, she thought of me. Funny, as I was thinking of her. I guess that’s why we’re friends. 🙂