Today was our first class with Emmy Cleaves! It was a wonderful class. I was so excited to have her as our instructor this morning, it was hard to actually concentrate on the postures! (Confession: I was afraid I would be called out for not doing something correctly, and then I would have to gush and tell her I was just as giddy as a school girl that she was teaching me. Fortunately, I was saved from that embarrassment.) It was about 20 different kinds of hot and humid today. I even stumbled and lost my balance due to dizziness a couple of times, but I didn't care - I
couldn't wimp out of anything in her class; it was such a privilege to be there!
You should read about her on bikramyoga.com . Click "Teacher Training", and then "Tribute to Emmy". Just to give you some idea, she is an 80 something year-young senior instructor, who is a concentration camp survivor. She can do things with her body I can't even think of attempting yet.
Hooray! What a good start to the day! Posture clinic is in about 45 minutes, and I am hoping to deliver Half Moon today! ...... "NO GAP between biceps/arms and ears!!"
(I took this in February at the Championships. This is Bikram with his wife Rajashree, and Emmy)
Yaaaaayyy, I love Emmy. She will Kill You, but I think she is really very sweet. :) Hope your half moon went well! Right shoulder comes forward opening up your chest like a flower. Petal. Blooming. xoxo
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are having a great time, despite all the hard work. Seems like you have found something you love which means you will never "work" another day in your life.
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