Random things and yoga whining

1. My hair is long enough in the front for barrettes.

2. Banana chips are my latest favorite thing.

3. Banana chips are especially delicious with a chocolate Slim Fast. Just sayin’.

My yoga class tonight was a bit louder than usual, which can make the class more challenging. The teacher has to speak over the background noise (in this case a couple of instances of loud conversation) and the students have to work a little harder to concentrate. To put this in perspective, our class is held in a gym at the local college. It’s never going to be silent. Ever. In point of fact, our teacher also has classes elsewhere in town (as well as some other teachers) so it’s not like THIS class is the ONLY option. At the end of this class, after a particularly loud savasana, a few of the students complained about the noise.

Someone suggested that the college have the class elsewhere, the teacher began to agree and as I was leaving I tossed in my two cents. “If meditation was easy, everyone would do it.” The teacher’s eyes widened and she said, “That’s a good point! This is good practice for blocking out distraction.”

There is no perfect place for a yoga class. That’s right, there isn’t. Because YOUR perfect place is not EVERYONE’s perfect place. There are no completely silent classes – even if a teacher isn’t speaking (Mysore style) there is the sound of other people breathing and working out. Real life has challenges. If a mild amount of ambient noise in your yoga class is a big one, you’re BLESSED. Suck it up.