Elemental OM is a spiritual yoga studio and not really a “power” studio, so we are not flooded with young people. Mostly, we are all over 40 and figuring it out on some level. During the summer months, EOM offered a really sweet package to kids home from college. We had a dozen or so take advantage and hang out with us for the summer months. I just loved it. All were fresh, vibrant and amazingly curious about the philosophy of yoga. They were dedicated and passionate in the quietest way. On some level, they brought out the best in me when I was teaching. I guess you hit 43 and look back at your life and get nostalgic. I don’t want to live a life of regret on any level, but dear Lord I wish I had found yoga earlier. All the different choices I would have made….
I digress.
One of these students is a young budding artist. She’s introspective, hard working and lovely. We didn’t really talk very much at all. I learned bits and pieces about her and met her boyfriend once. I loved watching her practice. She simply exuded an elegance and poise that I found fascinating. As we practiced, I always found myself wondering if she was turning her yoga into art or was her art turning into yoga.
She went back to school. Yesterday was our last practice together. I hugged her goodbye and was quite shocked to find myself in tears. I’m going to miss her so much. I find this so weird because on a personal level, we really didn’t share too much yet I grew to love her like a mother simply through the daily movement and breath of yoga.
For me, this is a deep lesson of yoga revealed…a tangible experience of the idea of energy being transferred between two humans simply because we consciously move and breathe together. Missing you…
Shanti, Pamela
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