The great yoga adventure

[Phoenix_Rising]

Good morning everybody,

I have been a tree this morning, have you??? @Maggie @soul @Ant7 @CheerBear @Former-Member.

Hey @Mazarita and @Former-Member, have you heard about our great yoga adventure? Would you like to join the be-a-tree-every-day-for-a-week super challenge? Here's how to be a tree: https://www.doyogawithme.com/content/tree-pose

@Former-Member I noticed that you liked the earlier post about being a tree. I am taking this to mean you are committing to the be-a-tree-every-day-for-a-week super challenge...and you wouldn't want to disappoint a little turtle now, would you. I'm still working on @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @Former-Member @NikNik and @Former-Member. I think you should all set aside time in your day to be trees together - that would be very good role modelling of self-care for Forumites.

[Zoe7]

@Phoenix_Rising If all those people were to be a tree each day- together in cyber space - but in separate physical locations would it still be classed as a forest?  (something to think about this morning!!!!)

[soul]

Feeling just a bit sore in the arms this morning. There's another class on this afternoon for newbies called Essentials. I'll book into that one. Might give me more direction. I find the breathing a bit tricky - when to breathe in and out and for how long.  

[Former-Member]

I'm in @Phoenix_Rising !!! Sometimes I am a tree at Pilates, but being a tree every day sounds like fun!

So what do I do hehe How long do you tree for?

[soul]

That second tree pose looks a bit difficult. Will have to work up to that one.

[Phoenix_Rising]

@soul That is very cool that you are going to go to another class today. A class specifically for newbies sounds great. I am finding it good joining an ongoing class but I can see it would be overwhelming for someone who hadn't played around a bit at home first.

@Zoe7 Giggle. Trees at different times in different physical locations still form the forest of Forum Land. It's magic.

@Former-Member There are no rules about when or for how long you need to tree (how the heck have we turned "tree" into a verb around here within two days!!! ) - the challenge is simply to be a tree each day for a week (we started yesterday). Given how much @CheerBear, @soul and I seem to be enjoying the great yoga adventure, I'm thinking there may possibly be a different challenge next week. I think you need to encourage everyone in the helpcentre to be a tree. You could put a message on the phone: "the helpline is currently unattended due to all help centre staff being trees."

[CheerBear]

I too have been a tree today @Phoenix_Rising 🙂

I did learn something that's probably pretty important this morning - being a tree with boots on hurts a lot! Yesterday my lesson was that being a tree in a tiny shower with glass doors is slippery and dangerous too. I'm definitely less a common sense person and more an experential learner kind of one 😛

I spent a big chunk of last night lying arms out, palms up and legs crossed, with a rolled up blanket under my spine on the lounge room floor. It felt so good! I thought about how only a few months ago I couldn't do three minutes of sitting palms up without bursting out crying or feeling panicked, so to be able to lie down like that for as long as I have been is a huge improvement 🙂

I love how catchy your enthusiasm is and that forumland is turning into a forest! I will look for a flower kind of pose to add pretty flowers to the forest soon

[Former-Member]

@Phoenix_Rising

You have really influenced me. I tried to become a part of your forest - with great assistance of your guidelines of how to become a tree. I however - found myseld tumbling down. I don't think this tree is very good at balancing. My roots aren't very stable or planting into the ground, and a move with the wind. Ahah.

Hopefully I will grow stronger and become a true member of the forest.

[Phoenix_Rising]

@Former-Member Wobbly and falling trees are just as much a part of the forest as steady trees.

[Zoe7]

@Phoenix_Rising I am going to continue to being a Nut in the forest along with @Faith-and-Hope 

The forest needs all of us - nuts, seeds, saplings and trees to be sustainable