Well, last night was a very special in the Ideal Studio...we held our first yoga class in French! It was such a gift to be part of the event and I will share with you my experience:
The class was at 6:00pm so I arrived downstairs around 5:40pm to help set up. Martine, our wonderful instructor, showed up soon after with a big smile. We got everything situated as the minutes past. We looked at the clock...it was 5:53pm...still no one. Martine, just a little nervous now, said "Its the French, we're always late!". Then one person arrive greeting me in words I could not understand. Ah, our first student! Then another. Then another. And finally by 6:15pm when the class started, we had about 20 students ready to practice! Martine taught a beautiful class and the students enjoyed it so much that they wanted to start a weekly class! (**New Class Alert at the Ideal - 9am, Sunday: Beginner's Yoga in French!**)
I had such a fun time just being present in the room before, during, and after class. I felt like I was on the road traveling again in a foreign country but yet I was still in a place that I called home. Just observing the way everyone interacted and how natural their words flowed from their lips was wonderful. I found myself just smiling constantly not because I understood 3% of what was being said but because of what this event means on a higher level:
How special is it that French immigrants were practicing a tradition that originated in India at a center promoting Peace in the United States?
This says so much for where we are at and where we are going as a global society. And for me, this is what the Red Lotus Society is all about: creating bridges of peace across all walks of life. It does not matter what language you speak, where you are from, or what you believe. It is simply everyone greeting each other with an open heart/mind and growing together!
Merci Beaucoup! (Clases de español pronto!)
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