Friday morning I did not have time to
meditate, was reprimanded with a ticket for impeding traffic and got
stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic on the freeway for a long while.
Admittedly, when I arrived to class I was not in the best mood.
Still, I smiled and proceeded to teach (I love teaching yoga so the
smile was genuine :-) and when the students smiled back and began to
share their beautiful breath and energy with me I began to feel a lot
better. The irritation passed as I breathed with them. At some point
during class, I shared the story of my tumultuous morning and asked
them to continue sharing those good vibes and waves of compassion
with me by way of their breath. They went deeper, worked harder and
really opened their hearts on the mat.
After class I learned that their
determined effort may have been due to the playlist, not necessarily
because of my request. Many students came up to me after class and
said they loved the playlist:
- Paul Horn, PT XII Soprano Saxophone
- Track 5 (random song in iTunes playlist but it was cool. It's Korean jazz!)
- Bob Marley, Don't Worry be Happy
- Nelly Fertado, I'm Like a Bird
- Beyonce, Halo
- John Legend, Refuge
- Seal, Crazy
- Hed Kandi, Tell Me Why
- Maroon 5, Not Falling Apart
- Ashford & Simpson, Solid (smooth groove remix)
- Sade, It's Only Love that Gets you Through
- Snatam Kaur, Long Time Sun
- Deva Premal and Miten, Om tare Tuttare
- Riley Lee, Lullaby of the Whale
The morning became even better when 2
students brought up track 3, Alles by Sabrina Setlur & Xavier Naidoo. They happened to
be from Germany and thought it was pretty cool that they were able to
practice to German music in a class in the States. One student said,
“I've never considered doing yoga to Xavier Naidoo but it worked!”
When I left class, I left the obstacles of the morning in the past
and walked out smiling because of the present.
Students in this class shared everything they brought this Friday and I am grateful.
Schüler in dieser Klasse gemeinsam alles, was sie diesen Freitag brachten und ich bin dankbar.
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