Kelly Paola
Encouragement from the yogis in my life initially led me to my mat, but the tools I developed there to cope with the inner working of my mind are what led me to stay. Today, these tools are the foundation of my p...Water Vinyasa (90 minutes): October
Aired -
1h 34m
Embrace and move with the fleeting nature of the season with a dynamic mandala practice. Two blocks and a blanket for knees. Move with Ross and some tunes.
Poem from class:
It’s October so yes, the world
is dying but I always think
I have another month
at least, maybe two,
to marvel in the middle
of fall’s kaleidoscope,
walking the fractal trance
of kindergarten yellows and
(somehow!) iridescent pinks.
But then one good wind
comes in off the distant Pacific
and trees that just yesterday
dripped with dazzle
stand skeletized, stripped
of their abundance for the
promiseless months to come.
I guess what I’m trying to say is:
don’t save up your praise.
Luxuriate fully in what you love
because the winds come quickly
and the winter is long.
– James A. Pearson
Poem from class:
It’s October so yes, the world
is dying but I always think
I have another month
at least, maybe two,
to marvel in the middle
of fall’s kaleidoscope,
walking the fractal trance
of kindergarten yellows and
(somehow!) iridescent pinks.
But then one good wind
comes in off the distant Pacific
and trees that just yesterday
dripped with dazzle
stand skeletized, stripped
of their abundance for the
promiseless months to come.
I guess what I’m trying to say is:
don’t save up your praise.
Luxuriate fully in what you love
because the winds come quickly
and the winter is long.
– James A. Pearson