Week 4

This week at my practice at Grow Yoga I paid special attention to the sense of community of the studio. Ever since joining the fair-trade at Grow Yoga working at the front desk I have really admired the strong sense of community here.  Although I don't necessarily feel apart of the community yet, this is more because I take a while to warm up to people.  However, many of the other people are very friendly and know each other by name and hug when greeting.  It is a very warm and vibrant place.  I believe this sense of community is important for a yoga studio in particular because yoga is a time of introspection and vulnerability.  In general, I think yoga classes all have a sense of community because even if each student is going through different life challenges, at the time of practice all of that is forgotten temporarily and they are all just practicing yoga together and being mindful of movements and the immediate experience.