This afternoon I had a two hour private lesson with one of the most angelically pure beings I have ever met on the planet. She arrived with beautiful flowers for me and a 3 page handwritten letter of thanks for the level 2 teacher training.

Her soul radiated love and she was so determined to learn! She was so observant of my dance and tried with every ounce of her being to create the same movements in her body. I was so touched! As a teacher, having a student so eager to learn and absorb from me in every way was a complete honor! I poured out everything to her. She was asking me about nuances in my dancing style that no one has ever asked to specifically learn.. so it was sweet to also realize that I can actually teach something which is my signature.

While I drove her to her next destination afterwards, she shared that my training has helped her hooping, but also helped her become a better person. She said when she is a bad mood and wants to act mean, she stops and asks herself, "what would Christabel do?" I felt like I was going to cry all over the place! I am just so darned human with all the same angers and hopes and fears and bad days and good days as everyone else, but her belief in my innate goodness as a human being made me want to become that person even more!

After dropping her off, she smiled broadly and waved as I was walking away. I had one of those tingley sensations that told me I would remember this day always. Her absolute purity and genuine sense of wonder has restored something within me. What a gift!