If you ever make it to Texas...
You must take a class with Ann Hyde and Robert Boustany, two of the best yoga teachers I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.
I just returned from a week-long trip in Houston, TX. Most of the trip was spent wedding planning (yay! and ick), and the rest was spent in sheer yoga bliss with Ann and Robert. I took vinyasa-based yoga with Robert on two nights and Forrest yoga with Ann on two mornings.
Robert reminded us that despite all the mad crazy tangled up intense poses we do, none of it mattered. What really matters is how present we are. How just observing and paying attention to what is true in ourselves is enough. The breath is true. The more I just paid attention to my breath without controlling or navigating it, the more pervasive it became inside and outside of my body.
Ann has such a wonderful sense of humor. She managed to keep all of us in good spirits, even through the infamous Forrest ab exercises! I was very appreciative of her smart, compassionate, and extremely effective hands-on adjustments; having a busy teaching schedule myself, I rarely have the privilege of taking from other teachers, much less getting adjusted. Ann has a way with words. Her soothing voice and articulate yet succinct instructions kept me going strong, even through the most physically intense moments. It was truly a gift to be around Ann's boundless energy.
From Ann's and Robert's classes, I was reminded that doing a flawless handstand is not the point. It's the experience that matters. What am I feeling? Am I present? Can I breathe in more space? Can I appreciate exactly what I'm doing right now?
Each breath, even the silences in between, is an experience. To experience a breath, to let it be, and to not judge it is being in the now.
I just returned from a week-long trip in Houston, TX. Most of the trip was spent wedding planning (yay! and ick), and the rest was spent in sheer yoga bliss with Ann and Robert. I took vinyasa-based yoga with Robert on two nights and Forrest yoga with Ann on two mornings.
Robert reminded us that despite all the mad crazy tangled up intense poses we do, none of it mattered. What really matters is how present we are. How just observing and paying attention to what is true in ourselves is enough. The breath is true. The more I just paid attention to my breath without controlling or navigating it, the more pervasive it became inside and outside of my body.
Ann has such a wonderful sense of humor. She managed to keep all of us in good spirits, even through the infamous Forrest ab exercises! I was very appreciative of her smart, compassionate, and extremely effective hands-on adjustments; having a busy teaching schedule myself, I rarely have the privilege of taking from other teachers, much less getting adjusted. Ann has a way with words. Her soothing voice and articulate yet succinct instructions kept me going strong, even through the most physically intense moments. It was truly a gift to be around Ann's boundless energy.
From Ann's and Robert's classes, I was reminded that doing a flawless handstand is not the point. It's the experience that matters. What am I feeling? Am I present? Can I breathe in more space? Can I appreciate exactly what I'm doing right now?
Each breath, even the silences in between, is an experience. To experience a breath, to let it be, and to not judge it is being in the now.
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