Yoga with a Scottish Man: Lessons from the “dote dee does”
Posted by Hannah Etsebeth | Posted in Communication, Relationship Success | Posted on 07-12-2009
Tags: direction, faith, God, scottish man, yoga
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It’s not every day you get to do yoga in a 98 degree room with 60% humidity. It certainly isn’t every day that you get Demetri as your teacher. Disclaimer: He’s quite possibly the sweetest guy on the planet. However, after 90 minutes of time spent with our sweet Demetri… I’m still not sure what just happened.
Remember Charlie Brown’s mom and every adult in the cartoon for that matter? Well, imagine Mama Brown (but a dude), in yoga shorts, and with an Irish accent (or maybe don’t…). All I can say is it sounded like “dote-dee-doe”… and hold… “dote-dee-doe” … and hold… If I hadn’t been taking the class for a while, there would be absolutely no way that I would have known what to do.
The Flexible Scottish Man’s Lessons
Lesson #1: You can actually tell someone’s character without them saying a word.
I have no idea what Demetri has ever been saying when he’s spoken to me. However, his character shines. He is warm and kind and you can tell. Lesson? Love with your life and your countenance, not just with your words.
Lesson #2: Sometimes you’ll just know what to do.
Once you’ve been in yoga for awhile, you know what the next move is. Sometimes when I’m asking God direction on an issue, I’m not sure what the next step is for me to take. However, I’ve been in class for awhile listening to the best Instructor, so I trust that when the time comes for me to get into position, I’ll know what to do.
Thanks Demetri… Both for the lessons and for not wearing the stretchy shorts today.
