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“I believe in the power of yoga,” says MPC YOGA FOR ALL founder Michele Priddy. “I have seen lives change, including my own, in deep, transformative and real ways.” Michele, who holds a Master’s degree in Special Education from Middle Tennessee State University and certification as a RYT-500 from Yoga Alliance, has more than two decades of experience helping adults and children of all ages and abilities reach their maximum potential. Her highly-individualized yoga classes, workshops and in-service training programs are more than just opportunities to for her students to move: they are transformational experiences made even richer by Michele’s deep understanding of yoga movement, breath work and philosophy coupled with an encyclopedic knowledge of anatomy and physiology. In addition to teaching yoga at Middle Tennessee’s most respected yoga schools, Michele has led workshops for children with disabilities, teachers, social service workers, parents and others on a variety of topics including Yoga for Children, Yin Yoga, Mindfulness, Adaptive Yoga and Vinyasa Flow.

Friday, December 5, 2008

In Sickness and Health

In sickness and in health... for those of you who are married you remember well these vows. Recently I was able to apply the same vows to my running. I was in Chicago, the cold weather really got to me and I developed a head cold (that has moved into my chest as we speak). The urge to not run was strong. But I knew I needed the physical release and meditative connection with God so I headed to the workout room. (I was not crazy enough to venture into the cold Chicago winds though I was saddened by not experiencing the city in this way). I was comforted by the fact I was in post marathon mode and only committed to running 5 miles.

It was a good thing I only had 5 miles to run. To say it was difficult was an understatement. It was downright painful. I was sweating in the first 5 minutes, I felt out of breath and my body was protesting. I kept on dedicated to finishing in much the same fashion I was in the marathon, to run through the pain and discomfort, to connect with my breath, shallow though it was.

I finished and once again was impressed by the completion of a difficult task. It is during these times when running is difficult I feel more connected to my God. It truly is Him that keeps me going because I knew by myself I would have collapsed 1 mile in.
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