My last full asana practice was in July. After 4 surgeries on the chest, back, and armpit and 6 months of intense cancer treatment I can barely hold myself up in down dog, plank is a shaky quake, my hips are like wishbones waiting to split, and my toes might as well be in Long Island. It will be months before I am ‘back’…. And really, what does that matter….I am alive, and I have my breath.
My body has been in complete survival mode and incapable of the simplest physical tasks, and yet I think my meditative, compassionate, spiritual and energetic practice has evolved more in these trying times than the 17 years I’ve been practicing.
I haven’t taught a class in what feels like forever, and I admit I am unsure what the experience will be like from the new lens that I am witnessing life through. Everything looks different, literally, the colors of my life have changed, and everything feels different. I am different. Teaching will inevitably be different. I am curious.
I can’t do fancy poses, nothing is going to be fast, I might forget right from left and up from down, and I am still incredibly tired, tender and raw, so who knows what words will surface 🙂 but I do hope that I can take you on a journey into your Self, a journey that will unlock hidden treasures, one that will align you with the pulsing waves of prana and spirit that ignite your unique fire, one that will cut through the shit and bring you deep into the core of your aliveness.
Isn’t that why we are all here having this human experience, to go deep into the core of our aliveness???
I’ve missed you! I will slowly be getting back to classes, though just a couple, as I need to take it slow. ‘Like’ Robin Yoga page for updates, or check back for an updated schedule soon.
Namaste, Blessings, Aho
Robin Afinowich
