Anatomy Trains...

Yesterday I took a 3 hour workshop on Anatomy Trains and what a fantastic way of looking at things! I quite enjoyed learning what I could in only three hours, but still it seems like a more cohesive perspective on stretching and on getting in and out of poses. Each time I take a workshop or read a book on yoga, I feel invigorated once again in my practice and as a teacher. It's very reassuring to keep learning and growing and trying.

I am definitely interested to learn more about Anatomy trains because in a three hour workshop I think we only began the exploration of this concept. There is so much to learn out there! That is one of the reasons I enjoy being a yoga teacher is there is a never-ending flow of information out there and different ideas and theories and applications....you keep what resonates with you.

I am embarking on a new yoga class for people with cancer. I am extremely excited to delve into this area and also expand my teaching limits as well. As long as I get enough students looks like I will have two weekly classes for people with cancer, in treatment or finished treatment or even just support people too. Looks like it will be in Kits and Kerrisdale through a couple of studios I work with so that's very exciting! Also seredipidously I stumbled across a two day training in Victoria in April specifically for teachers wanting to teach individuals with Cancer, so it would be super fabulous if I could make that happen for myself too. Have more info to offer and share with students.

I expanding as a teacher because I don't want to become stale or stagnant in what I do and it challenges me in a new and different ways which is good. Keeps me on my toes but also helps me grow at the same time. Felt the same way when I just started teaching a kids yoga class in January of this year. I love it now! But it's definitely different than teaching adults. Kids are soooo much fun, that's for sure. Always knew I was a kids person :)

I was re-watching Julie & Julia last night and thought oh yeah I started this blog, I should get back to it. Even if I feel like I am not writing anything super interesting, atleast it's something for me to express myself on in a different way than I have done in the past. I think it's good to write for yourself, whether it be a journal or a blog or whatever you like.

In other news.....I am doing this painting/collage course at Emily Carr University currently and it is amazing! Really great and different and fun and just makes me feel good to do something with my hands. Even just painting the backgrounds on the canvas is very fun, lots of color mixing and playing around and there really is no wrong way of doing it. It's whatever you want it to be. I enjoy the freedom of it and also the chance to be creative in an artistic way. I have been dabbling in collage for a few years now in my spare time but this is so nice to have a teacher offering ideas and suggestions and tools and odd supplies you can use - very helpful and inspiring. Oh what a life it would be if I spent all my time painting and creating.....

Well it's off into this sunshiney day here for me.

Peace out.

Finally saw Avatar last night and I can completely understand why it was such a big hit. I loved it, absolutely loved it. I believe I may have loved it for a bit of a different reason than most of the feedback I got from others about the movie though. I actually really liked the story and what it seemed to symbolize and how alot of it could be related to our current situation on earth as part of the human race. I mean yes the animation was bloody fantastic for sure. But I loved the way they showed the indigenous people's connection to nature and how they didn't see any difference between the trees and the earth and themselves, it's all the same. I couldn't agree more. :)

I could relate to their feelings of being taken over by forces seemingly so large and forceful that there is nothing one can do. It breaks the heart to think that such beauty is destroyed all in the name of the mighty buck! I know it's cliche but really I felt this being ground into me during the movie.

Parts I really enjoyed because they seemed so yogic: when they are all sitting around their most sacred tree moving in unison with the electric energy beneath them - so very cool. I also really liked when they all stood in one big group with eachothers' hands outstretched to the person's shoulders in front of them, very neat to see the connection as they pan up above for you to see.

Anyways, this is the beginning of my blogging attempts. Need a space to express and share and create....so here goes nothing!

-peace