Friday is a Great Day!

TGIF, and what a success it has been! I gave a lovely yoga class this morning, for an intimate group of three. A mix of slow, controlled flow sequences, heat building standing poses, and a few fun challenges! When the classes are good, they just seem to go by too fast. I would like to, in the not-so-distant future, set up a monthly mini-workshop. This 2.5 hour class would be a balanced practice, with short meditations, chanting, readings, and both vigorous and restorative postures. It would be donation only, and open level. This is how I would like to share my love of yoga with my community. I will let you know as soon as I get that together!

This afternoon, Scott and my performance of our play, "Lost and Found," for the Guilford County History Teachers went very well! The conference was held at the High Point museum, which I now know, is a cool place! I had no idea that John Coltrane was from High Point...thanks, HPM! Our performance yielded praise from many of the teachers, a few of whom made sure that they were to get our contact info. So now, as always, we just need to sit and wait to see if anyone calls us for a booking or two. Here's hoping!

After our adventure at the museum, I went to the studio, to continue work on the Peggy Lee piece that I'll perform in Fayetteville two weeks from now at the NC State Ballet School's annual spring concert. To my surprise, it is coming together! I have no idea how it happens: I needed a dance. I was in a slump...heck, still am in a slump...and poof! There it is! A short, little, fun dance! Gets me every time.

At home, I read many things for school. "Sula," by Toni Morrison is still keeping my keen interest. I can't get enough of her writing! And she continues to surprise me, with strange events, unexpected deaths, and a picture of how difficult black life was in the 20's and 30's. After "Sula," I read an excerpt from Simone Forti's "From Animate Dancing to Writing." The excerpt chronicles the artist's journey through impulse in many forms of art and the eventual amalgamation of all of her loves. Such lovely imagery and many realizations and "ah-ha" moments! I have been truly inspired by this woman, whom I have only just been introduced to through her writing. The excerpt is a wonderful representation of how one's art practice evolves over an entire career.

~Cara