Pause

Throughout last year, I kept up my public teaching schedule much of the way as well.  I taught online through the end of 2022 and continued classes at Breathing Space through July.

But as I look ahead to the coming school year, I’ve decided to take a pause from public classes.  I’m not sure how long of a pause it’ll be.  Maybe a few months, maybe longer.

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Fresh Start

I just started reading the book From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks. I’m only on page 10, and I’ve already found two key pieces that let me know my dear friend was onto something when she lent me her copy.

“…adopt parts of life that will make you happy, even if they don’t make you special.”

Despite my best objectives I know that my ego and my desire to be special is a heavy hitter in my career decisions. There have been times along my career as a yoga teacher that I wasn’t happy with what I was doing. But teaching did always pump my ego and made me feel special.

“On average, the peak of creative careers occurs at about twenty years after career inception…”

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How to discover your next right thing

I am an avid podcast listener and among my must listens is We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle. The twice weekly podcast makes me think, engage, and act. Glennon closes each week with a task – the next right thing.

I’m taking hold of The Next Right Thing as our July mantra in the Be You Yoga Hub. Yoga and movement practices create space to consider the next right thing.

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