Yoga at OHM Newsletter Vicyasa™ 3/30 - 4/5/2026: April Awareness

APRIL AWARENESS
"Awareness is the greatest agent for change." — Eckhart Tolle

(This week's newsletter was composed by our dynamic on-demand teacher and full time writer Elinor Cohen. Check out her Instagram HERE and her amazingly empowering advanced & intermediate sessions on our on-demand archives.)

It’s time to take a breath of fresh air (literally) and smell the damn roses!

Finally, warmer weather is here. New life is here. We are here. What do we notice?

• The greenness of each blade of grass.
• The vibrancy of blooming red tulips.
• The moisture in the air.
• The sound of children squealing on the playground. Finally! For months they’ve been cooped up inside, relegated to dusty playrooms with carpets and germ-laden legos.
• The resurgence of yoga in the park, evening walks, and people reconvening in the real world once again.

This time of year is an opportunity to become aware anew. Instead of staring at the same four walls and rotating between turning your radiator on medium to high and back again, how can you open your eyes and open your window to something new?

This newness doesn’t require you to make any dramatic changes in your life or routine. It could simply come from a heightened sense of awareness of yourself and your surroundings.

Perhaps life got stale this winter. The brutal cold forced most of us indoors and kept us there for quite a while. It induced boredom and maybe complacency. It’s possible that nothing technically changed but life started to feel mundane. Going through the same motions every day got old fast and we started to wonder if it would ever end. Well it has.

That cold, icy time has come and gone, as it always does. Maybe it felt extra harsh this year or maybe we just forgot how tough it always is. Either way, we can now approach this new season with a fresh set of eyes and an optimistic outlook.

As we crack open our windows and let the fresh air in, we can be like sponges and absorb everything. Let’s soak it up. Let’s take extra time to appreciate the 60-70 degree days. Let’s spend an extra 10 minutes walking in the park because we’re not running to escape the cold. And maybe in yoga, let’s plant ourselves on the mat and pay attention to everything:

• How do I feel in this pose?
• Am I spreading my toes instead or gripping the mat?
• What’s the quality of my breath like as I transition from half moon to warrior two?
• How active are my limbs in this warrior one?
• Am I fidgeting in savasana? Do I need to?

These questions are not judgments. They’re simply meant to heighten our level of awareness and get us out of the autopilot mode we’ve been in for the past several months. Let’s become aware of ourselves, our actions, our habits, and our tendencies. Let’s become aware of how fortunate we are to have the physical, mental, and emotional space to practice yoga. Let’s open our eyes and welcome something new.


COMING SOON...
Weekend intensives!!! Want to practice sequence building? Want to learn functional anatomy and how to apply it to your yoga practice? Want a small intimate group to get feedback on how to teach clearly, concisely and with command? I'll be hosting small groups of 2-3 students for weekend intensives with lectures, and workshop style exercises for you to sharpen your practice and teachings. EMAIL or contact me directly for involvement and tuition/enrollment info.

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NAMASTE,
Victor Cotto
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