This is my cabin. There are three of us sharing this space, so it's cozy. Amazingly, we are getting along famously and I now have excuses to visit Arizona and Seattle with my new yoga sisters.
We have been studying determinedly. Our days involve 2 meditations (60 minutes each), 2 hours of asana and 8 hours of lecture. Some of the most exciting material has been the Yoga for Cancer section. A dynamic teacher, Jnani Chapman, shared her decades of experience. There is not one among us who have not been touched by this disease so I am passionate about finding tools to help people survive this battle.
The picture on the left is Nathan. He is an amazing young man who embodies a connection to nature and beauty of spirit. He picks us fresh strawberries from the garden each morning and is shown pruning the mustard plants in the photo. He is on his way to India after this training to immerse himself in the culture. He's the kind of guy that butterflies like to land on and he is the first to rush to carry your plate or fluff your meditation cushion.
We've certainly been learning a lot about yoga, and the tools available to us as a therapist (meditation, breathwork, diet, mantras, cleansing rituals, ayurvedic herbs, etc...), but I think the experience of sharing such intimate space with 18 other amazing yoga teachers will be the most influential component of the training. We have all been sharing ideas, support and even love. I am so looking forward to returning to our yoga studio to offer this energy to my sangha there.
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