No. My baby did not walk at 6 months. The baby steps are referring to me! It happened that the Yoga Association of Alberta (YAA) was open when I was in the vicinity this week. I've longed to own my own yoga bolster and could never just ask for one for my birthday or Christmas. So, I thought, why not just buy one for myself today? Turns out, I bought more than just that.... Its been pretty clear to the blog's readership that I want to be a yoga teacher. Uh, duh!?! The title of the blog makes it obvious. Yet, how well have I communicated it to the right people? The people who could actually make my journey complete by certifying me as a teacher. NOT AT ALL. When I actually said it out loud at the YAA office, it occurred to me that I'd never talked about it (seriously) with them. It was refreshing to announce my little known secret in their office. Almost like this journey is now official! This blog isn't promoted nor do I really share it far and wide. So putting it out there made me feel a little lighter. Turns out, I bought a YAA membership and had a lengthy conversation about the teacher training program, learning that it might be advantageous to register now and slowly work on it. It takes a minimum of two years...what the heck have I been waiting for? My life currently works around diaper changes, naps and story times, so why not formalize the preparation I am doing anyway? And so, I walked out with a new burgundy bolster, two foam blocks, two past issues of the YAA newsletter, a teacher training brochure, and a membership. It was very fitting and aligned well with the message I received at my yoga class this week. Bonnie, my teacher, passed out these little cards, dropping one on each of our matts during savasana, which open like a pull tab lottery ticket. It was like receiving a yoga fortune cookie. I might just be taking the next step...waiting to hear back from the certification coordinator. Is it the time to formalize my trainings? LW Postscript: Finding time to write and practicing yoga are two separate entities. The former is not happening as much as I like but the latter is. So my journey will be documented but it may be just a bit slower during this time period!
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"Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." I recently learned this lesson when taking the whole family on a weekend excursion. My husband had a soccer tournament and "I" had yet to tag along for what was described as a fun and social weekend. So we packed up the boys and headed off to Saskatoon.
Part of me was thinking, no problem, we can do this. The media, social media, friends and family questions how to travel with two children under the age of three and I kinda felt like, what's the big deal. I'm going to have fun and a social weekend. This is not what happened... Now, don't get me wrong, there were wonderful aspects of the weekend (sushi in North Battleford, swimming at the hotel pool) but the not so great parts were spending time in a dark hotel room during the day (naps, anyone?), not sleeping myself at night with the noisy neighbour next door the first night and the anticipation of a noisy baby waking up my quiet neighbours the second night. We didn't even attend one soccer game! So my learning was... "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." How does this apply to yoga? In many ways but particularly to this week's practice of baby wearing yoga. It is with all good intentions this type of practice. Our teacher is wonderful. Yet, baby boy isn't too keen on being strapped to me, facing inward for a whole hour. Can't blame him, can you? We gave it a try and about ten minutes in, I called an audible. Time for him to come out even though we were the first to do so. Quite frankly, we were both uncomfortable (read: a 20 pound baby strapped to my front is not a friend of my back nor pelvic floor). I was the odd (wo)man out in class but who cares. I had learned my lesson before and didn't bother pushing myself into something that was not enjoyable. Why bother bonding with my son or try a yoga practice if it is uncomfortable? In the end, we will continue to attend the class but will likely be separated by some space...because we can. Where do you need to step back in your yoga practice or life for some space? And stop doing something just because you can. More yoga (life) adventures to come, LW |
Aspiring Yoga TeacherI've practiced yoga since I was a pre-teen and have always found it to keep me centered. I will be a teacher one day and this is my journey to discover teaching and practice. Archives
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