YogaSlackers take a Rest Day – Kinda’ | Wend Magazine – iWend

Yoga Teachers:  Don’t be getting any ideas….

From the accompanying article:

This past weekend, we were busy.  Sam, Chelsey and I hosted the largest gathering of advanced acroyogis (blend of acrobatics, yoga, and flying massage) that has ever converged in Arizona. We taught and practiced for nearly 10 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday. It was a beautiful sight, to see so many people pushing themselves and trusting each other. Chelsey and I taught a very difficult sequence – possibly the most difficult acrobatic flow that has ever been publicly taught in a workshop setting. We demanded a lot from ourselves, and even more from our students. They did not disappoint.

Sunday night, as we finally made our way to bed after midnight, we looked forward to a sleeping in and waking up to a lazy rest day. Our friend and majestic bodywork Guru — Charlie Roach (Four Rivers Massage 520.406.4703 – worth visiting Tucson for!) — has been working on us off and on over the last year and urged us to take a bit of a rest. The acrobatics, constant race training and serious yoga practice had been taking it’s toll. We were still not fully recovered from the 1080 miles of the YES tour. We all joke about being super-human, but our shoulders, hips, and wrists were all feeling the overuse.

I slept until 7:30, which seemed pretty late since the previous week Chelsey and I had woke at 5:30 AM every morning to practice. I taught a yoga class at 8:00, intending on a leisurely breakfast and lazy afternoon. Unfortunately, Sam and Dan (yogaslacker from Minnesota who was in town for the Acro workshops) showed up to my class, and insisted that we take advantage of Dan’s last day in town. Suffice to say, I am gonna need another rest day after my rest day….

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