02/01/2024
We have arrived in 2024...
I have very mixed feelings about 2023 and it was the first year I felt I had just as many ups as I had downs. It was by far the most challenging one I've had in a long time and though I'm happy to leave it behind, I'm also allowing myself time to process, heal, and lean into what I'm most grateful for.
Last year was all about holding the bad with the good, the opportunities with the losses, the joy with the grief. I was so taken aback by how much I had to put my teaching into action—how to hold strong when I was most vulnerable—that the amount of cognitive dissonance at that scale took its toll. But it also reminded me that the human experience is a mix of anything and everything, a giant ball of yarn that we can always come out of with our own threads, stories, and lessons learned. We are constantly shaped by our experiences, so if 2023 was the year I unraveled, then 2024 is the year I will build myself up again.
As the days go by I'm feeling more like myself and starting to look forward with the positivity and compassion that I am made of. Here are three things that I'm taking with me into the next 12 months:
- I can feel two different emotions at the same time - and that's normal and okay
- I am in charge of every yes and no that comes into my life
- I will give back to myself by creating more intentional time for reading and writing (my first loves) and crafternoons (anyone else into crafty afternoons? Why did I not start these sooner?!)
I am back teaching next week and would love to see you all again:
Fridays at Richmond + Spadina
10am Gentle Hatha
Saturdays at Bay + Dundas
11:30am Hatha Flow (hybrid option available)
1pm Yin + Restore
Sundays at Bay + Dundas
10:15am Yin (hybrid option available)
Until then, here's to a 2024 of infinite possibilities and the fulfilment of your hopes and dreams. 💙🙏🏼