My#prac(ce#is#my#Time#to#reflect.##My#Time#to#connect.##
My#Time#to#reset.#I#started#my#prac(ce#several#years#ago.#I#stumbled#upon#
yoga#out#of#curiosity#and#everyday#I#am#grateful#I#did.#My#prac(ce#heightens#my#apprecia(on#for#everything#in#
life,##every#living#forms.#Yoga#truly#means#one,#unity.#
For#every#prac(ce#I#don't#think#of#seAng#goals#and#compe(ng.#
I#think#of#breathing,#I#think#of#what#liCle#difference#can#I#make#in#someone's#life.#
#What#makes#my#prac(ce#what#my#prac(ce#is?#
Every#instructor#and#every#other#yogi#that#sits#next#to#me#on#the#mat.#
Flor#talks#about#collec(ve#energy.#Sasha#gives#you#the#confidence#to#try#what#seems#to#be#
impossible#with#such#soK#spoken#words.#Liz#is#the#flower#child#that#we#are#giKed#with.#
Paul#reminds#us#to#be#thankful#to#those#who#came#before#us#and#even#aKer#us.#
#My#prac(ce#is#not#just#where#I#prac(ce#or#who#instruct.#As#all#my#teachers#would#say,#make#your#prac(ce#your#
prac(ce,#no#one#else's.#I#will#close#by#saying#it#is#great#to#be#flexible#and#strong#but#for#me#that#doesn't#mean#a#
complete#prac(ce.#Mindfullness#and#being#present#is#the#founda(on#of#my#
prac(ce.##
In#closing,#my#prac(ce#is#reflec(ng#and#connec(ng#mindfully.##
The#asana#is#just#an#added#bonus#but#to#have#powerful#mindset#means##more#to#me#than#a#powerful#asana.#I#wan#
thank#everyone#at#Come#Together#Yoga,#from#the#front#desk#staff##to#the#locker#room#staff,#Veronica#we#love#you,#
hope#to#share#a#class#with#you#one#day,#to#all#my#class#mates#for#collec(ve#energy#and#encouragement#and#last#
but#not#least#the#wonderful#yoga#staff.##Everyday#each#one#of#you#make#me#fortunate#be#a##
part#of#this#community#(yoga).#You#helped#in#my#awareness#in#what#my#prac(ce#means#to#me.##
Namaste#
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