The photo below and the following quote are from Swami Nirmalananda’s recent Facebook post:

“Hasta Padasana – arms up in the air – brings up joy. It’s reliable. You don’t have to wait for spring. You can do it anytime.

I planted these forsythia and now they’re bigger than me. That’s what I want all my students to do – to grow greater than me.

That’s the best present you can give me.”

Give yourself the best Present, too: Joy in this very moment, and in any moment you choose. Arms up! It’s the Hasta Padasana pose. Lift your heart. Bring up the joy.

Arms up!