Day 47 - Maintenant en français!

Bonjours tout le monde. J'essaierai d'écrire mon blog en français aujourd'hui sans Nathalie, ma traductrice! (S'il vous plait pardonner mes fautes de grammaire…)

Je doit dire que d’adore parler en français. Je me sens trés différente quand je m'exprime en français. Je sais que je souris plus parce que je fais autant d'erreurs et je me trouve drôle. Le problème pour moi c'est que je ne practique pas assez. Parler français me donne beaucoup de plaisir. J’aime le son des mots et j'aime le défi de changer comment je communique, alors j'ai beaucoup aimé d’enseigner (en français) la séance de 72 salutations de soleil chez CHARLIE*SATTVA*yoga-à-porter ce soir. C'était ma première événement pour la Foundation David Suzuki et nous avons recueilli $90! Bravo! Merci Caroline pour l'organisation.


Now in English:
Tonight, I led 54 sun salutations, which actually became 72, at CHARLIE*SATTVA*yoga-à-porter, a super awesome independent yoga inspired boutique on Bernard in Mile End. It was a great group of beautiful of mostly French Canadian women, so I decided to practice teaching in French, which I enjoy a lot. This was also my first community practice in support of David Suzuki Foundation and we raised $90! Wahoo!



One side note, regarding yesterday’s melt down, thanks for the feedback and concerns (via blog posts, phone and Facebook), my friends, (and thanks for the flowers, Craig). I’m feeling better today. As one of mentors said today, all these reactions are part of the 108 challenge and the path toward enlightenment. She’s right. As every experienced yogi knows, sometimes the yoga brings shit up and sometimes we cry to release deep tension. I think this is a bit of what I’m going through. Anyway, I move on…



UPCOMING

*The next community practice is this coming Sunday, June 6 from 9 to 11am at Loft Crudessence, 5333 Casgrain, Suite 801. (There’s a strong possibility that the front door will be locked, so go around the back of the building and enter the door that has #5334 on it and follow the hall to the elevators.) We're having a veggie pot luck after the practice, so bring a dish to share! :)

Day 46 - Sob story, but still treking

Although yesterday's silly yoga tea party practice cheered me up quite a bit, sometimes there's nothing quite like a good cry. I just finished sobbing on the phone to Craig about how overwhelmed and tired I feel. Somehow I feel lighter and much calmer now.

Oddly, just yesterday in my Ayurveda class, we were talking about how the suppression of our natural urges like crying can can a negative effect on our health. We discussed how holding back tears can lead to eye-problems and light-headedness. A medical study I read also suggests that people who regularly suppress the urge to cry are more prone to cancer, but interestingly, so are people who cry too often. I guess we need a balance even when it comes to crying. Nevertheless, I couldn't remember the last time I cried, so I guess I was due.


I think I'll keep this blog entry short. I am feeling the need to go to bed early and rejuvenate.


* FYI, I'm going to be on Radio Centre-Ville, 102.3 FM tomorrow morning at 8 am EST, talking about the Great Canadian Yoga Stretch. (Here's a photo of the pre-recorded radio show with the CNIB rep for Quebec and journalist Marine Daval.)

In case you're interested, here's a link to the article about crying: www.nlpanchorpoint.com/BolstadCrying1481.pdf