(Round One)
Before I ramble on about how much I loved this training, I’d like to do some housekeeping as well. Firstly, as I stated on my Instagram account, I’m going to be taking at least a month hiatus from penning on this blog. I need to work on some other writing/editing/designs that I’m doing (and maybe a podcast?!?). No worries, however, as I’ll be scheming about new ideas to share on the blog in the future. And who knows, I may throw in a couple of random posts along the way, or finally convince some others to write their own posts! (Hint, Hint!)
I’m calling this post “round one” for a very specific reason–I definitely plan on taking these classes/instructional sessions again. I may not be able to do most of the harder poses Grant has been working us towards (I am neither flexible nor adventurous), but I’m starting to think that maybe I am actually moving towards being able to do my own version of some of these advanced poses! For the first time, I’m feeling a difference in my body and how it’s holding itself. I can now logically understand why my body has started to open up during each Kula-style class. It’s starting to click, this goal my body is apparently attempting to achieve.
What I’ve achieved is strength, mindset, and a certain knowingness/understanding of the physiological makeup of my body through experience. I can feel things I couldn’t before. A path has been created not only in my brain, but also in my body. I can see where continuous practice of Kula-style classes would forever alter my home yoga practice. All of those photos that people post with their ‘before and after’ of crazy shapes? Your own “perfect” version really does exist somewhere within the confines of your own experience. It may not look like others’ forms, but it will look different than when you first started, so long as you really focus on changing your form through function.
Form follows function; function follows form. That’s Bodywork 101.
How awesome is that? This simple knowing that I can get stronger and more efficient is amazing. This knowing that at some point I’ll just FEEL a previously unachievable milestone without trying to DO it (whatever asana it might be in the moment I’m working on).
What a nice reminder that, at any age, you truly can learn something new.
This training has also offered insight into teaching yoga. While I may never take my personal and professional training to do face-to-face sessions with people, my goal is to produce some videos online for someone to follow. Not because I think I have amazing insight or skillset (I certainly don’t–my body isn’t a pretzel body, never has been), but because if I could just help one person find the courage within themselves to stop for 20 or 30 minutes a day to breathe through movement, then it’s worth it to expose myself online. It’s not about me. It’s about anyone else.
A Spring session is in the works! It will be short, an unfurling of a seed beginning to sprout during this season of waking up. I’ll be sure to share a quick post about the class once I’ve posted it.
If you *ever* have a chance to take a class with Schuyler Grant, you simply must. Either through the Commune website, or in person, you will not be disappointed. Her style, her charm, her aura–it’s all very inviting and encouraging. It was a wonderful 5 weeks that I’m grateful I was able to experience.
Swellness Vibes 