Yoga and Community

It is January 2008 and four hours prior to class time.  I kick the snow off of my boots and unlock the Trego Community Hall.  I fill the stove with pine needles, cones, kindling and a match.  It will take the full four hours to warm the space to off set the freezing Montana weather.  Shovel the walk, bring in the props, sweep, rest and wait for the town of pop.300 to come to yoga.  A toasty warm community hall, with creaky floors -oh if they could talk- and 3 hearty humans.  

For 90 minutes we stretched, breathed, giggled and did yoga together! 

Over thirteen years later and an hour and a half prior to class time.  Sanitizing spray and a mop in hand, I clean the beautiful wooden floors of the Moab Arts and Recreation Center -oh if they could talk.  Perfectly placed, eight feet apart mats, schlepped props and a dozen delighted, masked humans arrive.  

For 90 minutes we stretch, breath, giggle and do yoga together!

My journey as a yoga teacher has meandered from the ocean, the mountain top, and to the desert. From community halls, to pumped up gyms, spas, parks, conference rooms, waiting rooms, high schools/grade schools, to phenomenal yoga studios, to currently online and at the Moab Arts & Recreation Center.

What began as a personal journey that gave strength to my mind, my spirit and my rod and spinal fused back, became a way to share the journey of breath and movement with others.

The power of community and yoga! Community translates back to latin as Public Spirit.  We have all felt the importance, the power, the lift of our spirits when we share time - space or both together. Now add to that time - space, a practice that get’s us in touch with our own spirit, the practice of yoga. 

A magnification happens. A support happens. A connection happens. 

One of the most awe-inspiring aspects of yoga is the way in which it can nudge us toward greater discovery - not only by making visible previously hidden aspects of our selves, but also brings to light the areas of our relationships and our community that can be further strengthened and then connected.

So wherever feels the best for you to gather; a community space, online, at home, in the park or the many points between.

I invite you to take the time to see each other virtually, physically, safely, and to share movement, breath and the practice of yoga with each other, with your community!