#balance

#balance

Akarna Dhanurasana is a pose of focused attention. "Karna" means the ear and the prefix "a" means near or toward. Since "dhanu" means bow, the image is of an archer pulling back a bowstring. Besides flexibility in the hip joints and vertebral column, the pose demands good balance. Beginning and intermediate students can both benefit from Akarna Dhanurasana. It can relieve back fatigue after vigorous asanas, stretch the hamstrings (back thigh muscles) of the straight leg, and open the hip joint of the bent leg.

Your card for the week is the Two of Pentacles, which represents balance, flexibility, and the need to adapt. It's the perfect card to keep in mind during the holiday season, especially if you feel like you're being pulled in multiple directions. When this card pops up in a tarot reading, it's often a sign that you have two (or more) important things to juggle.

Your pull for the week is Temperance, a major arcana card that represents balance, peace, and harmony, as well as patience and the need for moderation. If you feel like your life has been quietly spiraling out of control, then this one's for you. When Temperance pops up in a tarot reading, it's a reminder to analyze your routine to see what needs to be adjusted. If you happen to be overdoing it - or even "underdoing it" - this is your cue to softly land somewhere in the middle.

The breath plays an important part here. If the breath is held, a hardness pervades the abdomen and disallows what Iyengar considers the full benefits to the internal organs. It is therefore important to keep the abdomen as relaxed as possible, and the breath moving and soft. Although it is difficult to breathe as deeply when in the pose as you might if you were just sitting, the breath nonetheless should be as relaxed as possible.

Research shows that poor balance and coordination, weakness or inflexibility in the arms, hips, and legs, poor posture, and lack of core strength are all factors resulting from inactivity that can lead to stumbling, falling, disability, declining health, and premature death-not exactly the high quality of life we hope for. Simple movement tests like the following five are based on the idea that there's a connection between mobility and health,

Our planet of thoughts, communication, and all that is in our minds, Mercury enters Libra on September 18, 2025, where it will remain until October 6, 2025. Whereas Mercury is thinking, Libra is harmonizing. It is beauty, connection, and balance, although the air sign brings the kind of balance that can be measured not only in tangible ways but in the harmonic frequency of the moment.

Walk into an izakaya in Tokyo or New York and order a tall glass of beer. You'll usually get one of the crisp, crushable lagers that define Japanese brews for most imbibers. These rice-brewed beverages are massively refreshing, a perfect toriaezu beer, or beer for now, as you check the food menu and unwind. While delicious, rice lagers only scratch the surface of the Japanese beer scene.

He's not a boastful guy. When he writes about these decades of work it's usually to share lessons that others might find useful...

The Love Notes from the Lurker exhibition emphasizes introspection and the unseen connections in our surroundings through Jess Ackerman's balanced compositions that reflect vintage design motifs.