How to Yoga: Butterfly


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In thanks, I want to bring my most prized treasure:

I gift you yoga in sincere thanks for all you have given me,

and I wish that you are healthy and happy!



This is Butterfly

AKA Cobbler Pose

AKA Bound Angle Pose

AKA Baddha Konasana in Sanskrit

(badha = bound, kona = angle, asana = pose/posture)


There is always potential for reformatting.


Butterfly is transformation.

Butterfly is metamorphosis.

Butterfly is a reason I practice yoga.


I shied away from yoga for a very long time,

because my hips hurt too bad

and I thought I'd look goofy

and blah blah blah.

But I tried anyway.


I couldn't do impressive pretzel moves,

but I could sit in butterfly

for hours on end,

and it felt incredible 

so I did.


and lo! Slowly slowly 

my hip pain melted away 

until--miracle of miracles--it was gone completely!

My reality was completely redefined.

I was not broken, unable, or doomed--

little by little, I released what held me back.


Butterfly is unfurling glory of the impossible manifest.

I testify to the power of this simple pose.


How to BUTTERFLY:

  • From seated with legs extended in front, draw heels towards sit bones. 
  • Bring feet as close to the body as feels comfortable, grasping the toes.
  • Press the knees towards the floor, as close as feels comfortable. 
  • Inhale length into the spine and extend through the crown of the head.
  • Exhale and fold forward if it feels good, drawing the chest towards the feet.
  • Transform that which no longer serves you.

Breathe in, breathe out. 

Breathe in, breathe out. 

Breathe in, breathe out.

Repeat as needed. 


💛 Sara!


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