last night, i had the devine pleasure of being in the company of yoga goddesses. i've been in contact several times with lauren, the assistant of the teacher training (t.t) in thailand, knowing that we were following similar routes through america in hopes that we might be able to meet up. thanks to cell phone technology and my mother's gps, we squeezed each other warmly in the parking lot of the hotel she was staying at with her parents in asheville, n.c, an hour and a half from my dad's place. also included in this hug was jessica, a fellow pod member from the t.t who, unbeknowst to me, was also in the area. while making plans with lauren on the phone, she mentioned 'jim and jess were there' but we hadn't established that i too knew this 'jim (jess' b.f) and jess' until an hour before i arrived. as the three of us wrapped our arms around each other, we gazed into each others eyes in amazement that the world brought us together once again. after some quick introductions, we piled back into the cars and headed downtown. this was my first trip to asheville and i fell in love instantly. it seemed as though every car had a roof rack sporting some piece of sports gear and the preferred fashion was chaco's and great hair. we went to a happening restaurant called the 'laughing seed', across the street from a climbing shop (called 'climb-max' - luv it!) complete with an outdoor wall (falling further....:), and found of ourselves in the midst of a hip crowd thoroughly enjoying the vegetarian fare. after dinner, the three yogini's went on to a coffee shop where we continued to swap stories, ideas and yoga poses.
i'm off to columbia tomorrow to take part in desiree rumbaugh's workshop this week-end. the first block is three-hour session called 'eye of the tiger'. this is my first time in this type of class which i've heard is an advanced bunch of yogi's getting together to have one, big practice where someone will call out poses but not instructions. wish i could take photos :)
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