The Yogis are coming!
Posted by Lisa Maria on January 15, 2008
This coming weekend is the Yoga Journal Conference in San Francisco! While the jaded part of me wants to stay home and watch old episodes of Bewitched and hide from the crowds, the curious part of me wants to reach out and connect with my ever-widening circle of friends and colleagues.
Although the Yoga Journal Conference may not draw the several million pilgrims and sadhus that India’s Khumba Mela has for 3 thousand years, it’s the closest we can get to this ancient yoga festival (at least we don’t have to smear ourselves with ashes from cremated bodies–although I reserve the right to do so should the mood strike).
Last year I was moved to tears by Natasha Rizopoulos and Seane Corn; the year before Ana Forrest blew my mind wide open with her asana demonstration–showing how limitations can dissolve with dedicated practice. I don’t know what will happen this year and that’s part of the magic. Just letting go into the fire…
