not a ruin, lol. If not so bad, an analogy may call for a renovation?
Thank goodness for the Mindful Biology video created by Will Meechum, MD as part of our curriculum so rich, it’s like med-school for the dummies? Am I calling yogis dummies – NOOOO – of course not. No, just insanely curious yogis … we really have to know how the body works. While watching hours of these can really give you the stiffness we try so hard to banish through the practice of yoga and exercise, it’s utterly fascinating to know how we work and how we break down, then recover and heal. The access to the particular videos are currently restricted and available only to the students of Yoga Therapy Teacher Training with Niroga, maybe Will will make it available to the public one of these days – public as in anyone interested in the workings of our body beyond the basics but without the grotesque exposures to actual cadavers (my worst nightmare, lol). Great illustrations that deals more with “function”. One can see how much labor has gone into creating these videos for us so we feel grateful for all Will has done – while he keeps saying, you don’t have to know it to such detail, it is kind that he does not dumb down the information – and leaves it up to us to decide what we can retain and what we have to discard, just keeping the bare minimum to make us competent. His work is, at times, even more detailed than we need to know probably for regular yoga therapist or instructor sessions but … SO fascinating. Amazed how little I knew about my own body, mind and how that affects our spiritual well being.
This resonates more with me … by Beau Taplin:
“Listen to me, your body is not a temple. Temples can be destroyed and desecrated. Your body is a forest—thick canopies of maple trees and sweet scented wildflowers sprouting in the underwood. You will grow back, over and over, no matter how badly you are devastated.”
Yes, it’s more a forest … it’s an interplay of life, death and rebirth within our senses, an organic amalgam. Breathe it all in and revitalize at the cellular level. Invite in the freshness; sayonara to staleness, the toxins.
Feels good for your back … the tree trunk the best prop.
What is this pose called? Standing silly on a mossy slippery wet stone in midst of rushing water just to prove I have balance & focus – pose. A tree.
We worship this life force and give our thanks for the light that shines upon us. Namaste.
Lastly, but not least, thank you Shinobeau-san for organizing this tour to a tucked away monastery in the forest. Right here in California.
Feels good as you get into trikonasana, you hear the babbling brook water flowing down this creek – fresh forest air saturating every cell in my revived body … ahhhh, so yummy. Block prop? Why, every creation of nature offered to serve as our props – all the support you need, you find right here amongst the trees, at the base of majestic mountain. Interesting thing about this Trikonasana – with the guidance of great teacher, Judith, 
OMMMMM
If so, then, what kind are you?