I was talking about Ram Dass and there were several new people in class today and the atmosphere at this particular moment was more subdued than the other classes I teach. So sometimes my mind interprets it as "they don't like me, they really don't like me." But I kept going and taught a strong class. Afterwards several students came up, two to tell me that they love Ram Dass. The lesson for me is that you really don't know what is going on behind someone's face. Sometimes the students who appear the most serious are the ones who are getting the most out of it. You don't know... You just have to share the teachings in the best way you can, the rest is not up to you.

Theme: 

Softening 

And I focused on the first principle of alignment.

Highlights:

*The level of the class today as a whole was not super strong as there were several newer students but I somehow I didn't let that face me and we built up to a pretty rocking backbend sequence. We did several bridge poses. Then several urdhvas, including one legged ones. And yes we then went into drop backs. Although half of the class didn't partake, the other half did and four, FOUR students did drop backs for the first time. Amazing.

Something to think about:

Just because the class as a whole doesn't seem so strong, you can still help build the energy in the room and inspire the students to go deeper and the whole class can shift. 

Last thought from the Bhagavad Gita:

"When consciousness is unified, however, all vain anxiety is left behind. There is no cause for worry, whether things go well or ill. Therefore devote yourself to the disciplines of yoga, for yoga is skill in action." (BG: II, 50)