teaching

We had our last day in class yesterday. We shared in an exposition of the yoga sutras, and more importantly, taught our final poses. Remember, mine was Ardha Chandrasana. Everyone in class nailed the teaching. I was surprised at how powerful it felt to teach a class that size (35 students). It wasn't the kind of power trip you get because people are listening to you, more like feeling enormous support and really just flowing with the class, too. It was totally incredible and unexpected. Contrary to my feelings for the past few weeks, I feel like my teaching is actually up to snuff. I'll start with beginner students.

We had our final exam last Friday, hence I didn't have time to record what was going on last week. The amount of work in this course and the level of study was totally rigorous - not the kind of class you can just glide through by showing up. I wasn't sure what I'd be faced with, but this experience has certainly exceeded my expectations. We bonded in a way I never did with students in a college course.

Now, onto the take home exam....

....Pictures to follow.