Finding Still - ness

The last two weeks have been a blur - opening a yoga studio while attempting to be somewhat productive and work has been a challenge. Wonderful, but a challenge none-the-less. What started as a notion to have a space dedicated to yoga - where I could hold a class without limitations such as having to move furniture or exercise equipment - has turned into something so much more. A studio with choices, other instructors, a variety of styles, and new ideas. Somewhere even I could go and practice. In fact, the best part of last week was attending an Ananda Yoga class with Jen. I settled into my mat, followed along, meditated and relaxed into savasana.

I came to the name of Still because of my own issues with finding calm. It is hard for me to find stillness - physically and pschologically. Though moving from the frenetic pace of the big city to a small town in the mountains has helped me find quiet, it is really through yoga that I am truly able to find stillness in my thoughts, my breath and my movement. Yoga, to me, is a moving meditation. I was initially drawn to yoga because of the physical asanas - the energetic vinyasas and strength required in balancing poses. But as I progressed, I found that with intense physical focus comes the ability to be mentally calm and land in an almost breathless state.

So with this, I am back to work - struggling to get everything done so I can make it to the 5:00 pm Ananda yoga class with Jen.