I was pumped to head off to beach yoga this morning and enjoy the sunshine before the predicted rain arrived at noon. I wanted to soak up the sun while I could.
Class started at 9:30 and I arrived a bit later than I expected-9:29! I hustled from the parking lot to the sand. When I got there, I saw… no one! No class with yoga mats unrolled on the beach. I scanned left and right but the beach was truly empty.
Then I noticed one woman on the stairs with a yoga mat. I went over and asked if she was here for the class. She was and we decided to wait a few more minutes.
After a bit, no one else was there so we decided to do yoga together using my yoga app. We rolled out our mats and began our practice watching sailboats gliding across the water. We went through the poses together and the peace fell over us during savasana.
Walking back to my car, I reflected on my reaction to the unexpected change of the morning. I was proud of myself. I had not gotten upset or mad about the teacher not showing up. I didn’t cry, walk away or say unkind things in frustration. I took a breath and thought about how could I still make this a positive morning. I was ableto enjoy the beach and sun anyways. This is something I have been working on over the past few years and I finally seemed to have made progress. A positive morning for sure!
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