Morning Yoga
Miroku fascinated Sango sometimes. He was a man that was so respected in society, yet he was a cheat and a gambler. Not long ago she found out he set up a fake demon exorcism, robbed a house, and pawned everything. When she asked him where he got all the money he told her he didn't work cheap. Eventually she got a confession out of him but although she disapproved of the whole thing she didn't expect him to give it all back either.
He fascinated her with his amazing spiritual powers, and how he managed to be such a kind loving father, and how he was a damn good lover at night when they were alone in their bedroom.
This time he fascinated her with his yoga. While making dinner one evening she found him showing the kids an impossible looking yoga pose where he balanced on his head. Being Buddhist he often did yoga and he'd taught her basics but she'd never taken much thought into learning how to do a headstand or anything like that.
Later that evening while the kids were playing, she sat next to him on the couch. "Hey honey."
He kissed her lips. "Hey dear."
"How did you stand on your head like that?"
"Lot's of practice."
"Can you teach me more yoga?" she asked.
He smiled. "I'd be happy to Sango. Do you want to do it before the kids wake up tomorrow?"
She nodded. "Okay."
The next morning Miroku woke up very early not long after the sun came up. He lay there for a moment trying to rub the sleep out of his eyes. Sango was still fast asleep next to him. He lay there for a moment watching her then decided he'd better wake her up if they wanted to have time to do this before the kids woke up demanding breakfast from them. He shook her lightly. "Sango, wake up."
She slowly opened her eyes. "Hmm?"
"Do you still want to do yoga?"
She nodded. "Yes."
"Let's get dressed then."
They got out of bed and put on their kimono's then went out to their backyard under the shade of the plum tree. "So what are we doing first?" she said getting excited.
"Well first we've got to stretch a bit so we don't injure ourselves," Miroku said. They stretched. "Alright, we'll start out with something easy."
"I wanna stand on my head," Sango said.
He chuckled. "All in good time my love. We'll start with…the camel pose. It's simple. Follow my lead."
Sango copied him and got on her knees and bent her back until her hair was on the grass and her hands were touching her heels. "Geez…"
"Now focus on breathing and meditation. Yoga opens up your chakras and clears your mind when done right. This pose opens up your heart chakra."
"What exactly are chakras?" she asked.
"Different points in your body associated with different emotions and abilities." He came out of the pose and she did as well. "The heart chakra is the fourth chakra and gives us the ability to express love." He tickled her chin. "The throat chakra is tied to communication. The root chakra is at the base of your spine and it gives us the ability to ground ourselves as well as survival instincts." He touched between her eyebrows. "The brow chakra is called your third eye and it's linked to intuition and awareness." He touched the top of your head. "Your crown chakra is like your connection to the universe. And your sacral chakra is associated with sexuality," he said with a smirk as his hand wandered down between her legs.
She giggled. Of course Miroku with his perverted self would turn something as simple as yoga into an excuse to touch her. She removed his hand. "I didn't know it ran that deep."
"Everything is deeper than what it seems on the outside Sango." He taught her other poses like the bow pose and cobra pose and fish pose and more. "You still want to learn how to stand on your head?" he asked.
"Yes!"
"Okay watch. Bend over like this, put your knees on your elbows, and slowly raise your legs up and…there."
Sango watched him in awe. He made it look so easy. "Okay, tell me if I do this right." She tried to do what he said but couldn't balance.
"Here, let me help you." He lifted her legs up into the air and held her up. "I'm gonna let go, okay?"
"'Kay." He let go of her and surprisingly she didn't fall. "Oh wow, this is so cool!" After a few moments of being happy she started to feel her blood rushing to her head. "How do I get down?"
He laughed. "Just bring your legs forward." She did it and she almost fell but he caught her. "Nice job Sango."
"Thanks. Heh, I had a good teacher. Who taught you all this stuff?"
"My father. When I was young I saw him doing yoga in the temple and he taught me the basics and about the chakras. After he died, I learned the rest from Mushin and the other monks."
"Your father seems really nice. You sure learned a lot from him."
He nodded thoughtfully. "Yeah he did."
"Mommy, daddy?' they heard Midori call.
"Seems like they're awake," Sango said.
Miroku stood up and pulled her up with him. "Come on dear."
Miroku is Buddhist so i'm sure he'd do yoga every now and then. I actually did a little bit of research on it as i wrote this.
