March Madness at Yogawood!

I'm a lucky duck. I'm a yoga student at Yogawood. I was trained there. Now I get to teach there. It's an incredibly vibrant learning environment and it's also a really supportive and collaborative work place. I'm grateful.

One of my teachers and friends, Rachelle Damminger, started up 6 am yoga classes forever ago. I got to ride on her coattails by teaching some more 6 am yoga classes. Now, we offer 6 am yoga classes 5 days a week. Practicing yoga at 6 am is a decision. You have to make that happen, it's never accidental! As such, the students who practice at that time tend to be really consistent and invested in one another. That level of community and accountability are really valuable.

I really respect the students who make it happen, which is why as the teachers, we want to support that consistency as much as possible. The other day, Rachelle, Jess (the Tuesday 6 am teacher), Beth (the studio Director), and Carole (the studio manager) thought it might be fun to make this support really concrete and visible. We devised #YogawoodMadness for the month of March.

Throughout the month the classes will focus on fun, accessible, and challenging inversions. Waking up early sets the tone for your day but much beyond that. You tend to feel really accomplished and powerful if you make early practice happen! It's a pretty good cycle to find yourself on. Turning upside down before the sun is out?! You're invincible.

To chart the progress we'll all take photos of these inversions, or if that's not your bag something else that's shifting in your environment during this time. Tag all photos with #YogawoodMadness so we can high five along.

At the end of March, Carole will calculate which student practiced the most consistently. That student gets a complimentary private practice! This is a serious value.

I'm excited. We should all practice first thing every day. That's just good policy, there's really no down side. But consistency is hard, that's why we all have to make choices, find accountability, and stay steady with our priorities. Mixing it up a bit can help get us back on the track that serves us best.

All things are possible. See you on the mat!