Friday, June 11, 2010

Day Four

Today was a day filled with yoga. I love Thursday's most of all because it is when I get to teach. I teach a gentle yoga basics class at noon and an all levels flow at 7:15pm. The inbetween time is usually difficult to fill, as I don't want to escape the good yoga vibes from one class to the other. Today it was easier since I had a Bikram class from 4:30-6pm.

What about that schedule did I think was going to be easy!?! It takes a lot of energy to teach a yoga class, and it takes even more energy to practice Bikram. I also rode my bike 3 miles and back to teach my first class, gave up by the end of the day and drove the car. (I am trying to ride my bike everywhere in a 5 mile radius for the summer for less impact.) I was reminded today by a saying my mom has been repeating, necessarily, to me lately, "You can not give from an empty well."

Well, I think my well was just full enough- maybe more towards the depleting side by the time I sorely crawled into bed. Was this me making up for all my "lack of effort" this past week, or perhaps me feeling good enough in my body and mind to push it to the limit?

As far as the Bikram class, the only real insight I had was after moving from the standing series to the floor series. I realized that through this practice, my body and mind were working so diligently that my spirit was able to soar freely, unrestricted for 90 minutes. It wasn't an overwhelming feeling, but one that turned the corners of my mouth upward for a second, until I started thinking about this damned heat again!

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