The focus of November’s yoga and mindfulness practices and resources revolve around the theme of Gratitude. The mindful breath practice Balloon Breath is an invitation to anchor your attention on your breath and notice how your feel it in your body. Much like a balloon has the opportunity to inflate, we have the capacity to fill up by noticing the many things in our lives that we are grateful for everyday. Gratitude has the capacity to keep us buoyant and afloat, especially when times are tough and the sea is stormy.

The accompanying yoga practice, Tree Pose, offers a practice that allows students the opportunity to have fun while strengthening their ability to focus, concentrate and seek balance. Tree Pose invites us to be grateful for the present moment and to be accepting of ourselves whether we are strong or rooted or if our tree is moved by the wind around us.