I should be doing marichiasana d or something right about now with you all down at the shala, but with two sick kids and Dan out of town I'm sitting here thinking about the past week and already starting to feel the post workshop blues... or maybe it's a yoga hangover - I'm not sure. I do know that it is really something special when we all get together and practice and it is even more special when the space is held by someone as gracious and humble and respectful as it was by Manju.
Like many of you, I can't get in a morning practice during the school year, so the opportunity to practice four days in a row at the same time of day, in the morning was special and worth every ounce of energy it took to even show up. Manju's quiet presence during the mysore classes felt respectful of our practice - he was un-assuming and provided simple direct and firm adjustments to help us see that we could be feeling something new in a pose that we do everyday.
A big thank you to all of you who made the effort to be there for some or all of the week and of course deep gratitude to Manju - we look forward to seeing you again! If you want to post a comment of email me one we'd love to hear about your experience.
Hi Katie,
ReplyDeleteI missed you today and I am so sorry to hear that your little ones are not feeling well. I hope they have a speedy recovery.
Thank you so much for the Manju Jois workshop. It was wonderful! He is an amazing person with such positive and loving energy. It was such a blessing to be able to practice and learn from him this week. It was also very fascinating to hear of his travels and experiences. My family and I really appreciated all he had to say. I hope that he will be able to come back again.
See you in class :-)!
Serena