how beautiful!!!! 

A lovely weaving of moments of the epic into a beautiful approach to Hanumānāsana! 

A really delightful practice, Ashley. Many thanks. I especially enjoyed the incorporation of your story of Hanuman into the session, and particularly appreciated your version (of which I'm aware there are many others) with it's happy and heroic ending

I absolutely loved this practice, Ashley. As it turns out, I very much needed the reminder of my divinity and my power today. Also, much appreciation for the pro tip to not eat random grains of rice from the sky Thank you for taking the time to digest, retell, and integrate this story into a great practice 🙏

A masterful practice to prepare for hanumanasana! a masterful storyteller! I feel strong and brave. 

Kate M I’m so happy you enjoyed the practice. This particular retelling of the story incorporates some of my favorite pieces from a few different sources (the Rāmāyana, Myths of the Asanas, a series of cartoons made for kids of Hindu Mythology that I watched many moons ago and a collection of stories I recorded from different people I met on my 2nd trip to India). You are absolutely right, in the Rāmāyana, once Hanuman finds Sita, Rāma brings the battle to Ravana’s castle and thus begins the battle of Lanka during which Lakshmana is injured and Hanuman has the opportunity to once again show his devotion (a story for another time😌). Ravana bringing a war to Ram’s land during which he kidnaps Sita is a part of the story I’ve heard more from oral retellings of the epic (perhaps a way for our modern sensibilities to rationalize why Rāmā didn’t immediately bring an army to Lanka to rescue his wife) and in some of the later books with collections of these stories. So happy to nerd out with you about this🤓😂😘

Martha K thank you so much and I’m really happy to hear that the practice left you feeling brave and strong✨

Kelly B 😂 It’s so true, you have to be careful when eating rice from the sky😂 Thank you for going on this journey with me and I’m happy you enjoyed the practice.

Catherine A thank you for your thoughtful words and I’m glad that you enjoyed the practice and story✨

Jacqueline R thank you☺️🙏🏾