TODAY

How time flies. I have been busy teaching. I taught three classes last Saturday and Sunday and got to practice two Bikram classes on Saturday and Monday. Monday there was one class due to the holiday and 41 people showed up. My fellow trainee from Marit’s group, Karen, taught and the class rocked. She is getting her PhD in Kinesiology and Movement so her detail and understanding of how the human body moves is amazing. Plus she is an Olympic athlete. She was awesome. The class was great. I love being in a big class. I was in the little pocket of right side of the room yoginis I love to practice with, Ryel, Angie, Mary, Diana, Eric, etc.

Tuesday I taught by FYB type class and got to practice. They seemed to love it. I really have them using the props. My emphasis was spinal work and I really felt it the day after and still do today. Next week I am preparing a hip opener class which will be an energetic standing series and then a Yin type of floor series that will cause them to not walk the next day. The reason I say that is that I am preparing a Yin class for Sunday night. I am taking Alex’s Yin classes for the next month and read the Paul Grilley book, did a mini-Alex workshop in Yin, emails with Alex, and last night practiced what I intended to teach and changed it up and can barely walk. So I will incorporate that into my Tuesday class. I came up with some creative Yin types of asanas.

I am really enjoying teaching a variety of classes. I love teaching Bikram but like making up my own classes. I have to get going on my Flow class. I am coming up with a lot of creative ideas but am really crunched with time with all the “real” work I have right now in my “real” job. I am also going to start hanging out with the Iyengar people once a week starting next Monday. I feel that will change up a lot of the way I teach.