It is all starting

It is all starting.

We safely arrived in the USA again and have three weeks vacation ahead of us. Then my husband will take the boys back to Germany, our nanny will fly from Portland to Germany and I will stay in LA to start TT (Bikram teacher training) It’s all very surreal.

It’s always nice to be back in the US it’s a great place to visit. My green card got me in here fine again although I can’t say it was without questions asked. It makes me wonder how my fellow non-American students will get in. It can’t always be easy to justify your nine weeks stay at a ‘Spa Resort’ in Palm Dessert. How does this sound: “There is an economic crisis going on but I have decided to treat myself on a nine weeks spa treatment”. “ I love me!” Not sure if they’ll buy it. I’ll cross my fingers for all of those coming over to the US in the next few weeks.
Our vacation starts in Portland, Oregon. We’ve lived here for three years and Portland has a very special place in our hearts. Not only do we still have a home here we also have an incredible group of friends here that we can’t wait to reconnect with again.
Our house has renters in it so we’ll be scattered all over the North West. The boys will have sleep at their friend’s houses and I will stay with my friend that lives in our old street. It’s good to be home it all feels very natural.

Everyone is aware of my training coming up and they all have been so supportive. A day after landing it’s time to visit a studio. The closed studio is Bikram Yoga College of India Hall Street. When I walk in I am introduced to Bob the owner. What a wonderful man with an open smiley face, he is so excited to hear I am going to training and gives me a great deal for the week. The studio is very nice, fantastic classes and some serious heat! Once again I can’t tell you how luxury it feels to just pick a time and walk into a heated studio filled with other students and a teacher. This is something I’ll really miss when I’m back in my bathroom with the space heater again.
Hall Street has great teachers and each and every one of them has a unique style. I wish I could make notes during the classes and write down the things that really touched me. I’ve practiced four times this week and every class I was in Bob was there too, not teaching but practicing… somehow that stood out to me. It made me feel good to see he was still so committed to his practice.

Yes, I even made some progress in my practice. The heat is everything and I am just more flexible because of it. It has caused me to be a little sore the next day especially in my hamstrings. My goal is to get four practices in a week until TT(teacher training). It has to be enough to keep things going. The rest of the time I will spend with my family who I won’t see for a long time.

We are off to LA next for two more weeks of sun and relaxation time. My in-laws live in LA so we’ll all be together at the house. I’ve already found the studio closest to their house. I’ll visit there as soon as we get there…