How's the Yoga Going?

A tougher-than-expected question - and a 12-minute breath and body awareness meditation.

“So how’s the yoga going?”

My husband and I were sitting at dinner with a friend and catching up on our day-to-day…weather, pets, school, kids, farm life, weather. This question was meant lightly, casually, and that’s how I answered it:

“Great! I’m teaching five classes a week and really enjoying the rhythm and variety of what I offer and who shows up.”

Of course, the answer is always a little more complicated than the one you’re inclined to give on a sunny day over a basket of chips. Other things I might have said:

My life these days is beginning to resolve into a cohesive and unified picture that includes teaching, coaching, writing, baking, and tending to furry and feathered farm animals. Yoga is about finding union - this is one of the ways the yoga is going.

Some days, I deeply resent the self-imposed “rule” to do twelve sun salutations. I almost always do them anyway, because I value the strength and resilience the movement builds in my body and the consistent practice builds in my m…