Bad News, Good News, Yoga News

Bad News: The internet is not nearly as accessible here as I was hoping or was led to believe. I know, I know, I can learn to live without it and it is a test of my Ego. I just will not be able to update this site as much as I would have liked. I am however, gathering copious photos, notes, memories etc to share as soon as I am able! Also, I am just so darn worn out, updating a blog is about the last thing I want to do!

Good News: This place is wonderful and a blessing of many kinds. My roommate is my age and we have much in common. The other students are as enthusiastic, if not more so, than I am. The studio space is incredible and carries a powerfully positive energy. The training is hard work (and this is only day three!) but it will be well worth every drop of sweat. There are many places nearby to go for morning walks or long hikes here in the Berkshires. There is a creek running just outside my window and if I walk to that area, there is a stone fire pit, tree swing, and tadpole puddles. It has been mildly warm in the day and cool at night. What more could I want? I could go on and on about the positives but I am exhausted and it is an early day tomorrow.

Yoga News: I officially have permission to disclose more detailed information on the program I am attending. I wanted to wait, out of respect, to talk to the main teacher first about what I am doing, and make sure that it was acceptable to post publicly about her business.

I am at Frog Lotus Yoga Teacher Training in North Adams, Massachusetts. Check out their website of you are interested.

 This studio has an interesting history and lineage and I wish the website talked a little more about it. I can fill you in more later.

Off to bed, it has been a loooooong day!

Arrived at my destination. But have I arrived?

So I have officially arrived at my destination. Well, one of my many destinations that I am already aware of, and some that I am not yet aware of.  :)

I spent about four hours traveling across Massachusetts today to get to the studio where I will be training. It's actually a lot less of a drive, but I took the slow and scenic route and stopped several times. Like to cool my feet of in a nearby stream:

It was a gorgeous little stream.

There were some great views of the Berkshire mountains along the way.

I'm pretty sure I can learn to love it here!

I arrived to find an enormous studio, gorgeous living quarters, and a very friendly roommate. Our first dinner together as teacher trainees was delicious and everyone was quite talkative and appeared to share in my excitement!

More pictures to come of the studio and living quarters. First classes begin tomorrow morning.

Yoga on Horseback?

Is there no end to the fads of yoga-on-top-of-something-odd?

In sequence with my recent post about yoga on paddle board, today's news shared a story of a woman who teaches equine yoga, or yoga on horseback. Her yoga studio is her backyard.

A quick Google search led me to discover that this is not a thoroughly uncommon practice! See Desert Horse Equestrian Services yoga page .

While interesting, I think I will keep my practice on a mat. A mat on the ground, not somewhere crazy like on the wing of an airplane.

Yoga in the seat of a roller coaster! I totally just thought of a brilliant new market!