Take a Rest

have you been to
a yoga class
where the teacher
likes to wear you
out?

and some students
like
that,
out of
a wish to be using themselves hard,
or guilt,
or lack of moving in the rest of
their lives

this is what i call:
donkey work.
animals
are good at working hard,
people, too,
but it's kind of sad
when in a yoga
class,
two cores to
the human essence:
our ability to
learn,
and to
be
aware

are neglected

i've seen this too
in tai chi
chi gung
Pilates
and 'trance dance'
keep moving,
and don't pause,
don't rest,
don't take time to distill
what you are doing

don't slow
down
and imagine
and examine
any new way
of doing something

same
old
same old,
but with lots of huff
and puff

what a waste
of human
possibility