The first time I had an anxiety attack in class, against everything I wanted to do instead, I listened to my teacher and stayed on my yoga mat. I didn't go on with the poses like the rest of the class, I just laid there and breathed and felt everything. And I made it through. Up … Continue reading Grieving on the Mat, Part Two
That first Monday after the teacher training weekend was hard. It was a struggle to go from such an intense, transformative set of days to "regular" life. Child 3 woke up covered with a horrible case of poison oak, worse than what I'd had the week before that sent me to the doctor for prednisone, … Continue reading You Can’t Always Get What You Want
One of our first assignments was to have a friend take pictures of us in ten key anansas (postures/poses.) We will take the same pictures again after training. I dreaded this assignment, mostly because I prefer being behind the camera, rather than in front. I was also recovering from a nasty case of poison oak. … Continue reading Ten Postures: Before
Breath. Posture. Cue. 