Happy Baby

I was watching a good friend finish up a yoga class, we were kind of doing our own finishing sequence. Basically what poses our bodies or minds needed more of. It's so interesting to watch what people do when they have choice. A pose that I wasn't doing very often, happy baby was held for a few minutes. I started to experiment with it at the end of that practice and in the next few of my own. It really is a beautiful posture.

I have recently started to incorporate that into my classes and my personal practice more often. Kids almost fall into this posture by accident, babies giggling and making other random sounds in this posture. Clearly happy, just playing and enjoying themselves. I think as adults working back into some of this spontaneous play is important. Even if we have a scheduled time for it. This too may be incorporated into my classes.. a closing play option for students that are comfortable with "freestyle yoga".

I have had some wonderful experiences lately subbing for teachers and teaching very different classes. Yoga is beautiful and that beauty is unique for each person.