Another week is gone. I feel like I've been here for two months but at the same time it has passed so quickly. I can feel the fatigue setting in now. My muscles are just plain tired. I have been good mentally it is just fatigue. I do have to say that the experience of rowing in university is definitely helping me out. We are dealing with many of the same emotions, struggles, physical challenges that I had to deal with as an athlete. I find myself drawing on those experiences all the time right now. And, I hear the teachers and staff saying the exact same things that I say to my athletes as a coach. But, we have only been here for three weeks so it could be a different story at the end of next week. It's pretty cool though to be able to feel like I will be able to pull this off. People are starting to get cranky but for the most part everyone is doing really well.
Also - I actually had the flu last week. You don't really have the option to participate so you just have to suck it up. But this practice actually helps you to feel better when you are sick so you just have to deal with it and get in the room and before you know it's all better. It took about two days and then it just turned into a bit of a cold. But, even with that you just truck on. One of the things that I would always tell my rowers is that 'our bodies are capable of much more than we give them credit for' and it is totally true. Many others are also sick but everyone is dealing and we are all happy that the weekend is here and we get a day and a half of rest.
We are going through such an intense cleansing process. I will learn, while here, exactly what is going on inside but this is more than just exercise. Yoga does heal and the more stories that I hear the more that I am in shock of how amazing the practice is. There is scientific reason and explanation for what is going on. It is healing, medicine, prevention all at once. But, this yoga is hard and that's why so many people would rather just go to the doctor and get a prescription. They have been talking about how this 90-minute series is the prescription. And, it's not only for the physical aspect but also for the mental - the same applies. A couple of years ago, I'm pretty sure that I could have gone to a doctor and got a prescription for an anti-depressant but instead I went to yoga and it was hard but it worked. Don't worry - they are not brain-washing me to the point where I am going to come home unrecognizable! But seriously, by committing to this practice it gives you the freedom to live the best life possible.
As for lectures, we started anatomy this week, which will last through the end of next week. It is pretty cool to learn what is going on with the yoga and the body. It is all very valuable and we will be tested on it so we can’t let it go in one ear and out the other. And besides, by knowing this info we will be able to answer all of those questions that students ask after you sputter off in class about how it heals bones to skin, fingertips to toes. It’s all true.
We are also right into poster clinic now. Poster clinic is when we get to deliver the other postures in front of a group (about 40 people) as well as teachers, who give you feedback. I am through Standing Head to Knee and so far, so good. My studying is going very well and I feel prepared as far as dialogue goes.
So, that’s about it for now. On to week 4. Oh yeah, we had a teacher from home visit this past week. She taught a class here, which was so cool. To have a familiar voice was more soothing that I ever thought it could be. I had such a good class.
Ok, that’s about it. Hope everyone is well.
