Since I'm already familiar with the printmaking process, and know what I'll be working on this term, I am most excited about the writing course. Partly this has to do with the fact that my older sister is taking it with me (it's thrilling to hear her voice on the call, feeling her closeness even though she's all the way in California), partly it has to do with the commitment I've made to improving my writing and taking it more seriously.
One of the interesting parts of the course is that its focus is on finding connections and convergence between two practices: yoga and writing. Since the site I launched a few months ago is essentially that idea made concrete, I'm really looking forward to the impact the class will have on how I write, or how I craft my voice, or how I choose my subjects. I am especially happy with the structure of the course: each session is inspired by a specific deity whose symbolism and life story serve as windows onto our own strengths, abilities, and potential for transformation. And we started with Ganesh who is just about my favorite deity, representing as he does arts, letters and learning. All of the things I value! Ganesh is the remover of obstacles and simultaneously, the one who throws obstacles in your path to force you into confrontation with yourself. He's got some powerful mojo, that Ganesh.
The second interesting thing about this course is that as much as it involves my excavating how yoga can shift my writing, it is also sparking a re-evaluation of my yoga practice. If I'm going to be writing every day, why am I not also doing yoga every day? It doesn't have to be a full 90 minute class; if all I can extrude from my bones is one lovely sentence on a Thursday, shouldn't I also be permitted one solitary pose, or a fuss-free 5 minute meditation? My yoga practice has suffered in the last month or so, due to work, physical discomfort and other Ganesh-authored obstacles, and I am ready to move through those and get back to what's important.
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