Yoga-Kitty

I've recently gotten back into doing Yoga in the morning.  However, this is also the time when Milo is at his most active. 

It all starts when I spread out my Yoga mat - Milo thinks this is his and immediately starts to climb and scratch it.  Once it's spread out he takes up position where my head would go. 

The first exercise is a deep breathing and relaxation technique.  Yeah right!  Milo views me lying still, flat on the floor as an opportunity to "attack" my head.  He starts by snuffing in my ear then licking and nibbling on my ear lobe.  When that doesn't elicit a reaction from me, he moves into "serious-kitten-play" mode.  He grabs my head with both of his giant feet and bats it like a ball while chewing on my hair - so much for relaxing!

Next he likes to move down to my feet and give them a chew.  At this point I usually squawk about trying to relax here.  He will then jump up on his post, eye me up and launch himself onto my chest using it as a spring-board to the other side of the room.  But wait, there's more. 

When I still refuse to play he will use all his noisy toys to try and get attention - the peeping bird, jingle balls, and his ball-in-the-ring.  Finally, when none of that works (and I'm struggling through my Yoga) he gives up and looks out the window. (This pic is from this morning when he gave up and did his own poses on the mat).

What a cat =)