A Lesson from One of My Students.

Sometimes, communication isn’t about words at all.

It’s about a feeling.

My yoga teachers have taught me many  truths that my students remind me of daily. One of those truths is “when you start feeling, your thinking will change.”  

There is a man who comes to my yoga classes. He is a man of very few words but always lets his actions speak. I LOVE having him in the room. He shows up bravely consistently, and he goes for it with both strength and gentleness.

Earlier this year, I walked up to him before class and asked, “What’s new?” He looked at me, shook his head, and said, “nothing.”

I watched him practice that day. I just coached the class through the challenge, where we get breathless and then immediately sit in meditation.  We stayed for about 5 minutes.  

But not this man; he stayed extra time. The rest of the class was moving into a new place, and he was sitting still with total presence and quiet passion. 

He came after class that day and said, “ I have an answer to your question now!”   

I asked him to tell me while I looked at him smiling, and he said, “PERSPECTIVE.”

Then he thanked me.   

But it’s him we must all thank.  

What a gift to see!  This example of a person who is willing to unlearn the lie that feeling is a weakness and instead chooses to become emotionally available.

I’ll never forget him. Or this story.

I hope it moves you too.

xo,

Diana