We all experience glum moods and irritation.
Sometimes it comes from an external circumstance. And sometimes it arises for what feels like no reason at all.
Today I will share with you a super simple way to spruce up your energy anywhere and anytime.
The other day I was sitting at the airport with a delayed flight…of four hours.
I had just finished an energizing few days visiting a friend.
But I was also been yearning to be in the presence of my partner…more than ever. Like, I really missed him.
Those four extra hours feel like an eternity.
The lovely Spirit Airlines (yes, we have a codependent sort of relationship—you keep behaving in a destructive way and I will pretend all is well) was about to grace the ornery passengers with amazingly generous food vouchers of a whopping $7.00.
While I was standing in line, I found myself slouching and slumping into negativity.
I quickly activated my “Tadasana” feet, legs, and spine. What a difference.
If you are unfamiliar with Tadasana, it is Mountain Pose. If you did not know any better, you’d think it is just standing.
But Mountain Pose is a very active pose energizing every body part from the inner arches of the feet to the skin on the back of the head.
I realized in that moment, that Tadasana is a pose that truly activates the mind into an alert and conscious state.
It is the pose that helps us to stand taller like a mountain, but also be taller and higher in our minds—just as we are when we are at the foothills of a mountain.
It reminds us not to get bogged down in the small hiccups of life and that all is in perfect harmony if we are in the mind.
Tadasana/Mountain Pose
1. Stand with your feet parallel at hip distance.
2. Distribute your weight evenly through all four corners of the feet—inner heel, outer heel, ball of the foot, and outer ball of the foot.
3. Lift up through the inner arches of your feet.
4. Tuck your tailbone slightly so that it points down toward the ground as you lift up through the pit of the abdomen.
5. Raise your heart and drop the low ribs gently.
6. Lift the back of the skull.
7. Breathe. Notice.
8. Be kind to yourself and others.
9. Trust that all is in perfect order.
How do you use Tadasana? Share your thoughts below!
