A Weekend of Wonder

This weekend has been wonderful. I hate to see it go. The weather has been amazing, I have spent time with friends and I have made art! What could be better?

On Friday, I taught my usual Friday morning yoga class. I have been going really slowly through the postures as of late, and leaving lots of time to feel and absorb the effects of the poses. My students have been surprised to find that this method is every bit as heat producing as a more main stream power yoga practice. After the practice, I have a brief visit with my friend, Susan. She has been taking my yoga class since the first day I taught three and a half years ago at Peak Fitness. She has been supporting me ever since, and I appreciate her loyalty and her belief in my more than words can say. Susan motivates me to be the best yoga teacher I can be, because she has seen my transformation from timid new yoga teacher to confident experienced yoga teacher, and she is very honest about her feeling toward the practices I present. She's been practicing yoga much longer than I have and she has a keen awareness of her body that I admire.

Also on Friday, I got my first check from LVCmag! So it is official, the cycle is complete. I have submitted the articles, they have been published online and I have been paid...I am a professional writer (however green)!

I went to the studio that afternoon and continued with the material I have been working on, and practiced some more tap, too.

Saturday was lovely. Robert and I attended two amazing yoga classes at Triad Yoga Institute, for the Animal Rescue and Foster Program in Greensboro. Heather lead a beautiful mindful movement practice, followed by Terry's incredibly fun wall practice! Both Rob and I felt stretched and relaxed after the classes.

That afternoon, I went back to the studio, only to realize that I've hit a bump. It was only after I left the I had an epiphany of how I should continue the material. The thought took me on a completely different path that I originally saw the piece going in, but it is for the best, as up until this point, the material is, or at least feels gorgeous and I can't let the energy drop.

That evening, Rob and I went to Helen's house for a Poutine party! Poutine, I learned, is a Canadian dish of fries, cheese curds and gravy and was artery-clogging goodness to the max. I am glad to know that Helen lives so close to us...just around the corner! And Rachel lives on the other side of the neighborhood a few blocks. Some of my former teachers were there, as well as some of my acquaintances from the larger community. it is nice to know I live around such great people, and that I have fellow dancers very close by!

Today was pretty chill. I mostly worked on my packet for school, which I have just sent off a few moments ago. We got the wedding invitations done and I took the day off from dancing. Taught my 2pm yoga class to an intimate group of three, and all is well with the world.

Hope you don't mind, but I need a serious break from the computer for a few days. No facebook, no blogging and no writing! Don't miss me too much, I'll be back by week's end with tons of fun stuff to tell you!

Good night all!

~Cara