In the quiet wake of Christmas festivities 🎄, I found a moment of solace on the morning of Santo Stefano, turning to my yoga mat for a focused Ashtanga Vinyasa flow. This session was more than a physical exercise; it was a deliberate step towards recentering and shedding the weight of festive overindulgence. Repeating this mindful flow four times, I embraced each round as an opportunity for deeper purification and balance.

The sequence unfolded as follows:

• Happy Baby (Ananda Balasana)
• Tabletop (Bharmanasana)
• Downward Facing Dog (Adho Mukha Svanasana)
• Three-Legged Dog (Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana)
• Side Plank Tree (Vasisthasana Vrksasana) / Side Plank with Raised Leg (Vasisthasana with Utthita Pada)
• Low Lunge (Anjaneyasana)
• High Lunge (Utthita Ashwa Sanchalanasana)
• Superman (Viparita Shalabhasana)
• Standing Split (Urdhva Prasarita Eka Padasana)
• Star Pose (Utthita Tadasana)
• Forward Fold (Uttanasana)
• Half Lift (Ardha Uttanasana)
• Chair Pose (Utkatasana)
• Chaturanga Dandasana
• Upward Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana)
• Knee to Nose Pose
• Wild Thing (Camatkarasana)
• Pigeon Pose (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana)
• Forward Bend in Pigeon (Eka Pada Rajakapotasana Forward Bend)
• Fish Pose (Matsyasana)
• Knees-to-Chest (Apanasana)
• Savasana

This Ashtanga Vinyasa flow was not just a path to physical detoxification; it was a journey back to a state of mental clarity and spiritual discipline. Let these days of joy also be days of personal growth and inner peace! 🌟