Thursday, January 3, 2013

Yoga Teacher Training Journal: January 3


Wow. Tonight was such a kick-ass class! A whole lot of new people came because of the Groupon, and they were really cool--and it seemed like a lot of them really liked it--like they'll come back soon and often. It's like they slid right into the community. One even agreed to do the 30-day challenge with me and Zach--an arrangement we'd made only moments before, in fact... The Universe seems to be all over it right now, getting me to do something that I was hemming and hawing about--something that would be undeniably great for me--by putting two people in my path who wanted to undertake the challenge together. Yay!

One of the cool things to observe was how Rhonda established the context with a roomful of beginners that was quite firm and unmistakable, yet supportive. It was a tough class--I felt like I was on uber-detox and even my smile was quivering during final savasana--and people came out exhausted, but they were psyched and happy. What a good lesson--you can be tough AND loving, and it can indeed bring people to surpass themselves--even if surpassing themselves means simply staying in the room.

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