AYM to Chakracise

I flash back to an AYM (Active Yoga and Meditation) workshop in late 2014 where Rita Harrison is chatting comfortably with women who have come to see what this “yoga” technique is all about.  

Her brief description of how AYM taps into the feminine energy flow is followed by a 90-minute musical journey through Africa, Europe, the high mountains of Tibet, and into the depths of the ocean.  The physical and emotional journey involves everything from squeezing and burning to mad Salsa steps and the Pony.  The accolades range from “So fun” to “Wow,” and I see women thrilled to find an exercise and meditation practice all their own and for each one, slightly different.  

Fast forward to Wednesday and Thursday's classes, and the women are invested.  They want to name, actually re-name, the "baby."

“Yoga is the wrong word.” “It’s not like any yoga class I’ve taken.”  “It’s like dance and this amazing journey.”  

In the midst of class, a woman holds up her hand.  It's not that she's not engaged in the class, she says. It's just that a thought has come to her, and she just has to share it.

“I’ve got it," she says.  "Chakracise.”

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