I go to my mat to wonder about whether a connection exists between Lent and my yoga practice, and if so, what that connection is…and I am filled with wonder. I begin in Childs Pose and consider how during Lent my Christian tradition encourages me to pray, fast, and give alms. Prayer, fasting, almsgiving…three disciplines that my yoga practice also leads me to. Of prayer: To speak or sing a prayer, to stand or sit while praying all require my body. And yet, it wasn’t until I