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Yup, just me and Sanskrit Scholar. I was the first person in. VBG met me at the door and said, “I was thinking I was gonna get skunked.”

Sanskrit Scholar showed up and VBG left us to our own devices.

There is something really interesting about subtracting the teacher energy, but leaving the other-yogi-in-the-room energy. As we were walking out, Sanskrit Scholar said, “That was a very companionable practice.” And it was. I suddenly understood why some shalas have a self-practice day. It’s a good intermediate step between having a teacher in the room and practicing all by yourself.

At the end, when I was in savasana (gosh, I’ve had super savasanas lately…), Sanskrit Scholar sat and did one chant. It was like when someone gives you a single flower or a bite of cake: small — ineffable, almost. A gesture that you can accept without getting attached, without wondering if it’s too much and requires some kind of gesture in return. A perfect gift.

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Remember my crazy notion about flying off to Australia for a class with Matthew Sweeney? Turns out he’s going to be at Yoga House in Edina, Minnesota for a week in July. Woohoo! Yesterday I played phone tag with one of the teachers over there. I’m aiming to make contact and register today. Don’t want to miss the opportunity. I’m hearing from folks that Minnesota in July is humid and mosquito-y. Won’t matter. I’ll be going to practice exclusively. There’s Mysore in the mornining and adjustment class in the afternoon. I’ll be sleeping any time that I’m not practicing. Well, except for any time that I happen to be eating. But that’s it: eat, sleep, yoga. Because THAT’S how to have a good vacation.