This weeks class (which after a long holiday weekend felt more like torture than instruction) was an emotionally draining one for me. I didn't feel like going, but that is when I need yoga the most--when I need to put worries and stresses out of my mind for two hours and just let the voice of instruction float into my brain and allow my body to respond without consideration.
Class is a time for me that I don't have to figure out how i feel about anything. Just do what I'm told--or try anyway . After long days of making decisions or trying to figure out the best way to handle relationships, finances, and work situations--one of the best parts about going to a class is getting to shut off that part of my brain that is constantly making judgements, analogies, rationalizations and recommendations.
You might argue that this is no way to reach enlightenment--to NOT think. I agree for the most part, but I enjoy getting to let go of the decision making thoughts and let simple observance take its place. Being able to "not think" is much harder than it sounds--and takes practice and self-control to be able to master. While in final savasana, the urge to start planning dinner, or make a list constantly creeps in for me, and it's that understanding that "i'm not thinking right now-i'm just being" that ushers those thoughts out and saves them until after "Namaste."
