A Poem for Sphinx Pose

"What if we could reclaim what it means to have enough courage that we protect all that we love, including ourselves?" -- from Sphinx Pose by Corie Feiner

When I set out to write, Sphinx Pose, I had so much fun researching the riddle of the sphinx from the ancient Greek tale of Oedipus, and the mythical sphinxes of Egypt built as protectors near the tombs of royalty and pharaohs.

The Sanskrit word for Sphinx Pose actually translates into something more along the lines of “supported cobra pose,” but the po…