Mysore sky illustrated

Today's Mysore was at 9:00. This is how the sky looked when I left my friend's apartment. When I arrived I placed my mat on the third row. It was the turn of one of the teachers, A., to teach, assisted by another teacher, P. Kino joined us in the room to practice. Her turn to teach is tomorrow. I kept my dristhe, but noticed she was doing Third Series. The guest teacher from Naples, Florida was doing Intermediate. As more people arrived, mat shuffling ocurred. Rows of four mats became rows of five; groups of rows moved forward to create space in the back; people doing finishing poses would trade places with newcombers from the back. The room was full, with a good group energy. While most people in the room where women, there were a lot of men. Some of the guys wore swimsuits to practice. That seemed practical. I might be a bit self concious doing so.

I wondered how people could be practicing up to about 10:30am in the midweek. I reasoned that it's a holiday week and that to my recollection having lived here in Miami Beach many years, people work in a lot of diverse ways - in real estate, medical, teaching, entertainment, hotel services, self employed consultants, etc. Not everyone follows a 9:00 to 5:00 schedule. So that might give people flexibility in their hours. I practiced Primary with a good steady flow. The usual problems I have been experiencing lately where still present. After finishing practice, I perused the wonderful book selection in the shala store. On the shelf I saw a copy of the book Loo mentioned that she is reading, Vanda Scaravelli's Awakening the Spine. It was beautifully illustrated, so I bought a copy. I also bought a beautiful mysore rug. Mine at home was getting ratty.

After practice I took a bus to Coral Gables and met my close friend and former colleague, A. We enjoyed lunch at an Indian restaurant. She is from Ecuador of Chinese decent. I've come to realize that many people influential in my life have been and continue to be Chinese.