By mid-January 2020, thanks to a devoted and determined student, we landed at
Faith New Orleans fellowship hall, which is spacious, affordable and has a super supportive landlord/pastor. We can teach a full schedule of classes and hold our workshops in the space. By Feb. 1, we were up and running again … only to close the doors March 15 due to the pandemic.
When I see the name of the church, I am immediately reminded of one of the five vitamins that B. K. S. Iyengar speaks of in Tree of Yoga from sutra 1.20: sraddha, faith. And aren’t we all being called upon to have faith: that our practice is there for us and will carry us through.
My long-time student and friend, Lynda Friedman, reminded me repeatedly during our search that Audubon Yoga Studio is not a physical space within four walls. It is a vibrant community of students that reaches far beyond the boundaries of our city and state.
This is the same for all of our studios. That has become all the more evident during the pandemic. While we aren’t physically together at this time, our hearts are connected each time we practice in our homes where we are by ourselves in sacred space or with one another via Zoom. Abhijata frequently referred to us as family during the convention in Dallas last year — and in her livestream from Pune this spring.
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