Four-thirty am, Friday morning. I turn the key and open the door to a seemingly empty space. I delight in these moments, knowing that the space is not really empty but rather full of potential. I am the first one in this morning. I arrive early at Spirit Yoga to practice and then to teach my first class in Japan, which is a led primary series class. And despite the daze from traveling from Spain just the day previous, the class goes well, the breath is even, the energy is balanced.

I am grateful for this opportunity to share. Grateful that my friend and fellow teacher Momo Reina trusts me with the program he’s so skillfully cultivated and with his wonderfully attentive and dedicated students. Happy to be so warmly welcomed by the students and the studio. I will be teaching here in Osaka through the start of October.

Tomorrow is a new day. Mysore class resumes. A new teacher for Spirit Yoga ashtanga practitioners. New students for me. Uniting us: this unbreakable thread of yoga practice.

For schedule or more information on the ashtanga program, click Spirit Yoga link.