Hip, Trinkled Chick, May 28, 2008.

Bonjour, this is Kimberly Wilson, and welcome to the 128th edition of the Hip Trinklechick

podcast, A Guide to Life on and off the Yoga Math.

Sorry that we are a couple days delayed, we were at a cabin, spending a lot of time

napping and did not have email access or phone access. So it was quite the experience, but I am back

and delighted to be in touch with each of you. And also very delighted to share tonight's podcast.

So today's menu features, of course, a must-have pose and on the mat, an interview with Joy Woojack on the beauty of tea and off the mat. And, of course, we've got a fun little signature style piece for you.

So, viewer show notes at hiptrinklechick.com

slash blog on the mat.

Mountain Pose. So as I was teaching class tonight, I was actually reminding the students of how

important mountain pose actually is because it's a pose that we stand in in our daily lives

constantly, waiting in lines, going to the grocery store, waiting for the elevator, all that kind of stuff.

You know, we're always in mountain pose.

And the great thing about mountain pose is it's actually headstand turned upside down.

So once we get mountain pose, then we're grounded and ready for a lot of our very stable

and challenging upright positions, even side plank where you're on your side, basically

in Tadasana, Mountain Pose blown over.

So let me walk you through Mountain Pose and think of Mountain Pose as you are

standing at a cocktail party or waiting in line at the bank or waiting in line to get your drink

from your favorite barista. Okay, so begin by lifting your toes and spreading them wide. If you're in

some snug stilettos with pointed toes,

this may be a little tricky, but you could possibly kick them off. It depends on what kind of a

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