The weeks leading up to the training with Shiva Rea in July have been intense. As I mentioned in a previous post, it feels as though I am being prepared mentally, emotionally and spiritually to be able to absorb my experience this summer to its fullest.

In addition to the two weeks I will be away at the training from July 13 - 28, it turns out I will be taking a week off from teaching following the training, as well. I arrived at this decision after much contemplation, even though my senses told me this is what I should do long before I finally made this choice. I can remember a two-day Advanced Anusara Yoga workshop I attended last year in April. At the end of the workshop, John Friend strongly encouraged us to take a few days off before going back to work. I did not heed his advice and was exhausted when I returned to my teaching schedule the next day. And that was only a two-day workshop. The training this summer will be unlike anything I've experienced before. I realize I will need time to allow everything to assimilate and soak in, as well as, time to take care of myself and rest...

I continue to awaken to the importance of honoring and taking care of myself. It's amazing how often I justify "taking on too much" as a necessity to get by and make it in this world. Over the next year I envision transformations happening in my career and how it all looks. After a busy day and a full schedule of teaching yesterday, I asked myself the question last night of "How would I spend my day and what would my work look like if financial compensation was not a factor?" I listened to my heart and allowed its dreams to flow through as vision after vision began to surface. Most of these visions are not anything new, it seems as though they've just been stuffed down for a while as I work day-by-day to "make a living."

And, the truth is I love my work. And, I am at the place I envisioned being over a year ago. It's just that I see new possibilities for how I can continue to expand and grow, ways in which I would be able to access the full spectrum of my passions and interests. It's not that I wouldn't teach anymore. This is one of my true loves. I've always had a dream of developing other aspects of my business and work such as creating an amazing and unique Yoga clothing line, Yoga podcasts, organizing retreats around the world, being able to continue to travel and study in depthly with a master teacher and more. I would also love to be more involved in the community. As an ambassador with lululemon I am looking forward to their stores opening here later this year so I can continue to be a part of growing and expanding the practice of Yoga in Dallas. And, I also would like to be more involved in charitable work. I have recently sought out the opportunity to offer Yoga to one local charity in Dallas. So, all of this and more.

As I approach the official beginning of summer, it is a time of deep self-awareness, transformation, restoration and renewal. It feels as though I am going through the process of giving birth to a new reality, a reality which is filled with visions, though greatly Unknown. I feel as though I am going into my cocoon with the hopes of emerging into an even more brilliant and beautiful Being. Read more