Friday I'm in Love: Viparita Karani

Last Friday, I was feeling a bit amorous, specifically while leafing through the April issue of Men's Journal featuring my frog-eating, freezing-lake-dipping, campfire-building, charismatic-even-while-wadding-through-bat-sh*t crush, Bear Grylls. So much so, that I was inspired to start a new OmGal.com tradition. Each Friday, I'll highlight something with which, of late, I am feeling smitten.

Why Fridays, you ask? Simply as homage to The Cure song from 1992 of the same name. Good title. Good song. Good topic for a regular blog post.

This week, there's one thing that's making me swoon. One tiny pleasure that sends joy right down, err, up into my aching, marathoning toes. It's possibly the single best yoga pose of all time, for all eternity: Viparita Karani.

After 26.2 miles, I wanted one thing- not Gatorade, not potato chips, certainly no more bananas or bagels- just the opportunity to put up my weary legs and let gravity take care of the rest. No need to endure a marathon to enjoy this asana though; it's wonderful for anyone who spends time on his/her feet. Fashionistas, it's near mandatory if you wear killer heels.

As always, please feel free to weigh in with your own thoughts. Is there a yoga pose, product, person, service, style, or trend that's sending your heart aflutter today?