This is the end of our second full day at the beach. I got up early and practiced for an hour and a half. It’s hard practicing on carpet, but the kitchen floor, the only hard floor, is slightly sticky from humidity, and not quite big enough.
Around noon we went out for a swim. After jumping around in the water for a while, I stood on shore with the waves coming up over my feet and legs, watching my husband swim and enjoying the sun.
The shoreline slopes down to the waves quite a bit, so I decided to do a couple of standing poses with my front foot going up the slope. It was a little tricky, because the wave action pulled sand out from under my back foot, and because watching the movement of the waves made my balance a little cockeyed. The hamstring stretch felt good.
I was in Trikonasana (triangle), looking down at my front foot, when I realized the sun was directly overhead, and my body was acting as a giant sundial. I could see my alignment perfectly in my shadow beneath me! It looked pretty good, but I made a couple of slight adjustments based on what I saw and felt the improvement. It was almost like standing on a mirror.
The feedback was fascinating. I’m going to do it again tomorrow.
Practice Notes 
Well, how cool! The earth and the sun are your yoga instructors on this vacation, with the ocean acting to challenge your balance.