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Wednesday 1 February, 2006
These happy summer feet belong to me and Fraser. On our Sunday walk we lay under a willow tree beside the river for about half an hour. It felt like my best 2006 summer moment, so far.
I went to a new yoga class yesterday - my first for the year. It is with my favourite teacher, but a morning class. (I used to go to her evening class.)
It was so delightful! I was the youngest person by about 25 years, and the oldest person looked like she was at least 75, perhaps older. So, there I was, the only sandy-blonde amongst a ring of snowy-heads. Five things that made the class lovely were:
1) Eight of the old women were called Margaret (and apparently there are more Margarets, but they are still on holiday.)
2) The old ladies call each other 'Girls', as in "How are those backs, girls?" and "Hasn't the weather been glorious, girls?"
3) They were lovely and welcoming to me and called me 'Dear'.
4) A woman called Doris bought a box of beans and zucchini from her garden for everyone to help themselves to.
5) I'd forgotten how great my yoga teacher is. At key moments when I was feeling frustrated with how creaky and rusty my body was feeling, she said: "Accept yourself as you find yourself" and "Where thought goes, energy flows." I love all that hippy stuff.
Yoga (and yoghurt...AND yogis...AND Yoda) ROCK! I can't wait for next week.
posted by Helen on 01 February, 2006 | 7:14am
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