Teacher training, day 7

We had the luck of getting Bernie Clark for couple of hours today to finish his presentation of modern history of yoga. I'm just very impressed by Bernie, his wealth of knowledge, his storytelling skills and his humour. We talked about some of the more popular styles of yoga around at the moment (like Bikiram which is huge in Vancouver), the personalities and events. I have to say there are couple of styles I'd like to try - I've only got experience of Iyengar, ashtanga and yin, but I'd love to try Bikram and Kundalini too, just to see what they're like.

Then we continued on with the asana teaching, finishing the standing series and started on the seated one. I just feel so... privileged being here with these people - not only my talented and passionate teachers Jason and Kelly, but the other wonderful people that share their time with me. My fellow students also bring their knowledge and wisdom to the table, and everyone is always ready to share their experiences and learn from each other. That shows the humbleness of everyone - no matter how many years you've studied yoga, wether they're "teachers" or "students" are always listening to each other and learning. The amount of times I've heard "oh, that's a good idea" from everyone when someone suggests a way of teaching an asana.

After the lectures we had our second mandatory primary series practice - I say mandatory, but it's the same class I take every week anyway. What was different though was that practice was totally rocking, I was 101% concentrated and even the balancing postures were spot on (my normal weak spot). I wish I'd have the words to describe how this all makes me feel - on the other hand it feels divine, but on the other hand it feels so natural, like I've always been doing it, like it's the most natural thing in the world.

I don't want to think about it yet, the but voice on the back of my head is telling me that I need to back to work on Monday.

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