Day 10: Joy!

Audrey taught this morning! I hadn't had a class from her in a while; she is a great teacher. Gentle and nurturing but firm and encouraging. There were four of us including Audrey so she practiced while teaching out loud. (I was VERY impressed at the degree to which she could do this--speaking in balancing stick is a miracle I have not personally achieved.) Morning practice can be a challenge--I imagine we're all kind of stiff at that point in the day--but it was a WONDERFUL practice. I fully and deeply practiced each pose and was filled with energy, joy, and gratefulness by the end.

Prior to this, I'd never practiced more than seven days consecutively, so I'm entering uncharted territory and I love it--I look forward with hope and optimism to the coming days' practices. I had the thought that as I practice each day it's kind of like excavating layers of sediment. (Or, as the tag line for K's teacher says: A Place to Peel Your Layers!) Again, it's not linear, I'm not going FURTHER, I'm going DEEPER and sort of revisiting my past. I had a twinge from my lower back today (which immediately disappeared and did not recur), like "hello, remember that disc injury in your lower back?" and it happens in my mind, too, uncovering resistance and expectation and gently removing them.