Student Interview with Stephanie Bloom

Interview with Stephanie Bloom

What brought you to the Bindu?
My Aunt Eileen.

What keeps you coming?
Definitely the kula!  I love the folks attending class, the teachers, and all the ladies working behind the front desk.  The Bindu’s kula is my second family.  The yoga is amazing, but I find myself thinking about all the wonderful people first and the yoga second.  I’ve made so many good friends whom I know will be in my life for a long time.  At every class I’m greeted so warmly by the teacher and I usually end up making a new friend.  This community of people is special.

What do you get out of your practice?
I always feel refreshed and energized after every yoga class. The asanas not only stretch out any tightness in my body, but also clear my mind of all the craziness of the day.  While inside walls of the Bindu, all my worries and stresses seem to melt away.

Tell us about a challenging pose that you are growing to love:
Okay, I had to look up the name of this pose.  Its Utthita Hasta Padanguthasana – translation – standing on one leg, extending the other in front, and holding the toes of the extended leg.  My hamstrings need this pose.  The other pose I’m working to love is Pincha Mayurasana – the trunk and legs are lifted off the floor and the body is balanced on the forearms and palms.  This pose makes me laugh when I learned about it because it resembles that of a peacock starting to dance. Dancing has always been fun and easy to me, but this pose is definitely a challenge. I really want to dance like a peacock!

What does Open to Grace mean to you?
For me it means opening my mind, body and soul to myself and others.  Accepting myself first and secondly accepting others.  Forgiving myself and of course working to forgive others.  Practicing yoga at the Bindu is so much more than a physical practice for me.  I’m learning to view life differently.  I’m learning patience and gratitude.  These things can be quite difficult to embrace, so working out life’s daily struggles through physical practice, meditation, and chanting creates a happier me, wife, mother, sister, and friend.  I need this in my life!

Thank you to all you Bindu yogis!

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