And the Hello and welcome to Terro Bites. I'm Teresa Reed the Tarow Lady.

I'm the author of the Tarot Coloring Book and your host for this podcast series.

This is episode 53 of Tarow Bites.

The podcast where I just showed, short entertaining, bite-sized

lessons on how to read tarot. For today's episode, our topic is The Ten of Wands. So let's begin. So if you look at the

body language and the symbols in the Ten of Wands, it's as plain as the

nose on your face. This card is about hard work. So that

being said, let's talk about body language again. I'm very conscious of the

postures of the cards because I teach yoga.

And you know as a yoga teacher I'm always noticing body language and how people hold their tension.

Actually one of my pet peeves is slouching. In fact, when my husband drives, I'm often

nagging him to sit up straight. And a lot of people slouch because it's a habit. You know, for example, if you're bent over your

computer all day, eventually you're going to develop a slump. And you know, some slouch

is also because of poor muscle tone.

For example, if your abs can't support your back

and the pectoral muscles are constricted,

you're probably going to start assuming

the shape of a candy cane.

Now there's another reason why people slouch though.

Slouchiness can sometimes indicate someone who's protected in their heart in some way.

It's a physical response when feeling emotionally or physically threatened. The body curls up to

protect. So why am I bringing up all this yoga stuff? Again, it's because the

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