Spring, Are You Really Here?

Enjoy the sunshine: The studio in which I teach is slowly getting more and more light. Yes to longer days!

There’s a difference in the air these days. I wake up to brighter mornings. I hear birds chirping. I see colorful flowers begin to bloom. And yesterday at the climbing crag I spotted my first bee in months. It looks like Spring is making its way to Basel. But no one wants to jinx its arrival; after all, it’s still too early to be here. 

Last Thursday, the sun made a rare appearance. Instead of staying on and joining the energizing flow yoga class after teaching my 10am class, I was thinking of going outside and enjoying the sun. “Do both,” suggested Jule, one of our students. Of course!!! And so I found a patch of sun in which to practice under, and I got the best of both worlds: an energizing asana practice plus the invigorating rays of sunshine. What a perfect combination.

Whether the sun is here to stay is still not sure, but I take refuge in another yoga student’s comment , “it’s not yet supposed to be here, but let’s enjoy it anyway!”