Take the Shortcut?

Hello my friends,

We’re at a weird time of year. On the calendar, it’s still summer. It was super-hot last week, so that all checks out. Schools are open though. The high school and college kids went back to school in mid-August and it seems like all of the elementary schools were in session this past week. According to that metric, summer is over, especially for all of my teacher friends. Furthermore, if you walk into any retail establishment like a grocery store or warehouse club, summer is long gone…lots of fall items for sale including Halloween costumes!

So where are we? Is it still summer? Do we take that off-ramp into fall?

I’m saying we should remain in summer.

Our yoga practice asks us to stay in this moment. To be present right now. That means that for the next few days, we’re still celebrating summer.

Let’s decide what we want and need to do to fully enjoy this month. Some suggestions…dine al fresco as often as possible. Go to the pool or the beach. Wear sandals whenever you can. Embrace the warmer weather...it will get plenty cold here in no time! Whether or not you deal with a school calendar let's root ourselves firmly in August for the final days of this month.

There's no need to take that shortcut into fall. There will be plenty of time to enjoy all things pumpkin spice when autumn officially arrives.

Until then, please join me on your mat.

Love & sunshine,

Nina G