Workin' Together

Love, love these women from my just completed training!

Tonight marked the end of the 16-day yoga teacher training for which I was both one of the trainers and in which I finished the requirements for my 500 hour training.

What an amazing two plus weeks with an amazing group of people similarly driven to bring yoga to teachers and students to help them feel calm, centered and whole. My heart is so full!

I heard this song today, and although using it gave me a bit of pause because of Ike's abusive history, it actually seemed appropriate. The world is filled with imperfect people, all of whom would benefit from finding a path toward self-compassion, which for me, has most powerfully been yoga. I read somewhere that every violent act stems from a place of tension, which is all the more reason to keep teaching people how to get their tension to dissipate:

Calling out to all my sisters and brothers
Regardless of race, creed or color...
The problems of the world will never be solved
Unless we put a little love in our hearts...

Workin' together, we can make a change;
Workin' together, we can help better things
So let us put our hate aside
And let us let love be our guide...
Let's now try a little love for a change...
Just try a little love for a change...

People disliking one another
Because we were born of a different color...
Many are protesting the wars across the sea
Cause there are people here that are still not free...

Workin' together, we can make a change;
Workin' together, we can help better things
So let us put our hate aside
And let us let love be our guide...
Say, let's try a little love for a change...
Let's try a little love for a change...

Unless we get together, the world would never survive
And the hopes for the world will surely, surely die...
People like you and me should speak up for what is right;
Only then will the world see the light...

Workin' together, we can make a change;
Workin' together, we can help better things
Let us put our hate aside
And let us let love be our guide...
Say, let's try a little love for a change...
Let's try a little love for a change...
Try a little love for a change... (Workin' together, we can make a change...)
Oh, let's try a little love for a change... (Workin' together, we can help better things...)
If we stick together, we'll make things better, yeah, yeah, yeah... (Workin' together, we can make a change...)
Oh, but we got to try a little love for a change... (Workin' together, we can help better things...)
Ooh, try a little love, a little bit of love, (Workin' together, we can make a change...)
Try a little love, love, love, love... (Workin' together, we can help better things...)

Yes we can, and we will!