You know when you have SO much to do that when you wake up your eyes pop open not because you are rested, but because you feel manic and charged to just dive in to your to do list? That was this morning, and me at 5:45 a.m. I had a crazy productive 6 hours though. Sometimes it amazes me what I can (and sometimes can't) do in 6 hours--it can go either way.
I had four hours of class today. I'm tired. I did nothing but sit, but trying to absorb new info for 4 hours straight was literally EXHAUSTING. We learned 8 specific poses as part of the initial "integration" stage of a yoga class. Here's what I know...teaching yoga is WAY different than taking yoga, and I've yet to even figure out if I like being the teacher and not the student. BUT, I do love learning why each pose is important, what the proper alignment looks like, and how the class is broken up in a certain way and why. It feels good to actually do something new and out of my comfort zone.
I still feel completely overwhelmed by what I took on, but as I was walking to class I was chatting with someone who had the same fears, and had the SAME punishingly full schedule. Basically I was reminded that we are all crazy busy, and we are all taking on more than we can actually do with sanity, so I'm nothing special. There's comfort in that actually. We all come to the table with our own "stuff", and everyone's "stuff" fills their life to the brim.
One of the things I loved about today's class was the session on their overall "yoga philosophy"....where they talked about why they started this particular type of studio, and how they felt about yoga. Some key things translated to everything in life; be prepared, be thoughtful about what you are doing, make people feel successful, maintain an active personal practice so you continue to learn (whatever that means to you), be humble, and be a community builder. I think that probably would make you effective at pretty much most stuff.
My training book is full of great quotes and mantras. Here's one I pulled out for today, "The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination." (Don Williams Jr.)
Tomorrow we break up into groups and start teaching each other a 10 minute sequence. I hope I can get the words out. We also start in on the philosophy of yoga, which I'm really excited about (apparently this part gets pretty emotional). I'm going to get up and take my favorite teacher's class at 8:30, and then hit training at 1:30.
If you are following along with me, I hope you've started your own 10 week challenge. Do something soulful for yourself 5 days a week. Immerse yourself in something that betters your body, mind and spirit. If doesn't have to be a huge time commitment....it can be a mindful 10 min walk--and that would be a lot, because even carving out 10 mins totally and completely for yourself can be an incredible challenge.
Signed, ME {lv}
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