yoga journal conference

Hey All! I'm freshly back from the yoga journal conference that was in San Francisco and it was ahhhmazing. I loved everything about it. Gosh, so much to tell about but that would be a book. Here are some notes that I took while in San Fran:

Shiva Rea: "Wink at the creative force as you move through life." That's what Shiva Rea said. I love the thought of this. The creative force in me, in you, the gal at Krogers, and even the sometimes scary security folks at the airport. Smile and wink at em' all. She also spoke about all the spontaneous movements that occur from the time we wake up till the time we go to bed. Think about it. How many times throughout your day does spontaneous movement just occur. Without you thinking about it or worrying. It's pretty cool when we can move with that "creative force" and sad when we feel self conscious about it. She advised that we all "receive instruction from the inside out."

Sharon Gannon - She's so humble and she's so childlike (even though she's 57). She's passionate about being an animal advocate and that always came through in her teachings. In speaking about being vegan she says "We cannot be free if we take that freedom from others." Later on during a panel discussion she said that "How we treat others will determine how others treat us. How others treat us will determine how we treat ourselves. How we see and treat ourselves will determine the type of life we life." Makes sense, huh?

Seane Corn....hmm, where do I start. I've always had a bit of a crush on her. Yes it's true. When I spotted her Friday night before the Michael Franti concert I felt like I little giddy girl. "Oh, there she is, there she is." You'd have thought I was at a Bon Jovi concert!" She proved to be as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. I loved that she was humble, down to earth, inspiring, accepting and funny. She's a very small petite gal, but she has a powerful voice. She speaks with conviction and she speaks her truth. I attended two sessions with Seane, Yogini and Detox Flox. My plan in going to the conference was to study with people that I had the most interest in. Seane is the one that I will study more in depth with. I've already got a training with her scheduled into my planner for this May. She was phenomenal.

I'm happy to be back here at the studio and ready to share some of the teachings I received with you in class! So, so nice to get away and focus solely on my yoga practice.