The classes have been fine and fun, but one thing that is great is that I decided to stop worrying so much about outcome and instead, pay more attention to the energy of the class. To listen to the students with my eyes and my intuition and see what do the students need, rather than what is the next pose in my head or in the sequence that I prepared before class. It's been a miracle how this takes me out of my head and allows me to be more present with the students.

But here is the koan- I don't just want to show up without anything planned, since I know myself and I know that I can end up teaching the same poses, over and over... And yet: can I come to class prepared, with several pose that I want to work on, and still be open to the bigger energy in the room? I say yes! Absolutely. And the graceful execution of this is so much more complex than almost anything I've done, ever in my life. 

So this is where I am this week in my life as a yoga teacher: being open to the energy that the students are giving. Asking myself softly what would be the next best pose to do as a group in this moment? And still come to class with poses in my head that I want to work on this week.

Some poses I've been interested in working on this week: 

Natarajasana and other different kinds of backbends.

Baby Kapinjalasana

Lotus

and

Anusara Poster Project Pose: Malasana and Akarna Dhanurasana

PS. Those of you in LA join me in taking Noah's And Christina Sell's workshop at Yoga Glo. I can't wait to be there!

Also Black Dog is doing their Level 1 Teacher Training and they asked me to teach again with Peter Barnett, Sigrid Mathews and Jenny Brill. We had so much fun the first time around...