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Someone recently said to me, "The whirlwind is real." And that is the apropos description of the last 3 months.
Yoga
So, hey, I'm a certified yoga instructor with 300 hours under my belt. Whaaaat?! Cool, right? I know. I'm really digging it. Training not only helped up my personal practice, but being able to help and guide people has been such an amazing opportunity, even a lifesaver. Yoga, teaching and practicing, has helped keep some semblance of sanity in my life. I've started a yoga company which is dedicated to guiding people in their homes. I chose to do this because I know so many people who won't go to studios because of social anxiety, shyness, insecurity, not wanting the spiritual side of yoga, or any other multitude of reasons. They should have the opportunity of having a yoga instructor guiding them in person to ensure that poses are done safely so as to not be injured and I'm so happy to be doing this. Starting a business takes time. As much as I would love to be 100% doing that, I accept that maybe one day I'll be there and maybe I won't and that's okay.
I've made so many connections in yoga which have enriched my life and opened up opportunities that I wouldn't have imagined. While I told myself I'd likely not take any other yoga courses, or at least not right away, after getting the 300 hour credit, I'm now signed up for a physiotherapy based yoga course which starts in November (100 hour credit) and I'll likely be taking another course which is 200 hours. Each course adds to my repertoire so I can better assist my existing students and my future students.
Day Job
That's what I call work that is not yoga based. The reason is because it may not be something that I love and am passionate about like yoga, but it pays the bills.
My job at the tech company is donezo. The last time I was there was in June, but the "official" date was in July. My intuition told me last October that I would not be at that job come summer. I tried to ignore it because I thought I was being fearful based on past experiences. As this year progressed, I knew more and more in my heart that my intuition was right...and it was, so I left. I miss seeing some people from there regularly, but overall I'm so happy to have that chapter closed.
In July, I started working as a property manager for higher end rentals at a very, very small agency (the department consisted of me and one other person). My first or second day there, my intuition told me that that job was temporary. I accepted that under the idea that I may have more yoga teaching opportunities. The owner of the company didn't seem to like me because I wasn't putting on a realtor facade like him (I assure you, all realtors have a bullshit facade). 5 weeks into the job (while under probation), I was told that the department would be "restructured" after the girl I worked with got a DUI and couldn't do her job. As such, I was being let go. While my release had absolutely nothing to do with my job performance or me as a person, it hurt nevertheless and I quickly went into serious depression. Andrew and my family were extremely supportive. As Andrew said, "You wouldn't want to stay at a place with such low integrity that they would keep a repeated criminal (the girl with the DUI) and let a capable person such as yourself go," which was true. I didn't respect the owner because he was slimy and for such a small agency, there was a whole lot of ridiculous, unnecessary drama.
A few days after being let go, I was offered a job at a law firm. I know, I know - I probably said I would never go back into law. However, after a lot of self-reflection, I came to the conclusion that I was okay with this because it offered the stability I craved, law makes sense (when X happens, Y happens), I get lawyers' personalities, and I think being out of law for 4 years allowed me to recharge and hopefully come back in with new coping skills. Also, the first thing the lawyer who owns the firm and interviewed me said, "You're a yoga instructor? That's so cool! I used to do yoga all the time." My heart grew and I nearly cried because it made me so, so happy to have that acknowledgment of my identity right off the hop instead of grilling about what happened at my last jobs. The firm is small, in the south end of the city, and in fact is a few blocks away from the first apartment I lived in when I moved to Winnipeg and across the street from my first job in the city so I totally dig that feeling of coming full circle. I took roughly 2 weeks off between the jobs which I treated like a sabbatical. I focused on myself, did a lot of yoga, taught a lot of yoga, and nurtured myself.
I started at the firm this past Wednesday and so far I've been enjoying it. I really love the familiarity of law and the neighbourhood. I'm also having to learn a lot because it's primarily wills and real estate, neither of which I did previously as it was all family law. Hopefully I catch on quickly.
Home
On top of all of this, we moved and we're selling our house. Andrew's parents decided to downsize to an apartment and sold their house to Andrew at a very low price. We started moving in on September 2. Things are slowly being unpacked and finding their places; we still have a few things to be picked up from the old house then it has to be cleaned. Once the old house is ready, we'll have a realtor come in and go from there. I really love that house and I'm going to miss it. However, the new house is slowly starting to feel like home. The first thing I did was paint the living room so at least we had one space that felt like home as opposed to inhabiting someone else's place.
Oh, and we inherited their dog. Haha! Does it ever end?! She's a 13 year old black lab named Chudleigh (I call her Chud Muffin). Our dogs still haven't totally embraced her yet and there are fights everyday between the girls. None of the fights actually include body contact, it's mostly all noise and show, but it's still frustrating and draining regardless. Hopefully it stops soon.
The whirlwind IS real. I'm hopeful that the rest of the year from here on out is post-whirlwind with a sense of calm and groundedness. This year has been hard for pretty much everyone I know and my heart aches for all of us. I hope we're all stronger people for it and have learned a lot of lessons. I know I have.
Yoga
So, hey, I'm a certified yoga instructor with 300 hours under my belt. Whaaaat?! Cool, right? I know. I'm really digging it. Training not only helped up my personal practice, but being able to help and guide people has been such an amazing opportunity, even a lifesaver. Yoga, teaching and practicing, has helped keep some semblance of sanity in my life. I've started a yoga company which is dedicated to guiding people in their homes. I chose to do this because I know so many people who won't go to studios because of social anxiety, shyness, insecurity, not wanting the spiritual side of yoga, or any other multitude of reasons. They should have the opportunity of having a yoga instructor guiding them in person to ensure that poses are done safely so as to not be injured and I'm so happy to be doing this. Starting a business takes time. As much as I would love to be 100% doing that, I accept that maybe one day I'll be there and maybe I won't and that's okay.
I've made so many connections in yoga which have enriched my life and opened up opportunities that I wouldn't have imagined. While I told myself I'd likely not take any other yoga courses, or at least not right away, after getting the 300 hour credit, I'm now signed up for a physiotherapy based yoga course which starts in November (100 hour credit) and I'll likely be taking another course which is 200 hours. Each course adds to my repertoire so I can better assist my existing students and my future students.
Day Job
That's what I call work that is not yoga based. The reason is because it may not be something that I love and am passionate about like yoga, but it pays the bills.
My job at the tech company is donezo. The last time I was there was in June, but the "official" date was in July. My intuition told me last October that I would not be at that job come summer. I tried to ignore it because I thought I was being fearful based on past experiences. As this year progressed, I knew more and more in my heart that my intuition was right...and it was, so I left. I miss seeing some people from there regularly, but overall I'm so happy to have that chapter closed.
In July, I started working as a property manager for higher end rentals at a very, very small agency (the department consisted of me and one other person). My first or second day there, my intuition told me that that job was temporary. I accepted that under the idea that I may have more yoga teaching opportunities. The owner of the company didn't seem to like me because I wasn't putting on a realtor facade like him (I assure you, all realtors have a bullshit facade). 5 weeks into the job (while under probation), I was told that the department would be "restructured" after the girl I worked with got a DUI and couldn't do her job. As such, I was being let go. While my release had absolutely nothing to do with my job performance or me as a person, it hurt nevertheless and I quickly went into serious depression. Andrew and my family were extremely supportive. As Andrew said, "You wouldn't want to stay at a place with such low integrity that they would keep a repeated criminal (the girl with the DUI) and let a capable person such as yourself go," which was true. I didn't respect the owner because he was slimy and for such a small agency, there was a whole lot of ridiculous, unnecessary drama.
A few days after being let go, I was offered a job at a law firm. I know, I know - I probably said I would never go back into law. However, after a lot of self-reflection, I came to the conclusion that I was okay with this because it offered the stability I craved, law makes sense (when X happens, Y happens), I get lawyers' personalities, and I think being out of law for 4 years allowed me to recharge and hopefully come back in with new coping skills. Also, the first thing the lawyer who owns the firm and interviewed me said, "You're a yoga instructor? That's so cool! I used to do yoga all the time." My heart grew and I nearly cried because it made me so, so happy to have that acknowledgment of my identity right off the hop instead of grilling about what happened at my last jobs. The firm is small, in the south end of the city, and in fact is a few blocks away from the first apartment I lived in when I moved to Winnipeg and across the street from my first job in the city so I totally dig that feeling of coming full circle. I took roughly 2 weeks off between the jobs which I treated like a sabbatical. I focused on myself, did a lot of yoga, taught a lot of yoga, and nurtured myself.
I started at the firm this past Wednesday and so far I've been enjoying it. I really love the familiarity of law and the neighbourhood. I'm also having to learn a lot because it's primarily wills and real estate, neither of which I did previously as it was all family law. Hopefully I catch on quickly.
Home
On top of all of this, we moved and we're selling our house. Andrew's parents decided to downsize to an apartment and sold their house to Andrew at a very low price. We started moving in on September 2. Things are slowly being unpacked and finding their places; we still have a few things to be picked up from the old house then it has to be cleaned. Once the old house is ready, we'll have a realtor come in and go from there. I really love that house and I'm going to miss it. However, the new house is slowly starting to feel like home. The first thing I did was paint the living room so at least we had one space that felt like home as opposed to inhabiting someone else's place.
Oh, and we inherited their dog. Haha! Does it ever end?! She's a 13 year old black lab named Chudleigh (I call her Chud Muffin). Our dogs still haven't totally embraced her yet and there are fights everyday between the girls. None of the fights actually include body contact, it's mostly all noise and show, but it's still frustrating and draining regardless. Hopefully it stops soon.
The whirlwind IS real. I'm hopeful that the rest of the year from here on out is post-whirlwind with a sense of calm and groundedness. This year has been hard for pretty much everyone I know and my heart aches for all of us. I hope we're all stronger people for it and have learned a lot of lessons. I know I have.