Since I built the studio I’ve experimented with the way students and I enter and exit.

At first, transitions were sluggish.

I needed to wash my hands but was getting jammed at the door.

Students were confused about when the lesson really began and parents would try to chit chat to fill the awkward silence before the bow.
At the end of the day I felt exhausted.

The teacher, especially in their own space, draws energy and has a magnetism of sorts. Parent and student defer their energy to the teacher.

If I stay in my teaching from one lesson to the next, and then the next my body never differentiates on/off. Furthermore, the student and parent don’t know what to do when they enter. Finally, they resist leaving because I remain inside.

I wondered what would happen if I directed the energy with my presence. This has yielded a beautiful result.

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