A lot has gone on in the past few days as we have all prepared for and taught a 75 minute class!! I really enjoyed it and got a lot of great feedback. My instructors seem to have faith in my teaching ability which is such a great boost to my confidence considering I’m still working at a relatively low intermediate level in my own practice. I decided before coming here that I was going to aim to be a teacher that really focused on proper alignment so I could help prevent my students from suffering any careless injuries and to build a really solid foundation and I have seemed to let that really shine through in my classes… as my master teacher said I looked like an army inspector walking the ranks as I checked each of the alignments… gotta work on integrating myself into the class a little better ;)
I did have a little misstep today, I let myself get dehydrated and got a little sick, but aside from that, which was healed with a fresh coconut and a 20 minute power nap, I have been feeling a lot stronger than I was when compared to last week. Every one of my fellow yoginis are starting to feel the wear and tear, whether it be from the hard tile floor (soooo bad on the knees even with a dbled up mat!!) or the intense emotional ride, and a part of me feels a little more at ease knowing that I am not falling to pieces!! It also doesn’t hurt that I got the best massage of my entire life last Friday!! It was deep tissue and considering all the work I have been putting my body through the masseur was really able to get into the areas of tension- he even did a traditional Mayan treatment called Yoot Keene that pays special attention to the abdomen area and actually realigns your internal organs, significantly impacting the digestive system, it was amazing!! My fascia thanks him ;)
A note about my personal changes… As some of you may know we’ve been asked to observe a vegetarian diet while in the training, and I must say I have felt GREAT!! We were also asked at the beginning to pick 3 poses that we wanted to work our way towards accomplishing and we have had to practice them 3 times a day for 10 mins- I’ve advanced in all 3, and hope by the end I will be posting the pictures of each of them in full extension to this here blog (for those of you who practice I chose Ustrasana- camel pose, Vasisthasana-side plank with yogi toe hold extended leg, and Parivrtta Surya Yantrasana- revolved sundial). As I have been practicing these past two weeks I have really noticed how muscle bound I am and hope that I can start to gain some more flexibility, especially in my shoulders, and I plan on really working at that over the next few months.
I’m down to less than a week left, and although I miss home, my boy, and my pups… I really hate the idea of leaving this all behind. It’s been so great to spend time with such beautiful, strong women and living in a state of such constant inspiration… however I take comfort in the fact that this 3 weeks is only the beginning of some amazing times ahead!!
I love you all and am honored to be able to share all this with you!
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