Anusara is my yoga of choice and has been ever since I stepped into the Shri Yoga studio in New York City over two years ago. It is a beautiful yoga studio with amazing teachers and Desiree happens to give workshops there. I was never able to take one, which is why I was so excited to take her class this morning. Desirée is knowledgeable and dynamic, and I am pretty sure, based on this class, she can adjust any yoga posture to give injuries the room to heal, and asanas the room to grow.

Desirée's early-morning class was great for teachers. She walked us through alignment in several postures using Anusara's rather challenging basics: shins hugging, thighs inner-spiraling, sit bones separating, tailbone tucking. We then worked with partners to make proper adjustments. Desirée focused on those in the class with injuries to show teachers how to safely adjust their students. There were a lot of "wows;" some felt truly aligned in certain poses for the first time.

Desirée emphasized that when we focus on finding our own natural alignment, our emotional behavior and overall mood will react positively. This particular class was great because I, as a non-teacher, got to see this message spread to yoga teachers from all over, some of which may one day be mine or yours.

There was a point during the class where everyone in the room had arms spread wide from hearts, and heads to the sky, a group beaming from the strength of alignment. When we are aligned with our true nature, then we are free to be blissful.