💌 Dear BRIDGE Reader,

Yesterday, I sat in silence with someone I love. It was our Anniversary!
No words. No fixing. No agenda.

Just shared breath, a hand gently resting beside mine, and the unspoken understanding that this—this quiet nearness—was enough.

In a world that so often demands we do, it felt revolutionary to just be.

And in that stillness, I remembered something essential:

🌾 Sometimes, grounding doesn’t come from standing tall—it comes from letting yourself be held.

Held by the ground.
Held by a friend.
Held by the moment itself.

There’s a quiet kind of healing in allowing your body to soften—without needing to perform strength.
In trusting that even in stillness, you are not alone.

✨ This week, I invite you to experience that grounding through softness.
Not by rising, but by reclining.
Not by effort, but by ease.

Let your body remember what it’s like to rest—fully and without apology.

💜 THE BRIDGE Yin: A Collective Unfolding

Reclined Bound Angle Pose (Supta Baddha Konasana)

An Invitation to Ground in Grace

This week in BRIDGE Yin, we’re leaning into supported surrender with Reclined Bound Angle Pose—a heart-opening, hip-releasing posture that invites your entire system to settle.

There is no striving here.
Just arrival.

🌬️ Instructions & Setup:

Begin lying on your back.

Bring the soles of your feet together and let your knees gently fall apart, forming a diamond shape.

Place props under each thigh (pillows, blocks, or blankets) for support.

Optional: One hand on your heart, the other on your belly.

Close your eyes. Let your spine sink. Let the earth carry you.

🎯 Target Areas:

Inner thighs and hips

Chest and heart center

Pelvic space and lower abdomen

This pose cradles the body in openness, gently inviting you to let go of what you’ve been holding.

✨ Benefits:

Grounds the nervous system and promotes deep rest

Opens hips and heart with minimal effort

Encourages emotional release and inner spaciousness

Supports self-trust and tender presence

🕯️ Sensory Cues for Your Yin Practice:

🤲 Touch – Feel the support beneath your knees. Let yourself be held.
🌬️ Breath – Inhale into the belly. Exhale into the bowl of your hips.
🌸 Inner Vision – Visualize petals unfolding from your heart, one breath at a time.

🕊️ Cue to Remember:
“You are held. You are enough—even here, even now.”

Stay for 5–8 minutes, or longer if it feels right.
This pose is a love note to your nervous system—healing through stillness, not effort.

To release: gently bring knees together, roll to one side, and pause before rising.