The Great Swami Interrogation!

Mama, why don't you do your yoga practice with me whenever I am practicing yoga?

Sweet Pea, I don't have hours and hours every day to practice yoga poses. I have to do Mama stuff too.

Mama, why don't you meditate with me whenever I am meditating?

Doll Face, I have lots of Mama stuff to do.

Me, Sweet Pea, Doll Face, Pink Princess, Most Beautiful Swami Zoe!

Mama, why do you not get up in the middle of the night when I am doing my level 108 Vinyasa Yoga? 

My Pink Princess, I need to get my rest and sleep so I can do all that Mama stuff.

Mama, why don't you rest and contemplate with me in the sun puddles on the floor in the middle of the day with me?

Most Beautiful Swami, I have to do Mama stuff during the daytime.

Mama, thank you fur doing all that Mama stuff so I am free to practice yoga and meditation endlessly! But, I still think you are too busy! Me-Ommmmm :-D

Moosey's Yoga Purrfections! :)

Hi everybuddy! It's me, Moosey! Fanks to my buddy Swami Zoe for holding this really awesome and relaxing event.  You know, I learned lots about yoga from my angel brother Sammy.  I sure do miss him (and so do Mom and Dad).

Here are Angel Sammy and me, practicing partner meditation and Parsvashavasana (side corpse pose).  And in a sunpuddle, too! :)

And here I am, more recently, in the Balasana (kitten pose).

Ahhhhhhh. I'm feeling warm and refreshed now. And ready to check out all my Tabby Cat Club friends' yoga practices!  As Swami Zoe would say, "Me-Ommmmm," everybuddy!

Hugs and headbonks,

Moosey

Swami Zoe's Yoga Purrfections! Me-Ommmmm!

Me-Ommmmm Efurryone! I am sooo blissed-out about this yoga event here at The Tabby Cat Club! Thank you to all who pawticipate in posts and in spirit! Me-Ommmmm!

I decided to share a few more of my favorite warming yoga poses and practices, including a Pranayama (breathing) practice! These pictures are all featured in my book:

Shavasana (corpse pose) - great to do on your
warmest blanket. Wrap yourself if you
feel a chill! And smile! :-)

Supta Marjari Asana (reclining cat pose) -
 I believe cat pose is self-explanatory.
Here I am showing it on the preferred reclining
position. The frightened standing version can
be quite chilly!

Seektari Pranayama (hissing breathing) -
I thought I'd add this practice in just in
case some of you get over-heated trying out
efurryone's favorite poses. Seektari is well known
for cooling the body and the mind.

I hope efurryone has lots of fun and stays nice and warm practicing yoga and meditation all winter long and fur years to come! Me-Ommmmm my natural yogicats!

Yoga Purrfections with Raz

Today's event is Yoga Purrfections hosted by Swami Zoe!  

Graphic by Gracie

I think we cats are naturals for yoga positions!!!  We've got the flexibility the humans will NEVER have!!!

Here I am showing my pre-yoga stretch.  Notice how I really stretch out my spine.  While I was stretched out I figured it was a good time to give my tail a bath!!

After a good stretch the upward leg pose is easy to do...

Thanks to Swami Zoe for hosting this fun event. Thanks to my Mom too - she gave me the little privacy flower for modesty!!

Yoga Purrfections Event is Tomorrow! Me-Ommmmm!

Me-Ommmmm Efurryone! I hope all are staying warm practicing their most heart-warming yoga postures and meditations! Here's the pawesome badge for tomorrow's Event thanks to Gracie and her Mom:

This agile kitty is demonstrating Adho Mukha Marjariasana
(downward facing cat pose!) Me-Ommmmm!

If you need some inspiration, I demonstrated a few poses and practices in last week's post here or visit my bloggy here.

I'm looking forward to seeing efurryone's favorite yoga and meditation practices! Me-Ommmmm


Oh, and here's the pawticipations badge too:

Stay Warm This Winter with Yoga Purrfections with Swami Zoe!

Me-Ommmmm Efurryone! Practicing Yoga and Meditation is a pawesome way to stay warm during the chilly days of winter. So I came up with the most brilliant idea to have us Tabbies share our favorite yoga practice, position, or meditation to help each other out.

Save the date: Next Tuesday December 10th I am hosting a Tabby Cat Club Event:

Yoga Purrrfections!

Now I am not the fondest of Mama interrupting my nearly constant practice to take pictures, but here are a few examples:

Here I am demonstrating Adho Mukha Virasana
(forward bending hero's pose)
Giant puppy beds make pawesome yoga mats too!

Here I am practicing laughing yoga!
Smiles always warm from the inside out!

Here I am demonstrating partner meditation in
Balasana (kitten pose). Meditating with furblings
helps keep our hearts warm too!

Here I am practicing Parsvashavasana
(side corpse pose)
Mama's bed is always warm!

I'm looking forward to seeing efurryone's favorite 

yoga and meditation practices! If you need 

some ideas, visit my bloggy or check out my 

book Daily Yoga for a Happy and Healthy Cat , 

which shows the most essential yoga 

postures and breathing practices, and it is 

part of my Karma Yoga: the proceeds 

go to animal rescue! But keep in mind 

my feline furriends - You are all 

natural yogis! Me-Ommmmm!

If one stretches completely, one relaxes 

completely. Look at a cat, a master of 

stretching and a master of relaxation.

- B.K.S. Iyengar

A Swami's Favorite Things

Kissies from Mama

And cuddles with Apollo

Licking the fluffy ears

Of brofur Kuruk

Brown cardboard boxes

With mousies inside

These are a few of my favorite things

Me with some of my mousies

When the treats come out

When the sun shines bright

When I'm feeling blissful

I simply do my yoga

And meditate long

And then I feel more loving PINK!

Did you see? Did you see? That's me up on the left in the header! Me-Ommmmm

But I'm Pawfect!

Don't I look pawfect?!

Me? The great Swami? Drive my Mama crazy? Never! I am divinely inspired, and it is my eternal duty to sleep right next to Mama's pillow so she can pet me and I can lick and bite her fingers to make sure she is sleeping well! 
Me-Ommmmm