As my steps crunch along the leaf littered path, I stretch my arms up in a sun salutation and take a deep breath in, feeling the faint smell of new green life tickle my nose. I sit down on a cold smooth rock and and shiver as the dampness bites my legs through my thin pants. I look around and see nothing but a little squirrel scamper away from the bubbling stream. As I lean back, I place my elbows on some soft moss and tilt my head towards the sun. Its warmth hugs my cheeks and heats my hair. I breathe in and fill my entire body with the crisp warm air.

A soft breeze rustles the landscape leaves and swings the ones still attached to the above branches. I watch as one drifts away from the rest on the branch and starts to spiral towards the ground. Slowly it dances, rocks back and forth and twirls. Sometimes flipping, but always peaceful and never deliberate it glides slowly, slowly until it gracefully lands on the clear water. I close my eyes and visualize myself floating and feeling as light as the leaf. I breathe out.

When I open my eyes, I see that the leaf is now drifting downstream. Calmly it bobs back and forth as it lightly bounces off little rocks in it’s path. Happily it bounces around and I smile. As the current starts to speed up, the leaf’s jaunt does too. I inhale heavily through my nose.

A large rock looms ahead and the leaf is now racing to it. Just as it makes it way over the rock, the water whites and bubbles heavily. I let a large puff of air out of my body, releasing all the stress and tension. I feel my legs shiver from the cold rock beneath me. The sun is still engulfing me in its warm embrace and I stand up and stretch. I strike a warrior pose and smile as I finish with one last sun salutation.

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