no mat - no class

but my spirit and focus is strong...

hotel room yoga, finding space between two beds for downward dog -- a spinal twist in a desk chair, a forward bend in the shower -- it hasn't been an ideal yoga week here in North Carolina -- i've made three failed attempts to hit a class, but tonight I am determined to make the 5:45 session at Triangle Yoga, just north of the UNC campus.

while i write pool side, i breathe, i sit up straight in my chair, i gently turn right, i turn left. I rotate shoulders up, down, i shake my head yes and no...

i'll be home soon and back into a routine -- in the meantime my intent is to keep focus despite the lack of a consistent 90 minute physical practice...

A friend sent this the other day:

Main Entry: yogue
Pronunciation: 'yOgFunction: verbEtymology: Sanskrit/Middle French hybrid. Sanskrit, literally, yoking, from yunakti he yokes. French -gue verb form
1 archaic : to dance in a primitive, tribal style2 a : to participate in the practice of yoga: b : to maintain a steadying of the fluctuations of the mind3 : to socialize in a strenuous fashion
- yo·gic /-gik/ adjective, often capitalized