agape service February 11, 2009
Today we had a lunar practice that rocked my socks. A lunar practice is a little less active in some sense, but still challenging, strengthening, opening, still gets that pranic life force pulsing through your veins. My hips were thankful. I look forward to taking this back to my classes.
It was finally California gorgeous during practice teaching at the grassy knoll ashram. We learned how to make adjustments to students in downward facing dog, ardho mukha svasana, one of the poses you do a billion times in Vinyasa Yoga. You cannot be afraid of a little touchy touchy if you are going to do a yoga training, let me tell you.
I got a pedicure today and the guy massaged my poor Vinyasa toes and sore arches. After 6 days of rolling over my tosies they are a little sore, red, and scraped up. It felt so goooood.
Then on to a service at Agape, a multi denominational church in LA. Too much lord, god, and hallelujah for me. The singing was amazing though and the message of the sermon was good, to get off your asses and be the beautiful being you are meant to be. It was a great place for people of any denomination to unite. I’m not sure I have a single religious group I would agree with and the references to typical Christianity terms of spirituality bothered me at times. Here is their mission statement:
The Agape International Spiritual Center is a global community dedicated to recognizing, honoring and nurturing the dignity and uniqueness of all peoples. Through devoted practice of universal spiritual principles embodied in the New Thought-Ancient Wisdom teachings, we are agents of transformation.
I am loving the training so far but and I am already trying to think about how to incorporate all this new stuff in my classes in SLO. I don’t want to forget any of it! I know it’s unrealistic to have super duper expectations about what I can bring back and teach in a competent, healthful, enjoyable way, without freaking my students out or getting them lost. Hmmm. Yogi dreaming on such a winters day. Namaste for now 
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