Ride the Breath

I am very interested to see how my body is going to feel tomorrow. This weekend we played with prone back bends and lunges. While it was difficult to teach these poses I faired well. There was a bit of surprise when I got such good feedback teaching poses I am not as familiar with - or at least don't teach on a regular basis.

However, today with all of the hip extensions both in the training and in Shy's class I wonder if I will be able to walk tomorrow. In his class we worked on adding breath to our practice. Moving into the asana from our inhales and exhales. It was harder to keep it going as the class went on. It made me realize both how much I don't know or cannot do, as well as how much I clench in my body.

When I got home from class I took a hot shower and belted out a song or two. Made a quick corn taco and headed into the big bad city. Keith Hennessy had a performance and Jess wanted me to hand out IC4 postcards after the show. First off it was great to see such a large crowd for a solo show. Secondly, when I mentioned Jess and the upcoming show to audience members as they hung in the house or left the theatre, everyone was so excited about the show or repeated Jess' name with utter respect.

Jess and Keith are fixtures in the San Francisco dance scene. And I found myself envious of their inclusion. I missed that feeling of being part of a community. I missed being an artist in Atlanta. I am not sure I have it in me to make a name for myself in the Bay Area. Time and energy, time and energy.

Ah, what the next 5 months will bring.

A little gratitude:
1. yoga
2. a roommate who cooks & shares!
3. that i made it home on gas fumes
4. Viennetta
5. laughter and comedy