Another Adventure

I started this calander year with yoga on the mind.  With yoga as the path. With yoga as everything.
But life throws things at you and you have a choice.... go back to what worked before, what was comfortable.  Or, try something new.
I opted for the latter.
A job opportunity presented itself.  One that I might not have pursued if plans had stayed on track.  But... they didn't.

So much can change in 2 weeks time.  I've learned over the years to go with it.  The universe works in ways that I can not comprehend.  Letting go of what I had expected allowed me to be open to potential.

And it's life. 
It can be confusing and dissappointing and overwhelming.
(Coming out of the overwhelming stage right now with a week at the new job under my belt.)

It can also be surprising and inspiring and amazing.

While my Hubs is working on his new big thing (which I am super excited about), I am working.
And I am so very grateful to be able to do that.  That we can switch roles with ease.  That we can move forward together and still dream big, while living completely.

So the new gig~ Marketing and Education Coordinator at an Aquarium.
It's so funny how life works sometimes.  Loving the adventure. 

I See the Light

One of my most favorite things about teaching yoga, or anything for that matter, is when I see the light go off.  When the switch has been flipped and they really get it, or reach it (perhaps a toe, or the fingers in a bind).

In yesterday's hot vinyasa I had a student (only in town for the week) try for the first time astavakrasana, eight-angle pose.  She thought that it was absolutely NOT something she could do.  But I saw her practice through the hour.  I knew she could.  She just didn't understand the mechanics of executing it.  So, I guided her through it.  Step by step.  Breath by breath.  And she NAILED it.
Everyone clapped when she came out.  She was so impressed with herself.  And for that few minutes of total concentration and determination her mind was completely clear.  It was her sole focus.
And I took that feeling of exhilaration with me for the rest of the day.

That is the yoga I live.  That is the yoga I share.

Life is messy.  And it's hard.  But sometimes, we get an unexpected moment when someone else says, "You absolutely can do this.  You just have to try.  Let  me help.  Let me show you." 
But we have to be open to receiving.  

Setting an Intention

The words get lost sometimes. I create an entire adventure and when it's time to bring that story to life on paper it disappears. 

It's smoke. I can feel it. Taste it. It permeates the room and my soul... but.. it's gone from me. Touching it. Weaving it into something tangible is like trying to hold onto the smoke that swirls around the room.

And then I'm left~ alone. Just me and the idea of an idea that I had dancing in my head. And possibility that isn't anymore. 

 So, I stopped trying. I stopped writing. I stopped looking for my way with my words and I started using yoga as a canvas for my art. The postures my expression for the buzzing in my head. I found a quiet space and the words left me.

I am setting the intention now. The intention of words. Words and posture need not live exclusively in my life. I can have and create both. They are both a part of my whole self. I just need to make the space to produce and work with the words as well as the art that is my personal yoga. This is how I take the lessons learned off the mat into my daily life. 

Shine Bright

The pictures and moments we exhibit to the world are polished and pretty.  We don't always (if ever) reveal the rawness and grit.  Does that mean that the ideal of life we put on display isn't genuine?

No. No. And no.  Absolutely not!
But, why can't we be okay with that, with not giving away the private defeats, simplicity or messy hair.  Why does it have to be anything more than the image?
We tell ourselves, when we fall down, to get up.  To shake it off.  And then~ when we do, when we share the triumphs and the awesome, we are somehow dishonest with the world about our daily life.
It seems a little harsh to condemn the image (the way we want to be and be seen) as unreal.  It's as real as we want it to be.  And if it makes the day a little easier to bare, then why not?
Showing the world our smiles and laughter is beautiful.  Shine bright.    Be part of the light in a world that can be dark.
Protecting that light is so very necessary.
Because there is darkness in all of us.  There is sadness.  Even for people who are completely in love with life. There are days that we don't want to share and commemorate.

So,  be inspired by images of hope and liveliness, instead of becoming defeated and disappointed.

Add some luster and gloss to what is yours.  Admire the joy and happiness where and when you can find it.  Be proud.  Share it with the universe.

Hello 2016!

A new year.
A new chance.  Another adventure.
I am so freaking excited about what's ahead. 
This life is so amazing and beautiful and I get to live it!