Marcia Carman
"In simplest terms, a leader is one who knows where he wants to go, and gets up, and goes."
-John Erskine
-John Erskine
This is one of my favorite yoga photos because I remember the energy in the room that day, so vividly. I'm the fourth one from the right and my first yoga teacher, Darina Archer, is right in front of me.
The photo was taken shortly after the opening of the Big Island Yoga Center in Kealakekua. Up until then, Darina would find a place to hold classes and her students would follow. But as more people became interested in yoga, a permanent space and more teachers were needed. So there we stood in trikonasana, reaching for the sky and ready for the future.
Over the years, as each of us in the photo began to choose paths that took us away from the studio, it became apparent that Marcia Carman (first on the left) was committed to the vision of a flourishing yoga center there. She wished us well and gathered more responsibility for the care and custody of the studio. Eventually, there emerged a new line of teachers and students behind her.
Less than a month ago, Marcia learned that her respiratory distress and "listless" (as she described to me) nature, were the symptoms of her cancerous lung and liver. As friends learned of her condition they began to prepare for ways to offer Marcia and her husband, Hugh, all the support they would need. Marcia had other plans. Last Thursday evening, she passed away at her home with her husband and dear friends by her side.
As soon as the initial shock of her illness and death wears away, it is easy to reconnect with the energy that was Marcia. It's as though she just demonstrated a simple, yet consummate correction in a yoga pose: This is what I think is happening here and this is what I would do about it. Which invariably would leave those watching to ask, "How did she do that? I wonder if I could?"
Thank you, Marcia, for always being there, leading the charge.
The photo was taken shortly after the opening of the Big Island Yoga Center in Kealakekua. Up until then, Darina would find a place to hold classes and her students would follow. But as more people became interested in yoga, a permanent space and more teachers were needed. So there we stood in trikonasana, reaching for the sky and ready for the future.
Over the years, as each of us in the photo began to choose paths that took us away from the studio, it became apparent that Marcia Carman (first on the left) was committed to the vision of a flourishing yoga center there. She wished us well and gathered more responsibility for the care and custody of the studio. Eventually, there emerged a new line of teachers and students behind her.
Less than a month ago, Marcia learned that her respiratory distress and "listless" (as she described to me) nature, were the symptoms of her cancerous lung and liver. As friends learned of her condition they began to prepare for ways to offer Marcia and her husband, Hugh, all the support they would need. Marcia had other plans. Last Thursday evening, she passed away at her home with her husband and dear friends by her side.
As soon as the initial shock of her illness and death wears away, it is easy to reconnect with the energy that was Marcia. It's as though she just demonstrated a simple, yet consummate correction in a yoga pose: This is what I think is happening here and this is what I would do about it. Which invariably would leave those watching to ask, "How did she do that? I wonder if I could?"
Thank you, Marcia, for always being there, leading the charge.
Marcia's dear friend, Marjorie Erway, shared a soothing article from the Daily Om: Beyond the Physical, We Are Beings of Light.
I wanted to confirm w/Barbara if she had notes on the back of the photo as to who was who. She did! From left to right: Marcia, Patti Scamacca (sp??), Darina Archer, Barbara, Julie Hesterly, Brigitte Challie, and Michelle Barbarus. A fabulous picture!! Mahalo, Barbara for the beautiful article.
Posted by:Marjorie | September 24, 2007 at 08:32 PM