Down Dog
I truly enjoy yoga and the benefits of flexibility, balance, and muscle tone (just to name a few). But why is it that my dogs, two small fuzzy pomeranians, won’t hesitate to to trot onto my yoga mat, and show me where those yoga poses truly originated from? It’s absolutely hilarious. They stretch into downward facing dog, lift one back paw and then the other effortlessly. While it seems as easy as 1,2,3 for them, I can’t keep the sweat from pouring into my eyes as I try to execute a seamless vinyasa-transitioning from plank and lowering to the ground with legs still not touching the mat, to upward facing dog and finally down dog. For anyone who thinks yoga is a laid back workout, I challenge you to try and get through the entire P90X extreme yoga routine without breaking a sweat!
