Looks Like We Made It............

We did it!!! We finished and are now starting the journey of being Bikram yoga teachers! What a trip it has been, and for many of us, very bittersweet. The last week seemed to be the toughest and didnt seem to want to end, it was HARD!! We had Rajashree for a last morning class on Friday, and then Bikram taught the last evening. We all got up and hugged eachother at the end, it would be the last time we would all practice with eachother in the same room. The graduation ceremony was yesterday and everyone looked just beautiful. What a surreal moment to receive my certifificate from Bikram himself. I gave him a big hug and said thankyou (plus my lipstick stuck to his hair, yuck!). It was magical (not the lipstick thing)! Barb had to leave before the graduation, and I really missed not having her there for that moment, she would have loved it! I just want to send my love and appreciation to all those special friends I have made here, some of them lifted me when I felt like I couldnt get up. I will never forget this experience, and hopefully the wisdom given to me will grow and bloom as I begin my path as a yoga teacher. Thank you so much to all my family and friends who have supported me through this! I love ya lots! Namaste!

I'm in Hell and I can't get out.....

We had our 1st 3 yoga class day yesterday, the 2nd and 3rd back to back. I survived but it was TOUGH! My towels were so soaked with sweat, everytime I went into savasana, it sounded like I jumped into a swamp! Gross! We were unprepaired for this suprise 3rd class, so many of us had emptied our rations of water. Luckily, we were allowed to get water from the sink in the toilet.....nice. Then, to add to our misery, we had lecture until 2:30am. I cant say I heard too much of what was said, but I was thankful for my large caffienated Diet Pepsi. We all lived to tell the tale, a few became emotional and either cried or cursed the ground Bikram walks on, all in all it was a test of how we would cope emotionally and physically. I rolled with the punches, and was proud that I completed the tasks with a big smile on my face. So there, Boss!!! No stealing my peace!
Another problem thats been occuring since the 3rd week we have been here, people in the training are getting their rooms broken into and lots of electronics have been stolen. First they told us to keep all our valuables in our room safes, which of course we do anyway, but during our double last night, the power went out for a second. When we arrived for lecture, we found out a few people had their safes broken into, as they are electronic and when the power went out, so did the safe's power. Everyone was pissed off, and now they have security on all the floors, finally! I feel so bad for those who have been violated. I cant stand thieves.
Gotta go, smiles all around!

Bikram is Back!

Well, Friday night we ended up having a lecture, figures!! It was a great Halloween though. Everyone in yoga class sang Happy Birthday to me and I had a great yoga class! So many people came up to me all day long, wishing me a happy day, it was truly special! Then for the evening yoga class, Barb and I wore witches hats into class. I will post photos when I get home. There were so many people who came up with some really cool costumes, hand-made. One guy rolled toilet paper around his whole body, so he looked like a mummy! Lots of people wore black and orange and they took a group photo of everyone. It was fun stuff!
Saturday night a bunch of us went for dinner at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the Acapulco bay. The food was fab and I had chocolate covered strawberries for dessert, yummmmmmmmmy!! Then we watched the cliff divers that are famous in Acapulco. 3 of them attend the yoga classes so we were able to cheer them on as they climbed, then jumped off this jagged, super high cliff! It was beautiful and amazing!! The hotel had a beautiful alter set up for Dias dos Muertos, with lots of treats for the dead coming to visit their loved ones. It was full of drink (of course) and Mexican sweet bread, grapes, lots of marigolds and candles. What a beautiful tradition they have! They served hot chocolate and sweet bread to all of us guests, which was delicious!
All in all, my birthday experience here in Mexico was truly memorable! I couldnt have asked for more! Thank you to everyone that remembered me on my day!
Bikram is here and we get to go back to the torture of his super-tough class and long, late night lectures/Indie films! I'm ready, I have my diet Pepsi on hand full of caffeine to ignite my energy, so I can at least keep my head off my lap! Cant wait...................Namaste!