🧘‍♀️ BRIDGE Yin Newsletter

Dear BRIDGE Readers,

Our Weekly Focus: Strength in Opposites

🌟 A Moment from My Week 🦨✨

On Thursday night, we crossed paths with a skunk. What struck me wasn’t fear—it was the way this little creature moved: soft steps, lingering, waiting for just the right moment to take action.

Even in the wild, animals have strategies. When our car pulled up, the skunk didn’t panic. It backed up. It walked away—slowly, deliberately.

It made me ask myself: how do we take action? Sometimes stepping forward is right. Other times, walking away is the wisest move.

Have you ever had to back away from something, not out of weakness, but because it was best?

💬 RaRa-ology of the Week 🌉

“Moving forward can actually be seen as moving backward—when we know better.”

🧘‍♀️ BRIDGE Yin Pose of the Week

Pose Name: Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)
Theme: Strength in Opposites

Chakra Focus:

🟡 Solar Plexus Chakra — personal power, confidence, clarity in action

💚 Heart Chakra — expansion, balance, openness across opposites

How to Prepare

Stand with your feet wide apart.

Turn your right foot out 90°, left foot slightly in.

Extend your arms out to the sides, parallel to the floor.

Tip from the hips (not the waist) — hinge as if your hip crease is guiding you forward.

Lower your right hand to your shin, ankle, or the floor.

Stretch your left arm upward, opening your chest.

Focus Point 👁️: Keep your gaze steady—upward to your raised hand, forward to the horizon, or down for grounding. Choose the point that helps you stay balanced in your triangle of life.

Hold for 5–10 breaths, then switch sides.

Silent Inquiry ❓

“Where is my balance when life pulls me in opposite directions?”

Cue 🌬️

Feel your hips as the steady hinge—grounded yet mobile. From this center, energy radiates in both directions: rooting downward and expanding outward. Let your gaze remind you of the triangle of life: past, present, and future held in balance.

🎯 Target Areas: hips, hamstrings, spine, chest, shoulders
✨ Benefits: teaches balanced alignment, strengthens legs, opens chest and hips, cultivates steadiness while expanding in opposite directions

✨ Tibetan Healing Bowls 🎵: Listen while you hold this pose

How This Pose Supports Different Introverts

Shy Introverts — The hip hinge and steady gaze offer safety: they can lean into space without collapsing, opening gently but firmly.

Quiet Introverts — The grounded hinge mirrors reflection: stable hips and a chosen focus point allow thoughtful expansion without losing balance.

Loud Introverts — By rooting in the hips and fixing the gaze, energy is channeled instead of scattered, so bold expression becomes balanced power.

✨ Why Triangle for this week: Like the skunk who knew when to step forward and when to step back, Triangle reminds us that balance comes from the steady hinge at our center—and the focus we choose to keep our triangle of life aligned.

🥗 BRIDGE Yin Nourishment of the Week 🍽️

Dish: Black Rice Truffles with White Lima Beans & Smoked Salmon Garnish
Theme: Balancing Opposites Through Flavor

Chakra Alignment:

🔴 Root Chakra — black rice + black olives (grounding, stability)

🟡 Solar Plexus Chakra — cardamom & tarragon (confidence, digestive fire)

💚 Heart Chakra — basil (freshness, compassion, openness)

🔵 Throat Chakra — smoked salmon + onions (expression, truth in communication)

Emotional Focus 💫

This dish balances grounding and expansion, dark and light — just like Triangle Pose. It’s indulgent yet nourishing, structured yet playful.

Recipe / Preparation Notes

Cook black rice until tender; roll into small truffle-like bites.

Season lightly with cardamom and fold in chopped basil + tarragon.

Add white lima beans for creaminess and balance.

Garnish with thin slices of smoked salmon, onion ribbons, and black olives.

Serve warm or room temperature as a meditative meal.

Audience Insight (Introverts)

Shy Introverts — The earthy black rice grounds them, offering comfort in every bite.

Quiet Introverts — The aromatic herbs create a thoughtful, reflective pause.

Loud Introverts — The smoked salmon + olives give boldness and flair, while beans and rice keep balance.

Why This Dish Matters

This meal reflects the Triangle of Life: opposites brought into harmony. Black rice and white beans, savory salmon and fresh herbs, grounding flavors with uplifting aromatics — all supporting the nervous system’s ability to reset, balance, and thrive.

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RaRa
Founder & CEO, THE BRIDGE Empowers
Creator of BRIDGE Yin

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