Scene: I’ve just finished teaching a yoga class, something I’ve done hundreds of times before… but this time I’m shaking.
This yoga class is unlike any other I’ve taught, as the participants are from another country, mostly speak Spanish and do not know if they can trust me, unlike my regular students at home.
The rhythm of the heart beats steady and sure while pumping blood to our organs. The breath silently slips into our lungs, expanding and releasing. Our bodies move with each inhalation and exhalation, focused and calm, as it orchestrates this union of the mind, body and breath.
Aaron Krohn is the owner of Placencia Yoga in Placencia Belize. He is an Ashtanga Yoga practitioner and received his Yoga Teacher Training Certification through Om Shanti Belize School of Yoga with Lead Instructor Agnes Balawejder-Busch. If you are ever in Placencia stop by Placencia Yoga and try a class there is something for everyone. Namaste
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