The director of the film Water spoke the following about the message of her film:
"We are very good, as different nations and different cultures, to have a collective amnesia about our own [problems]…[Water] is about three women trying to break that cycle and trying to find dignity, and trying to get rid of the yoke of oppression, and if it inspires people to do something in their own culture, that´s what´s important." (Deepa Mehta, as told to the CBC).
We all have our own sense of amnesia of ourselves (our own life stories) and our own cultures. We tend to forget ourselves to some extent and find ourselves unable to be open to change ... to life, even. Yesterday, we, as a class, practiced some simple breathing and stretching exercises with yoga. Many of us probably felt a little out of our comfort zones. What did yesterday's practice help you to remember about yourself and your story? Tell the story of what you remember or where the practice may have taken you.
