Dear Friends,
Can you believe that Christmas ‘08 is upon us? While this holiday is one of festivity, for me it is always one of contemplation as well. Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday season, a time of gratitude for what we have in life. And Christmas too, reminds me to look back on the last year and think about all that has happened. One theme repeats itself every year…what wonderful friends I have.
So this Christmas I would like to lead a special yoga class, where we can focus on our friends in the cat blogosphere, and all the fun, help, and support we have given to each other in 2008. Let us also keep in mind our many friends waiting for us at the Rainbow Bridge.
I have prepared a special place for yoga today, with the incense of myrrh.
Calm your thoughts, focus on your breathing.
Other kitties around the world are doing yoga as well. Tap into the universal energy.
This pose is called bottomsup-sayana
I know this looks like a Monty Q...hehehe
and I have even found an LOL Yoga Cat
And this one is an excellent example of a floofy yoga cat
Ok, another deep breath, and follow along:
And as always, time to hit the food bar! Help yourself to lobster, crab and shrimp at the seafood bar….
I personally like the tuna
And of course ham for Miles
And I’m very excited to announce that I have invented a new drink….something like a niptini, but a little different….a Niparita! Ole!
I hope you have enjoyed yoga today. For those of you who have followed along for the last several years, I am so grateful for your friendship. And for my new friends joining in on your first yoga class, please leave a note in the comments box. I am updating my new digs to include a blogroll, and I wouldn’t want to leave you off.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Luv,
Skittles, The Huntress
p.s. I entered two poems in a poetry contest. You can vote for one of my poems by going to Lutheran Surrealism.One poem is “Grandma’s Lemon Bars” the other is “Right Thinking About Christmas.” I think it’s high time a cat won a poetry contest!!! (voting ends 12-27-08 at midnight est.)
Aaaahhh! I feel very relaxed and centered now. Just what I needed during all the holiday hustle and bustle. Thanks for the delicious feast, too, Skittles!
Those yoga positions are HARD for us, uh, mature cats. But I do feel more centered — thanks! I hope you have a terrific holiday and a meowy new year!
Those pictures are to cute for words. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas.
wow, i feel more relaxed and maybe a little less dizzy. Thank you!!
and Thanks for the HAM!!!!!!
Miles
Wow! That was really something. I really feel relaxed. Now if I could just get my mom to do that yoga thing.
The positions are far too difficult for an old kitty like me. I think I will get stuck into the food instead. Nom, nom, nom!!!!
Have a great Christmas!!!
Great yoga stretches … Merry Christmas!
Aaah, stretch.
Aaah, deep breath.
Aaah, sweet nap.
Yoga does wonders for body and soul.
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
I feel so relaxed now…. ZZZZZZ
Happiest of Holidays to everyone!
Wonderful way to help stretch and relax….
WE hope you have a very wonderful holiday!
Happy Holidays!
Abby
We don’t think we can do some of those positions! But we can drink the niptinis!!
Hope you have a relaxing and furry Merry Christmas!
Wally, Ernie & Zoey
Ah, we feel much more alaxed now…Merry Krissmouse and thanks for the yoga.
What an energising happy session that was!
Happy Christmas to you Skittles and thank you for a great class!
Whicky Wuudler
Thanks. We needed that. Happy Holidays!
Pawesome yoga, Skittles!
I wish you the merriest of Christmauses!
DaisyMae Maus and the Feline Americans
Have you seen the book Cat Yoga?
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Cat-Yoga/Rick-Tillotson/e/9780307352545
That was very relaxing. We wish you a very Merry Christmas!
we yoga’d an’ then ate some hammmmm! thank you–what a bounteous feast to share wif furriends. merry catsmas, an’ thank you for yer furriendship all year long!
Merry Christmas Skittles!!! Hope you had a beautiful day!
<3Sly
Great yoga poses, for sure!
Merry Christmas to you!
Yoga and a feast, Meowza approves and digs in. Meowy Chrissymouse Skittles. Hope you had a great day.
MERRY CHRISSY*MOUSE To all…
Love and Purrs,
Missy Blue Eyes
KC
Faith Boomerang
Sol
Smokey
BJ
Mommy ML
Merry Christmas to you all.
Thanks for the stress relief! We cats need that because we have such a hard time relaxing!!! Mom could use it too!!!
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
Oh thanks Skittles!! The yoga was wonderful and relaxing and so was the food!! Merry Christmas to you and your Family!!
Your FL furiends,
Great yoga session, although it was a bit of a stretch in parts – something to do with only visiting a few classes per year…Hope you and Sam and your pet human have had a great time over the holidays so far, and that it just gets better and better,
Purrs
Gypsy & Tasha
I need to learn yoga, too!
Merry Christmas!
Hello Skittles! I wasn’t able to come to your class yesterday because my beans were running running running, but today, we will be relaxing, stretching and breathing.
We also take the time to be thankful for all we have and remember those we’ve lost this year. Purrrrrrrrrs and Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Whoa! Dat’s one heck of a yoga move yoo got down. We’s motivated now. Merry Christmas! New year’s next. Schmaybe yoo could haf a new yoga move for dat one.
Hey, Skittles! Do I has to do yoga to get to da buffet? Just kitten. Yup, we had sum yummy noms ofur Christmas an can use a little exercise.
Here’s a favorite yoga kitty pictor… you mighta seen it. We don’t know this cat, but she’s clearly a Master.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gini/143755617/
We hope you had a furry Merry Chrissy Mouse!
Luf, Victor & Nina
Totally needed that… well that and the lobster.
Some of those pictures remind me of poses I’ve found myself in while, um, playing with my beloved Catnip Pillow! ;-D
This Yogu stuff sounds interesting.
Oh, I forgot!
I agree on the poetry thing!
I do poetry, too, and think we need to have more Poetic Pussies in the world! ;-D