All 60 minutes of Slow Flow
on my back.
Not one supine twist,
didn’t sit up in chair pose,
no end-of-practice-hands-
over-the-heart-space-bow.
I listened to the teacher’s
flowing voice,
never realizing before
how she works it, bends it,
conducts her instrument –
our bodies.
Then lets them go.
I heard the breathing of the class –
a smooth synchronized
other-sound
that shattered
during transition
from High Plank to Chat Taranga.
The thuds and grinds of feet
on mats,
cracks of joints opening.
A cloudburst.
Grunts in Boat Pose,
cooing in Pigeon.
Is this yoga? I felt the edge
in my mind’s voice.
Teachers invite us to listen
to our bodies.
My Body said, you need
to do this.
I will bring this listening
to my practice
on my feet,
on my knees,
on my back and
around to my life.
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Editor: Catherine Monkman
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