The Lighter Side (November 2022)

Originally appearing in September 2000

1. One evening I was fine-tuning Debbie, an upcoming teacher candidate. “You’re over-rotating your waist,” I said. Without missing a beat, she replied, “I’m sorry. It’s the over-achiever in me.”

2. One of my students went to an energy vortex in Arizona. As she was standing on top

of the mountain, she leaned slightly forward to see into the canyon. Automatically, she shifted right into Rocking Motion.

3. After TCC class, students usually report feeling peaceful, calm, and relaxed. One student whose joints kept cracking, had a different response. He smiled and said, “I hear castanets clicking.”

4. One of the centers where I teach contains a memo board listing the day’s activities. Today’s board listed two columns, meant to be read from top to bottom. However, when I looked at the board, I naturally read the first line across. It read: YO YO Sharon Sirkis!