Looking down upon you...

As a teacher, watching a class full of people lying in savasana has become a truly remarkable observation for me.  Sometimes I feel as though I should put my head down and not watch the class, as its a very private time for people to be in thought. 

Its written in your face.  

Its seen in your eyes.  

Its disclosed in your body.

I see sadness.

I see anger.  

I see fear. 

I see pain. 

I see doubt.

And then I'll see the energy of of light and know that you are healing.  No smile.  But a genuine light glowing around you.  

Yoga class is for healing. I feel fortunate to be a part of each students' life, even if its through an energy sensation.  Thank yourselves for taking the precious time.  

Comments

[Jeff]

Hi Kelly - I've found you and the other instructors at Yoga Crossing (and other studios I've visited around the country) make the class a safe place to be - on all 4 dimensions: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. When I started practice almost two years ago, my mother had passed away just 3 months earlier; so I was still grieving. I would regularly experience my grief coming out after camel pose, as my emotional 'shakra' was touched and released. In fact, there were times I cried (but who could tell with all the sweat? ;) I was really helped by the safety that was in the studio to just express that somewhat privately, but really also in front of the instructor and class, if that saw it. That was part of what let me know this practice of yoga was for me. I am convinced I better and more deeply processed the grief from my mother's death through my regular practice of Bikram yoga. Thanks to all the instructors and classmates who contributed to my peace. - Jeff

[Scott]

Its intersting to hear a teachers perpestive on overseeing the class. I have never considered what they may see. It is true that each of us bring a personal history and reasons for being there and doing the 26 postures in the heat. As we practice we tend to drop our barriers and let our inner selves get displayed unconsciously. I guess that's what makes a good teacher to. Creating the space that allows the students to be "exposed". Being able conduct a class while pushing each student to to step beyond themselves, and let go of whatever they may be holding on to. Bikram and this studio has done this for me.