Covered my awesome goddess of a friend’s classes today – a yin class 75 min. and then a vinyasa class 90 min. at a local gym, back to back … Yin class is comprised of mindful students who show up on time and more prepared than I am with props management. They are disciplined. Then there’s the vinyasa class – what’s with these people walking in late? So distracting. Maybe it’s the busy scattered Vatta/Pitta mommy syndrome I can empathize with – That’s why I love this beautiful mom who brought her two daughters – on time – three of them practicing together was so sweet to watch. In fact, I love it when couples or parent and child come together to a yoga class – once I witnessed a couple, where his right hand was softly holding her left hand in a sleeping swan pose side by side and my heart just melted … then there was a mom with her son few times, then, the other day, it was a father and his daughter – what a cool father – so impressed by his willingness to give it a try to have a quality time with his daughter – a nice activity to do together – yoga is about you – the Self – but it’s also about interconnectedness – and that came through. Sweet.
Anyway, this weird loosy goosy start time is the difference between the studio and the gym – at the gym, students show up late and leave whenever, many right before savasana. There’s no celebration of the fruits of labor because the mindset is somewhat different. It’s also that for a studio class each student is paying for a class; whereas at a club or a gym, there’s no sense that you are paying per class. You may even feel it’s more a take it or leave it kind of a amenity bonus service. It’s all a package deal so being a little late at the start or leaving a little early is not an issue – OR IS IT? To me, you are shortchanging yourself but … I am resigned to thinking – SHOWING UP – is enough. Besides I imagine when they heard their favorite teacher’s class is subbed out, who knows, they may have dragged themselves in – subbing is not the best for one’s ego but covering for a friend so she can take time off is a good deed I try to do ego-less … besides I need a sub coverage for the next few weeks – luckily a lovely yoginis are covering so I am totally convinced anyone who show up are in the hands of very competent and experienced instructors. They are going to lead a class I’d want to take – that’s kind of the way it is with my own class – it’s the kind of class I want to be a student in. Sometimes it falls short of that “ideal” but that’s the intention anyway.
Subbing is a learning experience.
another workshop with the teachers’ teacher… lots of notes but in the end, experiment.
Leaving for Japan in 2 days and not packed at all. To Do list mushrooming – Stressed?
I am engaging this pranayama – breathing technique employed by Navy Seals, hahaha – as I pray to get all done before I leave.
