![]() ![]() When asking the crowd to do a downward dog or a plank Wednesday, Graves says: “Do the down dog that feels good for you.” Graves’ practice is gentle, with a welcome challenge. “Many of us have been through a lot together,” Friedland said after Wednesday’s practice. Over the years, they watched Graves’ daughter, Casey, go from a little girl to babysitting their children before she went off to college. The boat parking is only made for a single Longship, with little space to do a three-point turn to move it out of the dock house, meaning the only way to get in and out of the house is by slowing down. Marie Friedland has been coming to the classes with her husband, Bruce Friedland, consistently since Graves started them. Creating the best dock house is a matter of preference, and for some, a simple dock house like this should satisfy any solo players’ needs. You didn’t have a clue anything was going on.” Graves wondered why Christina Von Rosenvinge wasn’t coming to class until her husband called to say she’d died of a stroke before the start of the 2016 season. Longtime attendee Dick Lahn died at the end of last season. ![]() “So we would try to pick up spirits and do what we could to get the practice in.” “We never talked about worldly things, but it would affect people,” Graves said. They shared stories of people they knew who died in the Capital Gazette shooting on June 28 at the next week’s practice. The day they met after 9/11 was marked with eerie clouds. “Whether the sun comes up or not, there’s something magical about being out there on the dock.”Īs they’ve gotten to know each other, Graves and her gang of yogis have also seen life go by. “Nature does present itself at its best when we’re out there,” Graves said before Wednesday’s practice. They’ve watched dogs walking by go from puppies to full-grown. Once during a downward dog pose, a hummingbird landed on a woman’s backside and decided to stay a while. They’ve been visited by ducks, blue heron and sea creatures. Some days fog obscures the bridge or water floods City Dock so they move practice. John’s College crew team going by as they bend. Over the last 20 years, Graves and her yogis have seen boats, kayakers, paddleboarders and rowers of the St. ![]()
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