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Weekend!

On Saturday morning, we slept in a short 1/2 hour and before leaving to class, we talked with A and H from London. They're coming to visit a week on Friday, and we can't wait!
We slowly made our way to class.

We talked about our sequence and teaching from the day before. We got some feedback as a whole group about our sequencing and postures, as well as our dialogue.

Iyengar at 90ish in Padmasana

We had a really "restorative" practice... including bolsters. We also went into Padmasana. Both S and M have really tight hips, it was enlightening actually. We had both done Padmasana on a whim, but realized that we were both compensating to get into it- and probably aggravating our knees.

After practice we got into groups of two to teach. S and M got some really good feedback and worked well with our chosen partners.

At the end, we sang happy birthday to two yogi classmates, and went outside to see the beautiful R. She came all the way from Victoria to spend the weekend with us.

S, C, R, R, M

In the afternoon, we made our way to Spanish Banks, to practice yoga with 300+ other yogis with the amazing Chris Chavez. Ozlem, his wife, remembered we were from the London workshop, and we had to remind Chris, but as soon as we did, it was a light bulb moment. We also saw our YYoga teacher there, R, who's always a joy!

These one letter names are getting a little confusing, but let's try. R from Victoria was there, so was R and C - our Vancouver friends, R our YYoga teacher, as well as S and M.

For S and M it was a moment of gratitude to see Chris and Ozlem again. They really are like a beacon of light to our sailing ship, and we aspire to be like them both, if not just half of what they have become. They both truly are great spirits!

We went to La Patate Belle afterwards to have a poutine and the skytrain home. We realized buses in Richmond don't come too often, so instead of a one hour walk home, we took a cab!

Today, we're going to the beach to have a little bbq lunch, and then who knows!

Stay grounded,

S, Chris, M

S and M