2018 with Break on Through Yoga
It's a New Year...
Our 2017 together (you, me and BoTYoga) was pretty great, wasn't it?
We had a number of moms and daughters here at the studio. They either join in my regular classes or they make classes of their own. That's the beauty of booking sessions-not only can they be made to fit into a busy schedule but they can be made to fit into any lifestyle as well.
This mom of seven and her second daughter enjoyed a moment together in partner Warrior II.
Personal Yoga sessions included students looking for a moment to themselves and couples looking for time together. I particularly enjoy these private sessions (booked here in my studio and at Forge Training Centre), because they give me a chance to get to really know the people I'm working with.
As always, group sessions here at the studio and at Forge Training Centre allowed me to connect with several people at a time.
Toronto Yoga Mamas Postnatal Training
In November, I travelled to Toronto with a colleague for a three-day Postnatal Yoga Training at Toronto Yoga Mamas. If you are ever in Toronto, make sure you visit this studio. It's a treasure. The atmosphere is blissful and they have so much to offer, especially for mamas (but are welcoming to everyone.)
Now, I can offer yoga to mamas and pre-crawlers! I haven't added classes to my schedule but am happy to book groups or individuals for these special classes.
the lovely ladies in charge of our postnatal training and me, third in.
We Rise By Lifting Others
In December, I visited Kettle Point Youth Centre to teach a week-long daily class to a group of wonderful, welcoming ladies as part of a "Women on the Move" Christmas program. We did everything from seated and reclined meditation to yoga using the wall for support to chair yoga during our week together. I also enjoyed a few meals with the ladies, happily driving home afterwards with a full belly and a full spirit.
a gift from the "Women on the Move."
me with some of the ladies in a quiet moment.
I left them with these little gifts at the end of the week.
Looking forward...
Now, I'm busy coming up with new things for this year. I'm back at Forge Training Centre, after a short Christmas and New Year's Eve break.
and continuing classes at my studio...with some new, fun additions!
my family surprised me with three yoga boards for Christmas!
Though I can only offer classes on the boards to two people at a time (maybe three, if I don't get on one), this should be a fun new way for us to practice (I'm envisioning couples on balance boards! ...Valentine's Day, anyone?) The boards have rockers under them, so they move slightly as you move on them, challenging balance and increasing strength.
Something to Leave You With...
my response to an Instagram challenge.
I am enough. Let's silence the mind-stuff that says "I am not" and focus on "I am." I am enough, I am happy, I am strong, I am...
Take this moment. Inhale slowly, exhale even more slowly. Now just be...just for a moment.
Now, tell yourself "I am enough"; what does this mean to you?
So ham.
