Today, the last day of my summer travel, I enjoyed two of my favorite beach activities. I awakened to yoga on the sand and ended the evening with a night walk under the stars. The perfect farewell.
I know I’ve shared before, but if you practice yoga, I highly recommend purchasing a travel mat– they’re slimmer and easy to pack. This morning I took my mat out to the beach after my run. I’ve always preferred taking classes to practicing on my own, but on vacation I make an exception that is well worth it. Not even a class can beat the feeling of practicing on the beach, staring out at the ocean. Of course, it works best on unpopulated beaches, like those in Oregon. Admittedly, I refuse to take out my mat anywhere with an audience.
Post-yoga with my fabulous travel mat.
Always time for one more pose off the beach… I’m telling you, beach yoga rocks, (although I can hear my instructor’s voice telling me I need to kick through this pose before I begin to lean forward… yeah, yeah, I’m working on it!).
Essential beach farewell activity number two was tonight’s walk along the shore under the stars. Night on the beach is my favorite time, the moonlight bouncing off the sand, creating enough light to see without a flashlight. Most of all, I enjoy staring off into the waves or up at the stars, I can never pick. If you visit the beach before I return, do some yoga and walk under the stars for me.
Goodbye Yachats
Goodbye sun.
Farewell Beach
The tide pulls me closer,
The waves and moon magnetic to my soul.
Come closer, still
The ocean calls
One step more,
Just your toes,
Another step–
Come dance with me in the waves,
I’ll keep you safe.
Right, I think.
You’ll just drown me with your violent touch,
Instead I come to say farewell.
But you could stay,
It says.
Give me first your toes,
And then your ankles,
Come closer and we’ll become one with the stars.
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