Swallowtail Yoga

I have been involved with a new yoga training with my first yoga teacher, Elaine Wintman.  http://elainewintman.com/    The experience has profoundly changed my practice in great ways.  I feel much more aware of the connections and relationships inside my body.  For instance, I was able to find the connection between my kidneys and bladder in downward dog.  As strange as it sound it helped me to find the alinement of my spine.   Also in finding my kidneys I was able to rest both my kidneys and adrenals, which I realize are a bit over worked!  

I am learning so much more about anatomy and applying it to yoga.  I hope I do not scare away my students but talking about their pancreas!  I'm having lots of fun too.

I'm not sure exactly how it will apply to my work with children and children with special needs, but I'm sure it has already started to inform what I'm already doing.

The gentleness and supportiveness of this practice is really sweet and I hope to share that aspect more than anything else.  In this culture of  "no pain no gain" a little softness can go a long way.  And as we say in Swallowtail Yoga, "We don't throw our organs around!!"

I am also hoping to start leading more kirtans.  What a beautiful, powerful practice!  I hope to share it with others.  Check in to see what develops.  

Love and Shanthi