Today was the last day of classes. Hard to believe it's already been 16 days, and I'll be home in 4. It seems like it's been both much longer, and much shorter. Time is funny like that, I guess.
Today my class (16 of us) did our presentations for the doctors and students at the institute. Basically we talked about applying concepts of compassion, ethical behavior, mindful eating, and the like to certain populations, like for people with depression or whatever. Some really good presentations- my classmates are pretty damn smart and insightful. My topic was really broad, basically making yoga more accessible for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people. I have more specific goals in mind (like doing a study on using yoga with deaf kids with EBD, or deaf people with chemical dependency, or as a self-care technique for sign-language interpreters with carpal tunnel syndrome, etc.) but the goal of this presentation was just to raise awareness about some of the language and cultural issues related to working with deaf folks. I think it worked, I got a nice response from my classmates and no one in the audience fell asleep. I got a pretty good round of applause, too. So, Mission Accomplished. I've planted a seed! :-)
Tonight at 6:30 we have our final dinner at the institute. Mutton momos and beer, here I come! :-)
Love, Steph
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