Yoga Kitty

My Sophie loves it when I do yoga, and gets super happy when I get out my mat. She runs over to me and hovers close, anticipating a stretch on my mat and then a snooze on me while I stretch on my back at the start and end of my practice. In her desire to be near while I move through my asanas (poses), she often plants herself in the middle of my mat so that I have to maneuver around her. On this day I decided to document it, very unyoga-like. :P I love my kitty!


In the first two, I have just unrolled my mat and am standing on it. I love the look in her eyes. :) How could anyone resist?






In this next group, I have stretched out on my mat for a warmup, and Sophie, as usual, immediately climbs onto my chest and relaxes. I usually linger here for her... **Please ignore the deodorant ring on my tank. lol**










I've displaced Sophie and started to move here. She doesn't make it easy.






TOES!






Sivasana- rest time. We've done a lot of work.




Ohm.

Silentlotus Creations: Charity of the Month!

Every month, my Etsy shop SilentLotus Creations donates 10% of sales to a cause related to animals, marginalized populations, human rights, or peace and justice. August' profits from sales of my handcrafted jewelry and original art will be donated to It's Meow or Never Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. The sanctuary is a non-profit, no-kill animal shelter that rescues animals in immediate danger from Animal Control, police departments, animal shelters that euthanize, and other situations.

It's Meow or Never not only runs an almost always full shelter that cares for and adopts out pets needing a new forever home, they also fund spaying/neutering and vaccinations, feed and shelter feral cats, and offer helpful resources to pet owners and animal advocates. Fund raising for much needed land and a new adoption/sanctuary facility is also in the works. 100% of donations is spent on caring for rescued animals, and the rest is personally funded by founders Michael and Madonna.

Their currently-full shelter not only accepts monetary donations (auto donations accepted as well)- supporters can sponsor an animal or make purchases of It's Meow or Never's wishlist items, made easy with the click of a PayPal button right on their site! Handcrafted pet items like dog biscuits and kitty beds made by sanctuary volunteers are available in exchange for a donation. Help also comes from It's Meow or Never's Etsy shop, where all profits go toward shelter operation costs! Visit their blog for more info, and to meet some of the sanctuary's animals.

Kitty Love- Helping

My Sophie-cat loves often comes to "help" when I am working. She comes to sit right in front of me on top of the keyboard or a painting or whatever else, her large baby blues staring languidly, unflinchingly into my eyes until I look at her and pet and talk to and kiss her. lol Then she usually plops down, preferably into my lap, but usually somewhere more difficult. :) Today I took a few (blurry for some reason) snapshots!

Laughing Out Loud- Love this Kitty Video

Haha! A Facebook friend shared this video- it's sooo cute and silly! Love it! :D

It's Sophie's Birthday! :D

My cat Sophie turns nine today!

I love the smell and feel of her downy soft fur, her curly tummy, her loud purring, the way she explores my face with her nose, the weight and warmth of her sleeping on me, the way she listens attentively when we talk to her and comes when we call her (though she takes a while sometimes), her silly quirks, her playfulness, her adorable demands for attention. She fills up my heart, and every day I am so grateful for her.

Happy Birthday, dear kitty!

Kitty Love: Vids of My Sophie

This kitty of mine... she melts my heart. :)

In the first video, she loves all over her brand new scratcher after we sprinkled it with organic catnip. She immediately knows when we give her a new scratcher that it's for her, and she doesn't hesitate for more than a millisecond to jump right on and claw away! lol



The second video shows Sophie in her current favorite afternoon sunning spot. I know it's long, but I couldn't stop filming... I'm in love with her cuteness! Check out her fur blowing in the breeze at the very beginning... LOVE IT!