22/01/2024
This will be a funny one!
I bought these red yoga pants over 20 years ago. It was a purchase made from my very first wage as a fitness instructor! (obviously, I was a child prodigy 🤣)
Apart from the fact that it still looks incredible, and hasn't lost its integrity or elasticity, these yoga pants have a special meaning for me.
It was just a couple of years before buying these pants that I ever sat foot in a fitness studio.
To say I was intimidated by it all was an understatement but I went back day after day. First, because I wanted to lose weight and look good, and later because I started to appreciate just how good it feels to move and be healthy. But more than anything else, I found my people. 💕
The owners of the studio TM Sport, a lovely couple who, cultivated a friendly, welcoming, family-like atmosphere were amazing. There was no room for egos, they actively encouraged friendly competition and gently managed out those with unhealthy attitudes.
I felt safe and relaxed in this place. And it was with the encouragement of this fabulous team I decided to get my instructor certification. The day after graduation, I started teaching two classes a week and it changed my life. I started to believe in myself and in the possibility that there are more options and opportunities for me than I ever thought.
The fact that they believed in me, made that unrelenting voice of self-doubt grow quieter and I dared to believe in myself a bit more every day, not just as a fitness instructor but as a person. It's been a long road and I am nowhere near finished with exploring new horizons but my gratitude remains for those who gave me that gentle nudge and let me believe that “I am good enough”. 💕✨
So, thank you pants for the reminder 🤣
And for those who need to hear this today:
I BELEIEVE in YOU!You are good enough! Go and do it! 💪💕