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Thanks for Yoga Teachers Everywhere

December 22, 2011 •

Writ­ing Christ­mas or Chanukah cards offers a time to reflect, count your bless­ings, and recon­nect with friends and fam­ily.

A mind­ful yoga prac­tice can also help to shed light on the peo­ple, sit­u­a­tions and oppor­tu­ni­ties that have made a real dif­fer­ence over the past year.

On the longest day of the year, heart-warm­ing activ­i­ties like these dis­pel the dark­ness, and coun­ter­act the chill of win­ter.

Yoga-Teacher-Adjusting-Student

While reflect­ing on the high­lights of 2011, I’m grate­ful for the won­der­ful yoga teach­ers who serve in Seat­tle and nearby yoga stu­dios.

Yes­ter­day was an exam­ple of one teacher’s gen­eros­ity, and her com­mit­ment to yoga’s teach­ings…

Her hus­band was in the hos­pi­tal recov­er­ing from surgery, so she had can­celled the morn­ing class to spend the day with him. But she had no way to notify the stu­dents who had pre­reg­is­tered for her class online…

She showed up at the stu­dio to do a few sun salu­ta­tions before rejoin­ing her hus­band at the hos­pi­tal — only to dis­cover two stu­dents wait­ing out­side the stu­dio for class to begin. (I had dri­ven half an hour in rush hour traf­fic to get to class on time…)

Sharing the Blessings of Yoga

So she invited us to join her in a set of sun salu­ta­tions, a prac­tice she needed to ground her­self before head­ing to the hos­pi­tal. For us it was not a class, but a yoga-cen­tered oppor­tu­nity to open our hearts, breathe deeply, and express the joy of being alive, sur­rounded by peo­ple we cher­ish.

It was a beau­ti­ful prac­tice, a won­der­ful gift from a yogini very pressed for time, but will­ing to share her yoga prac­tice with the two of us. A true yoga expe­ri­ence…

Her gen­eros­ity yes­ter­day was a reminder of the endur­ing gifts that yoga teach­ers are eager to share, with those who are ready and will­ing to receive them.

Namaste.

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Semi-retired marketing exec, transitioning from a career in high tech. Now "managed" by two Tonkinese cats. Missing travel and friends on the West Coast. Avid reader and foodie. Staying active with long walks, biking, kayaking and yoga.

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