Yoga at Prajna Temple

Yoga is on my mind. Yesterday was such a fruitful one. Faye and Frank gave me a ride out (Cheri from Hatch, NM gave me a ride back) to the Prajna (wisdom, insight) Temple for a day from 10 to 4:30 of total absorption - 3 hours of asanas in the morning, a delightful vegetarian lunch, (Notice I don't dwell on the food this time!) time to connect with others, and sutra chanting and restorative poses in the afternoon. All were super but the highlight was - I did a headstand! This is a first (other than the shaky one I did during teacher training last year) and was so easy I couldn't believe it. Am I stronger? Is it the weight loss? I think it was the excellent preparatory moves taught so that it happened easily. My attitude was also involved. I remember well in Asheville last year being scared and saying to myself, I don't want to do this. And by the second day feeling forced into it. This year, when the subject came up, I heard myself saying to myself "I want to do this, I want to do this. I'm going to do this." I was offered every opportunity to stop with where I was, no legs up, one leg up, both legs up. And each stage just flowed from one to the other. I am relating this event to you in hopes that it might inspire you, too, to attempt something that is a real challenge. Something that you are afraid to do. Something that will inspire you to keep growing!!! Today I am feeling many muscles even with a hot bath last night and a hot shower this morning. But, I also feel an eagerness that is very near childlike. That's it. Childlike. I LOVE IT. In an hour or so I get to go back and play again today!