We connected in on feeling our ability to love and to turn that love in towards ourselves to be our own best Valentines. It was one of the smoother classes we've had in a while, and even a few women joined in half way, who in the beginning refused to practice. The balance play with Warrior III was fun and light...allowing for mistakes, falling, play, awkwardness, all while tapping into the feeling of joy and love.
In savasana I suggested the idea of being one's own best Valentine. One could have heard a pin drop..it got quiet, still, and had a distinct vibe of connecting to this possibliity. It felt like a 'successful' lesson plan, until after class one woman approached me full of tears and was very upset by this suggestion. For her, Valentine's Day was frought with painful memories, and she was scared to death to find herself alone and in treatment on this particular holiday. We spent some time together talking about finding love from the inside, no matter what. We talked about sutra 1.12, and the third step. Eventually the tears stopped, and later in the day we touched in again, and she was doing OK, and holding on to our yoga lesson. Sometimes it doesn't happen just on the mat, sometimes it takes one-on-one working together, sometimes its a combination. And I'm sure sometimes none of this makes any sense or helps at all.
But we keep coming back. I am grateful to have the teachings of yoga to lean into, both as I teacher as well as a human being whose heart is willing and open to share a few things that have helped keep me clean and sober.
Verbal check in with "one thing you really love"
supine
3 breaths
anahata meditation connecting to the feeling of love and our ability to do this.
eye of the needle play with connection to flow of prana and tight spots
uttanasana with hamstring stretch
pitcher arm shoulder opener
tadasana
anahata heart tapping (feeling the prana from this exercise was a challenge today)
Warrior I
parsvatadasana
warrior III
forward fold
other side standing sequence
sphinx/seal yin style breathing into our tight spots and sending love
balasana
side saddle with side stretch and twist
paschimotadasana
other side
easy spine twist
breathing exercise creating space and room with love
savasana
sit
Namaste
1:1 check in
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