Kripalu

I know that this is supposed to be a cottage blog, but I've actually left the cottage to come to the beautiful Berkshires of eastern Massachusetts to the Kripalu Yoga Centre.  I am here taking a week long course called Yoga Ed for grades K to 8.  When I am finished the course I will be qualified to teach yoga in my classroom and to teachers, so that they can use yoga techniques in their classrooms.  I'm very excited about the whole thing.  I think that I'll be able to use the tools I learn extensively in the classroom.  More and more there is a need for the calming and compassionate elements of yoga, along with the opportunity for movement.  I'm hoping that using yoga in my classroom will reduce the need for behaviour interventions.  We'll see!

I just arrived today, (Sunday the11th) after a six hour drive from Kingston.  There is another woman from Kingston in my class!  I jumped in right away with a yoga class about an hour after arrival.  Bliss!  Then it was off to dinner, which was amazing.  It was served buffet style and there was a wealth of choice.  I opted for the fish option (since I never get that at home), accompanied by the freshest, most organic salad I've ever had.  There were oven roast potatoes, and a couscous thing, and yummy poppyseed loaf for dessert.  Of course, the total bonus is that I didn't have to cook or do dishes--just enjoy!

Tomorrow morning there are three options for morning yoga.  I'm thinking about the outdoor sun salutations.  Doesn't that sound wonderful?  And that's before breakfast!