Welcome to This is Your Wellness!
I plan to spend Sundays blogging about my week as a free lance yoga teacher and massage therapist in the making.
Today I'll share about my experiences this morning at a studio I am new at called Sacred Streams Yoga.
Here is their website:
http://www.sacredstreamsyoga.com/
I woke up this morning at 7 AM this morning at Jay's...pressed snooze for an hour and then my horribly annoying alarm clock beeped again waking me at 8:30. I rolled out of bed, piled into my car which still has soy sauce stains on the side from when I emptied out my avocado the other day (been craving soy on everything!!).
I traveled on 183, which was surprisingly trafficky for a Sunday morning. It must have been church-goers. I forgot. Arriving at the studio around 8:45, I unlocked the door to the little house that is Sacred Streams Yoga and turned on all the lights, lowered the temp to 75 and set up the small space.
My first class: Slow Flow had no attendants this morning. I must remember to not take this personally. Getting started at a new space and building up classes takes time! I despaired not but instead walked over to Genuine Joe's; a cute little coffee shop down the street. http://genuinejoecoffee.com/. I sat down with my business book and read about how to market, be a self-starter and not give into negative thinking. Thank you massage school for teaching me how to be a better entrepeneur without speaking to me like I'm a robot.
After finishing my coffee and veggie chorizo breakfast taco (so Austin) I came back to the studio. 4 students came including a friend of mine. I was happy to welcome them in. Two newbies to the studio! Always a good sign.
Class began with usual opening meditation. Today I taught camel pose...which is a very challenging sometimes edgy pose to experience. Camel looks like the image on the left.
Looks challenging, right? It is (at least for me)
We practiced it with hips pressed against the wall to demonstrate proper alignment. I have seen way too many people thrust themselves back into the pose without taking care of their backs (myself included)...it's important to protect ourselves by taking proper precautions in more challenging poses. It reminds us to be humble, kind and push only to the edge we feel comfortable with.
I enjoy my new students at SS and feel connected to the studio already. Hoping to continue building my classes and eventually leading a workshop here!
Feel free to visit my website for my class schedule and updates:
www.thisisyouryoga.com
7. Never Going Back Again--Fleetwood Mac
I woke up this morning at 7 AM this morning at Jay's...pressed snooze for an hour and then my horribly annoying alarm clock beeped again waking me at 8:30. I rolled out of bed, piled into my car which still has soy sauce stains on the side from when I emptied out my avocado the other day (been craving soy on everything!!).
I traveled on 183, which was surprisingly trafficky for a Sunday morning. It must have been church-goers. I forgot. Arriving at the studio around 8:45, I unlocked the door to the little house that is Sacred Streams Yoga and turned on all the lights, lowered the temp to 75 and set up the small space.
My first class: Slow Flow had no attendants this morning. I must remember to not take this personally. Getting started at a new space and building up classes takes time! I despaired not but instead walked over to Genuine Joe's; a cute little coffee shop down the street. http://genuinejoecoffee.com/. I sat down with my business book and read about how to market, be a self-starter and not give into negative thinking. Thank you massage school for teaching me how to be a better entrepeneur without speaking to me like I'm a robot.
After finishing my coffee and veggie chorizo breakfast taco (so Austin) I came back to the studio. 4 students came including a friend of mine. I was happy to welcome them in. Two newbies to the studio! Always a good sign.
Class began with usual opening meditation. Today I taught camel pose...which is a very challenging sometimes edgy pose to experience. Camel looks like the image on the left.
Looks challenging, right? It is (at least for me)
We practiced it with hips pressed against the wall to demonstrate proper alignment. I have seen way too many people thrust themselves back into the pose without taking care of their backs (myself included)...it's important to protect ourselves by taking proper precautions in more challenging poses. It reminds us to be humble, kind and push only to the edge we feel comfortable with.
I enjoy my new students at SS and feel connected to the studio already. Hoping to continue building my classes and eventually leading a workshop here!
Feel free to visit my website for my class schedule and updates:
www.thisisyouryoga.com
