In the midst of the myriad emotions there is a slight excitement in my blood? 

It seems as if its Kali-Time; the goddess of destruction who comes to dissolve what needs to be dissolved and clear the way for the new. This is the time when things are getting stirred up and we are called to dig deep into all that we have learned, stepping forward into the next unknown. 

I have no idea what is to come but I am witnessing my community of Anusara yogis stand tall and embody the teachings, in particular The First Principle: pausing, waiting before reacting, listening to the facts, opening to the good that will come eventually out of all of this.

It seems to me as if we who care about Anusara yoga, about John, and the kula, are all doing at the same time the most challenging pose. We are moving slowly, step by step, principle by principle, breath, skin, fascia, muscle, bone, fear, doubt, silence, conversation, wait, try again, listen. Some are exiting the room, some are already onto another pose, but most of us are trying to be in the moment, as the moment becomes revealed to us. And yes even as John is investigated for what he is allegedly accused of, he taught us well. He-as well as the many other gifted teachers we have had- have taught us well. 

We know what to do. 

We have been trained well.

I take this moment to thank the teachings of yoga and to thank all of my teachers -including John, who is my main asana teacher and who I hold in the highest esteem without putting him on a pedestal.

Off to move into my day, which includes teaching my beloved Anusara yoga.