A Note for Beginners

I have been blessed to teach some beginners who were frightened, but after a class with me they were converted and addicted. (I'm laughing inside because my teacher did the same to me!)

If you are a beginner and the only classes available to you are all levels classes, I am going to share some information with you:

Firstly, I realize that it is takes a special teacher who can really teach an all levels class. Personally, I have had 2 moments in my life where I was absolutely moved by beauty in a class. One of those is when I was taking classes with my teacher and every one was doing tree pose and everyone was doing a different variation! Oh it was so beautiful, because everyone was exactly where they needed to be.

So, if you are a beginner and you go into an all levels classes, be at your level. If that means the gentlest variation, good do that. Rather than looking around the room and thinking "God, I wish I could do that" or "I need to do that" or "I'll never be able to do that" What you might consider is: 1) be happy where you are at (you are only a beginner once!) and 2) see the "advanced" variations or poses as a guidance to where you are headed. Because that person wasn't born into a full split, they had to gradually get there.

This should help you when you start. But if you are in the CO area, definitely come take a class with me. If you are a beginner or working with limitations I can definitely support you in finding the right variations for you!

Namaste and Blessings!

Brandi :)