Looking for direction

So, it has officially been about a week now that I have been "Blogging".
I find myself mostly looking for a direction in which to take my blog spot.

In yoga training I was taught to listen to or follow the energy in the room-this is how we learn to teach a class from the heart. We were never allowed to have a certain "routine" written down on paper. Then your teaching would seem 'mechanical' or forced. It is best to see who is in the class, know their strengths and weaknesses and then try to teach something that everyone will enjoy. So, going forward, I will try to apply the same principles to my little corner of the web...I'll see who shows up and try to post something that everyone will enjoy!

Ask Yoga Queen

Dear Yoga Queen,

My yoga instructor is wonderful and at the end of every class she ends with 'praying hands', then bows and says Namaste. I say it back to her, only because the other students do, but I am always compelled to say thank you afterward. Then I feel awkward because she simply smiles and remains silent. Help! What is the proper etiquette and am I offending her by saying thank you? -Cyndi

Dear Cyndi,

The way you describe your teacher ending your class has become fairly standard in western yoga classes. Namaste is translated as "I bow to you," making it a lovely gesture of equality since the teacher bows first to the students and the students then return the favor of gratitude and respect. Although it isn't necessary to thank the teacher again in english, it is in no way rude. If you feel incomplete without saying thank you, you should continue to say it as no one could possibly be offfended by words of gratitude.

Namaste (and thank you)

Yoga Queen (aka Andrea)

Quote of the day:

"The only reason for being alive, is to be fully alive!"- D.H. Lawrence

Welcome one and all!!

First of all let me say how excited I am to be getting my first blog site off the ground!

Instead of an 'official' website -you'll be able to visit me here for yoga advice, yoga events,yoga photos and basically anything to do with yoga in az and anything to do with me!

So, sit back, relax, take a deep breath and join me on my journey.

~namaste.

Andrea