My Beautiful Yoga Win Win
While all the trustees were in a recent zoom meeting, we were all asked to write a blog on what makes us happy, to be put onto the new website.
When we were asked, what came to my mind immediately was Yoga. Yoga makes me happy. I always find that I feel relaxed and peaceful after a yoga session. This happens whether I am delivering the session or attending a session taught by someone else. I am continually learning and surprised and rewarded by what the different aspects of yoga bring me.
When I am composing my zoom invites, I always ask the yogis if there is any particular theme or area that they would like me to plan our session around. It always makes me extremely happy when one of the yogis emails or texts me back with a suggestion.
Sometimes it’s a request to work generally, stretching out of a specific area such as shoulders, hips, lower back. A recent example was a yogi who requested to work on relieving tension from the feet and ankles. Another time it could be a request for a guided relaxation or Yoga Nidra.
When I receive a request it makes me think about how to deliver this request into the session. Firstly I go to my yoga books, then my lessons plans. I also research the internet for possible inspiration. All these different resources are available for me to revisit and expand my ideas on how to achieve the outcome within the session.
With the help of the resources, a lesson plan themed to encompass the request appears in my mind, followed by getting a working plan on paper.
I enjoy teaching yoga so much. I always say to my yogis that I think that I get more out from our sessions than they do! I often think to myself how lucky I was many years ago to have found yoga.
As with everything associated with yoga I find myself in the beautiful win win circle.