Amber played live music in Janet’s class this morning. I hadn’t seen either for months. It was good. It was a large class, maybe 100 people: Janet had been out of town. Continue reading “If You Really Want It…”
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A Voice Lesson
I told Amber, I would like to learn how to sing with the voices in registers different from mine. And that I would like to learn how to sing so it is enjoyable and inspiring for me and others. I told her that I often couldn’t tell if I was on pitch. Continue reading “A Voice Lesson”
To Hold Space
Our yoga psychology teacher gave us homework: to write personal code of conduct for close relationships with students. There is of course the Yoga Alliance Code of Conduct, and, at the basic level, the boundaries are clear. But it quickly becomes non-trivial. What if teaching is a huge part of your life, and the main place where you meet like-minded people? What if you do run into someone special, whatever that may mean. What if, you know, you are human sometimes? How close is too close anyway? And why? No, not because it’s written somewhere, but for real – why? Continue reading “To Hold Space”
I’ll Sing Soprano
Last Tuesday, I went to assist Darren at his Yoga on the Labyrinth class at the Grace Cathedral, like I’ve done once before. Amber Field was the live musician. I attend her Free Your Voice workshop on Thursdays, or weird singing class as I explain it to friends. Continue reading “I’ll Sing Soprano”
A Happy Place?
Harvey invites us to go to our “happy place”, as we lie down to close the practice, to close the class. “Maybe a beach, maybe a top of a mountain, maybe a chaise lounge by a pool.” Continue reading “A Happy Place?”
Love letters understated 