Sorry for neglecting the blog....

I have been busy with summer coaching and just returned from Ontario, where we had our last regatta of the season. I am now done coaching and am in full-on yoga mode. I have moved out of my place downtown and am living with family in Sidney, which means that I am spending a lot more time at the studio out there.

I can't believe that I leave in just over 4 weeks to start training. I am now working hard to learn the dialogue, which is way harder than I ever imagined it would be. I have the guidance of an experienced teacher, which has been huge as I totally underestimated the difficulty of actually saying the dialogue out loud in front of somebody. I am so grateful to have a partner to work with.

I'm not exactly knocking out the postures yet but I'm making progress....that is until yesterday - I felt like I was a 10-year-old again at piano lessons and I hadn't been practicing my scales and I just didn't even know where to begin. You just sit there feeling like a dumb-ass, wasting somebody else's time. Well, that was me with the dialogue. But, then there was this morning when I stood up on the podium with a microphone and spoke to an empty room and managed to deliver Half-moon pose and most of Awkward before stumbling. It felt so cool! I felt so cool! And, it felt so right :) I guess it's all a part of the process - just like practice - you have your good days and your not so good days but they all serve a purpose and you take them for what they are, you don't make too much of them and you move on.

As for my practice in the room - I have not been as strong as I usually am. I'm not sure why but I'm trying not to worry too much about it. I am just committing to each day, each class, each posture, each breath and the rest will take care of itself. I am concluding that the only reason that it is bothering me is because of my own ego - because does anyone else really care if I am not kicking my leg out in standing head to knee or if I am not touching my forehead to the floor during standing separate leg stretching pose? - NOOOOO! That's right - nobody else cares but me....so, it's time to let go! We'll see what Bikram has to say about that though....

Okay - that's about it. Not much to update. This blog probably won't become interesting until I actually get to San Diego but I will try to write anyways, just in case someone is interested.

Here are some parting words that have been inspiring me to live the best life possible.

FAITH, SELF-DISCIPLINE, CONCENTRATION, PATIENCE, DETERMINATION, GRATITUDE, COMPASSION, KINDNESS, COURAGE, LOYALTY, SELF-AWARENESS, RESPECT.

I also have a wise friend who shared 4 mottos that he tries to apply to his everyday...

1. Be true to your word
2. Don't make assumptions
3. Don't make it personal
4. Do your best

So, there it is - some food for thought!