Day 9

I am very thankful specifically for my Saturday morning yoga instructor Nancy, and in the bigger picture I am thankful for yoga teachers overall. I am often amazed at the energy I see teachers giving to their yoga classes and students, and I am thankful they have found their passion in yoga and decided to pass this passion and practice on to others. For Nancy I am thankful she teachers the class I attend on Saturday mornings, I am grateful that she has chosen to teach this class, and that I have chosen to take the class. Although my attendance is anything but regular I am greatly comforted by knowing it is always there and that I can go to the class and seek comfort, motivation, solace and strength whenever I feel I need to. Is there a place you can regularly return to that supports you in just the way you need? A class, a friend, family member, or location? Sometimes I go to class and it is just like ay other class, as she talks us through our poses I focus on my breathing, keeping my figure strong, and keeping my mind quiet. Other classes I feel as if Nancy is speaking directly to my inner being, telling me exactly what I need to hear that day and guiding me to the days to come. Some how on those days everything alines and I hear what I need to hear, whether I gain motivation and insight, or am forced to acknowledge something I may have been repressing, and Nancy's words guide me throughout the personal journey for that hour as my body physically helps me process the energy I am feeling. Luckily the class is heated so as I am sweating my face off you can't really see if I occasionally shed a tear! Whether Nancy knows the effect she has on me, and likely many of her students, I am not sure. I think that gratitude for teachers of all kinds often goes unacknowledged. For her I am thankful, I am thankful for the time effort love and energy she gives to her class and her students!