Welcome to the Floor

Hey Yoga Fam,

March is here, which in Minneapolis means it’s technically spring but functionally still winter and emotionally somewhere between “I’m fine” and “will this ever end.”

So this month, we’re doing something different on the mat. We’re starting from the ground. Literally.

Our pose of the month is Upavistha Konasana, Seated Wide-Legged Forward Fold. Which, in plain English, means: sit on the floor, spread your legs, and see what happens when you stop trying to get somewhere.

That’s the whole theme for March: GROUNDING. Not the Instagram version of grounding where someone stands barefoot on a beach at sunrise. The real version. The one where you’re sitting in a brewery on a yoga mat and the floor is a little cold and you’re just... here. With yourself. In the in-between.

There’s a line from the Yoga Sutras that I keep coming back to: “Practice is the effort to be steady there.” Not the effort to get somewhere better. The effort to be steady where you already are.

That’s what we’re practicing this month. Come sit with us.

This week’s classes focus on just finding the shape. No folding, no pushing, just sitting wide and noticing what’s there. If that sounds too simple, good. That’s the point.

See you on the floor, Annie