my lotus is laughing November 16, 2009
My lotus has found itself in the Big Apple once again. This is my 7th trip here and I really enjoyed the city today. I found myself attending a vinyasa flow yoga class at Laughing Lotus Yoga. I loved it. I have tried to document what I remembered from the class for future teaching to my yogi friends. We did lots of sun salutes, I even saw a few drips of sweat on my yoga mat. I loved the inhaling the arms to the sky with wrists touching, palms face out, thumbs forward, looking at your hands, exhaling hands to the heart. I really liked the mandala sequencing, we faced the backs of our mats just the right amount, the balance and the flow felt so good. I also liked the building of the sequence: from warrior ii to peaceful warrior to triangle on the back leg to wide legged forward folds back to the front thank you very much for that runnnnning sentence of sorts.
Other things I enjoyed: Walking around a ton, knowing how to get around, the smell of fall in the parks, eating an excessive yet delicious salad from one of those cafes with every topping and dressing you could ever imagine, more walking and checking out hotels and therefore getting to see tons of different people, I like the old people here, delicious dinner with a friend, and seeing a neat little cabaret style show with amazing performers. I also had no internet and lots of technical difficulties today. I was reminded that the nature of event planning is that little things go wrong, and there is no need to let it get me negative. It is now, in the heat of my planned event, more than ever, that I need to stay on the mat before the stress molests me and I let the little unplanned things affect my well-being. I was also reminded today to be my own guardian angel, that there is no one or no thing going to save us. We have to do that. I can’t give my best to anyone if I’m not giving some of it to myself.
I hope others are enjoying the Thanksgiving season as much as me. At a Friendsgiving this weekend I enjoyed my first bites of roasted turkey in a very long time, homemade mashed taters, fun with some up and budding yoginis, and overall good times. Lots to be thankful for this year. Have you taken a second to think about it?
Look at these awesome yoginis!!! What a treat to be reminded that playing on the yoga mat is ok.
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