Do you really get it?

Everything is personal, everything is opinion, everything is our own unique experience, and we attempt to understand everything from that lens.  I am a Yoga teacher for 15 years, before I met my Yoga teacher, I had never done Yoga, I don't think I ever really heard of it, I was just doing completely different things in my life.  As soon as I met my teacher I knew that was going to be my life path.  Many people tell me that they are not flexible enough, or they tried it once and did not have a good experience, so they wrote it off.  All I tell people is to try it once, if it clicks great, if not, I hope they find what fits their lifestyle, energy, and goals.

Yoga was going to be my topic.  I ran across this amazing video of a 92 year old woman, blew me away.  My teacher is 82, healthy and always on the go, it inspires me to follow in my path of preventive maintenance and finding healthy, active and delicious options that fit me.

Post by Barcroft TV.

The I ran across this article about a 13 year old girl teaching Yoga to her peers, so beautiful, we all attract different ages, backgrounds, levels, goals, styles, go girl! Just follow this link,
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/style/yoga-jaysea-devoe-13-years-old-among-the-youngest-yoga-teachers.html?_r=0da

You never know where life will lead you and maybe something horrible can lead to something wonderful.  One of my students today told me she missed class last week because she got out of work late, and traffic was horrible due to road construction.  On the positive side she had found an alternate route that she took to class today that was much faster and that she will use from now on.

Everything I am writing about today is about getting it.  My family left Russia because of discrimination, they wanted my brother and I to live openly and proudly Jewish.  Just recently it seems the open hate has erupted all over the world against Jews and Israel, and it is shocking to me.

That is the only lens that I have to understand what is happening in Ferguson.  A few bloggers have written amazing perspectives, and all I can do is keep reading and keep learning.  This one is from an African American Jew, http://jnmagazine.com/2014/11/25/what-side-should-jewish-americans-take-on-ferguson/.  Amazing historical perspective in this blog,
http://rabbicreditor.blogspot.com/2014/10/rabbi-michael-rothbaum-fergusonfargesn.html

On my Facebook page I put a video of an African American friend who was in the Marines, is an amazing father, and working hard to support his family.  I will keep open, I will keep listening, I am not interested in watching the violence on TV, I am listening to the dialogue and the monologues.

An amazing African American voice speaks out,
http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/11/pharrell_williams_why_aren_t_we_talking_about_michael_brown_s_bully_behavior.html

We all have opinions,
I do not know if I will ever get it,
but I want to keep listening and learning,
Coach Yulia