Weekend 3 Has Come and Gone

This weekend we had the pleasure of meeting David Magone. This guy is a MAGICAL human being. If you live in Boston. LUCKY YOU. 

David Magone

It was nice to be reunited with all my fellow classmates once again. We are all really developing a friendship because of our chosen yoga journey. 

Over the weekend we practiced a few different types of meditations. We dug deeper into his PranaVayu System of skeletal alignment. This was required reading prior to his arrival. The entire class seemed to have done their homework because every time he would ask us a question we would blurt out in unison. Our teachers in the back of the room both looked at one another and smiled. That made me happy.

On Friday evening, David led us through one of his class sequences (60 mins. of toughness). Woah man. It didn't take long for the sweat to hit the mat. He gave very clear cues and flow to the class. His assists were smooth without being intrusive or forceful. When it came down to finally arriving at shavasana he has a very unique way of having you bring awareness to certain body parts. He basically took you on trip from your upper lip to your elbow to your right ear and so on. Deep. I absorbed a lot from David, he has some great cues, comments and insights. 

He also had these cool Tibetan Prayer Chimes. 

I need to get a pair so I can be cool too!

He would use them to start and end our meditations, get the attention of the class when it was time to regroup from practicing. They were really neat. I wish I could get a set for all my classmates but sadly I have yet to win the lottery. 

Overall it was another challenging weekend with many highs, lows and neutrals. I learned a lot and I am thankful for this opportunity to learn and apply.

Our homework is interesting as well. We have quite a bit of reading to do in addition to teaching, meeting up with one another and interviewing each other to write a bio about our classmate. David made an interesting point. It's easier to write about someone else than it is for yourself.

In other news, I have been working on my music play lists. I think it is a critical component for class. I also take pride in being a great DJ. So I feel like I have to represent and inject some life with the music I select for my future students. It's my duty!

Well the time has come for me to return to work. Thanks for reading about my adventures. I truly appreciate your support. 

Ahhhh I have so much to do. Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Much shanti, 

Rosa

If you have interest in learning more about the alignment system and meditations you can go here:

David Magone's entries on The Huffington Post
PranaVayu

Shamatha Meditation

Kinhin/Walking Meditation

Message from the cat

My yoga is beginning to catch up with me and my ligaments

I took a double header yoga class on Monday. Yoga Flow at 6:30PM followed by Yoga Chill at 7:35PM. 

This did my ankle in. I suspect double pigeon or ankle to knee as the culprit. This is my diagnoses. I feel like after 12 hours of anatomy I know what I'm talking about.

I somehow inverted my right ankle (thus making some ligament(s) very unhappy) and had been dealing with a great deal of pain for the last couple of days. So much so that I broke down and went to the drugstore and got compression sock. I cancelled my classes for Wednesday and Thursday. My classmate was cute and said you're doing the right thing. You must listen to the wisdom of your bones. So that's just what I did. 

I woke up this morning and my ankle feels 100% fine. I have been watching it all day and still feeling good. So I'm going to tread lightly and see if I can go to class tonight. 

In other news, I took my first Core Fusion Barre class last week. That was an experience. I continue to struggle with wanting to go to a class everyday and get my sign offs, but also want to ensure that I am taking care of myself. I don't want to set myself up for sickness. I don't want to be in a weekend of yoga and be sick as a dog. That would be my nightmare. I have this need to be fully present. Although I wouldn't be hard on myself if it happened. 

In other news, I made asana with sanskrit flash cards I plan on studying tonight along with getting my reading done. So much to do!

I'm really enjoying the pressure of having to learn this stuff. I really hope it sinks in. Still scared shitless!

Hope you have a happy Thursday. 

Much shanti to you!

Rosa

Weekend #2 is in the history books!

FULL DISCLOSURE: This weekend kicked my ass. 

So I've decided to create a countdown clock to keep me focused.

168 days to go! 

Friday evening was 3 hrs. of inversions. Followed by having to return to work to get some very important stuff done. Didn't get to bed until 2AM. Saturday and Sunday consisted of 7 hours of back bends and hip & hamstring openers. Along with 7 more hours of anatomy. Anatomy is now complete. Thank goodness we got an extra hour this weekend. We have enough knowledge to start and finish a class. Give or take a few closing postures. I can't even begin to tell you how relieved I am that 9PM finally came on Sunday. My body is soooooo tired. Overall though, I feel like I absorbed a lot. I'm still very intimidated by it all and I'm hoping that it will click eventually. Now onto to homework. I have reading. I have to teach twice a week and I have to study the sanskrit posture names ASAP. Along with a minimum of two yoga classes a week. I'm off to study and do some exhale chill yoga! 

Much Shanti! 
Rosa