On the 29th day of December, yoga gave to me

ten tunes for tapas…

{ nine merry mantras }

{ eight gifts for giving }

{ seven chakras shocking }

{ six sirsas bobbing }

{ five moody mudras }

{ four heavy breathers }

{ three third eyes }

{ two turtle yogis }

{ and a yogini in the pose tree. }

Mr. Truffle Snowman says it’s hot in herre! His asana is on fire. No, not literally, but figuratively. That, and he is a master of building tapas — Sanskrit for heat. Tapas is the third of the five Niyamas { helpful + healing self-attitudes/practices we are encouraged to adopt }. If you’re full of chocolate truffles or other delectable holiday goodies, now is the time to get Tapasic:  heat your body in such a way as to cleanse it.

Intelligently sequenced asana combined with breathwork is my go-to for firing it up and Tapas-ing that asana. :P

10 Tunes for Tapas (a hot playlist to help you stoke the yogic fires):

1. I’m Hot – { Erick Sermon }
2. Canned Heat – { Jamiroquai }
3. Hot Blooded – { Foreigner }
4. Burning Down the House – { Talking Heads }
5. Light Your Ass On Fire – { Busta Rhymes + Pharrell }
6. Hot Child In the City – { Nick Gilder }
7. Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex – { CSS }
8. Hot Stuff – { Donna Summer }
9. On Fire – { Lloyd Banks }
10. Hot Spot – { Foxy Brown }

“So take it off like you’re home alone, ya know, dance in front of the mirror while you’re on the phone.” — Nelly

{ 2 more days! Mr. Snowman above is made of Harry & David Truffles. }

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