ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER CLASS

The next morning, the workshop was to be taught the entire day by Suzanne, our colleague who works with Veterans with PTSD.  Shraddha and I were worried the men may be stiff or tired and not want to return.  As each of the men arrived one by one, we counted them hoping and praying that they would not disappoint Suzanne.  When the 11th and final man came into the room, we sighed with relief.  They all did come back and they all shared their experiences from the day before.  One man for the first time had improvement in his back and his chronic sciatica.  They all expressed feeling better, more energetic and yet more relaxed.  Some said they went home and shared the Yoga and breathing they were learning with their families and friends.  One man said he doubted Yoga would make any difference, because he had taken a Yoga classes before and hadn’t felt anything.  He had assumed that this class would  be the same.  However, after the class, later that night and the next day, he felt many things and returned in the morning with renewed interest and belief in the benefits of Yoga.  Their comments were all positive with some saying they would like to become Yoga teachers.

Shraddha and I took the afternoon off as the next day we were to teach a group of l0 or more women who are psychosocial counselors with the United Nations Relief Agency who are working with refugees.  We were to give a workshop for them for two days with Suzanne and finally ... had a day off (maybe).  Time to say goodnight to sleep a little before the 4am call to prayer.