New Year
I am not a big New Years Eve celebrator. I figure if you have not gone out and celebrated randomly through the year you’re in big trouble in general. I live the best I can all year, and like to avoid drunken drivers, and over priced restaurants on New Year’s Eve. I do have one tradition I like to keep at the end of the year. I like to look back and see if any of the resolutions I have written were kept up. This year I am happy to say they were.
I don’t like to make long lists of things to accomplish. I do make short lists consisting of things I can control, and wishful thinking for my future. As a general practice almost every day I think of all the things I have that I am grateful for. Sometimes I write this down and others I just think of these wonderful things I have in my life as I fall to sleep. This year I have had many things to be grateful for.
I finished a really rigorous yoga certification, maintained good grades, fell in love, made good friendships better, and made some new friends. I have had some bad days here or there but I can look back at this year and a smile comes across my face. The things I lost this year have not really affected me. Only because I look around and people are losing jobs, homes, hope, and America feels as if it’s drowning in uncertainty. I am not one of the people that feel any of that type of loss, and may never experience it either. I am lucky to have all that I have, and live in abundance that many will never understand.
Back to more positive things this year brought a lot of love into my life, and I believe it is what I am most grateful for. I am proud to say for the first time in my life a man asked me to move in with him, and without hesitation I said yes. I said yes when every other time I would have said no. I was willing to leap and do so with him. This was a first for me, and made me very aware of what I am ready for. I am ready to spend my life with someone, and build a life together, but last year I was too afraid to open myself up like this. My philosophy is simple If you are going to jump with another person then jump if not then it’s over.
As we started to move in together things got weird, and I unfortunately left him, but I don’t feel bad for loving him, and I don’t regret one second with him. It was a really good relationship and he spoiled me with so many things I needed and wanted. I do wish things had turned out differently. If this was an 80’s movie he would randomly show up at my house with flowers, and profess his undying love for me as he apologized, and we would make out in the rain. This would all happen while the most awesome song plays in the background. Of course this is not an 80’s movie, and this will probably not happen. He will always hold a place in my heart, because I said yes when I could have said no. Other than that my year was all good.
My amazing friendships have gotten stronger, and I have made new good friends as well. My social circle has become so much fun. Many great things are happening this year two friends are getting married, and I am really looking forward to the bachelorette party and the wedding. The wedding itself is a bunch of people that have been friends for years, and I think it’s going to be one of the best celebrations of the year. The bride and I have become closer friends recently. I have known her fiancé for a while. He is the BFF of my BFF. HAHAHAHA,( 12 year old girl in the house)!
I am really fortunate to have these awesome people in my life. My new most favorite friend is Teacher X. She is like a sister to me and I love the closeness we have. My friendships with two of my closest friends have become stronger in the past year, and my social life is where I have wanted it for a while.
When I moved back here from San Diego two years ago my life was not as full as it is now. I am so happy to have the support system I have, and the closeness I have with my friends. I even belong to a clique of women. Who knew these things were even possible? I only say this because I would say I am a tomboy. The majority of my friends have always been boys and now men. So having a clique of girlfriends is really cool. I hope the next year will be filled with all these lasting scenarios.
Here are my resolutions for the year.
1) Love is a priority, and I am ready to start my life with someone who is ready for the commitment and will not freak out when it’s go time. I am ready, willing and able. Universe bring it on!
2) Surround myself only with love, light, and abundance.
3) Get 6 -10 teaching jobs a week.
4) Keep my practice up
5) Travel more
6) Continue to have strong friendships and make new friends as well.
7) Enjoy myself!
That is it.
For those of you who are reading this HAVE THE BEST NEW YEARS EVE! I hope 2011 brings happiness, love, light and abundance to everyone.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
On The Way
I recently received my yoga certification, and it’s so pretty. I am really excited to have that piece of paper in my hand. Looking back on this year and that process I realize it was time consuming and fun. I really met some wonderful people, and enjoyed listening to their stories. It was also interesting to discuss the philosophy with everyone in the teacher training. We had a mixed group of students all ages and all types. I did reminisce a bit when I went to the studio to pick up that glorious piece of paper. I also started to make a mental list of my next few steps.
I have decided how many classes I want to teach and places of interest to investigate for employment opportunities. I did put together my yoga website already. Now it’s time to hustle. Get my teaching voice and practice as much as possible. The past few weeks I have not physically practiced. I was in finals, had an injury, and battled with being under the weather almost every day for the past month. I can count on two hands how many classes I attend in that period of time. Now it’s time to get back on the horse.
I recently received my yoga certification, and it’s so pretty. I am really excited to have that piece of paper in my hand. Looking back on this year and that process I realize it was time consuming and fun. I really met some wonderful people, and enjoyed listening to their stories. It was also interesting to discuss the philosophy with everyone in the teacher training. We had a mixed group of students all ages and all types. I did reminisce a bit when I went to the studio to pick up that glorious piece of paper. I also started to make a mental list of my next few steps.
I have decided how many classes I want to teach and places of interest to investigate for employment opportunities. I did put together my yoga website already. Now it’s time to hustle. Get my teaching voice and practice as much as possible. The past few weeks I have not physically practiced. I was in finals, had an injury, and battled with being under the weather almost every day for the past month. I can count on two hands how many classes I attend in that period of time. Now it’s time to get back on the horse.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
It’s official.
It has been way too long since I have updated my blog. So here is my last favorite yoga story. A few weeks back in one of my favorite classes a fellow yogie was watching my every move. He was trying to turn what I could do in my practice into a competition with what he could do with his own. Let’s just take a moment to say I have been practicing for almost 7 years. He has a practice for the last year. My body has had the time to open and expand in ways his has not. The fact he thought we were competing was weird to me.
There is no better in yoga there is just what you can do and what you cannot do. This specific rule always applies. There are poses I have no interest in getting into like many arm balances. I personally like inversions and back bends. I practice them often. Also I tend to do many more advanced poses on my own not in classes with other people unless I am in a studio practicing with fellow teachers or long time yogis. I notice when I do more advanced poses it takes focus away from other peoples practice
As a child I was a gymnast so my back is strong and very open. I also lack any fear of falling over. When you are a kid and into gymnastics you hurt yourself and fall over a lot I learned not to be afraid of falling. I fall all the time, and get back up and do it again. When people get older there is a fear of falling over and breaking something. Since I lack this fear I can perform a drop back. This is a back bend from a standing posture. Most people don’t know I can do this unless I tell them or show them.
I was in a basic back bend in this class in question when that yogie started to demand the teacher came over and helped him in the posture so he could look like me. Teacher X did help him, but also warned that he should just do it on his own until his back was strong enough to take the form I was in. This yogie did not care for her instruction and stated if Staci can do it so can I.
I was right there and decided to show this yogie what I was made of. To make an example of him I stood up and said well If you can do what I can do stand up and drop back into a back bend. I demonstrated my drop back into a back bend. Once I was back into a back bend I asked if he would like to attempt what I just did. I also asked if I could help him to get into the pose.
The yogie said nothing and just became humbled. He kinda had it coming, but I should not have shown off. I just cannot stand when people try to make things about who is better. No one is better, everyone is just different.
It has been way too long since I have updated my blog. So here is my last favorite yoga story. A few weeks back in one of my favorite classes a fellow yogie was watching my every move. He was trying to turn what I could do in my practice into a competition with what he could do with his own. Let’s just take a moment to say I have been practicing for almost 7 years. He has a practice for the last year. My body has had the time to open and expand in ways his has not. The fact he thought we were competing was weird to me.
There is no better in yoga there is just what you can do and what you cannot do. This specific rule always applies. There are poses I have no interest in getting into like many arm balances. I personally like inversions and back bends. I practice them often. Also I tend to do many more advanced poses on my own not in classes with other people unless I am in a studio practicing with fellow teachers or long time yogis. I notice when I do more advanced poses it takes focus away from other peoples practice
As a child I was a gymnast so my back is strong and very open. I also lack any fear of falling over. When you are a kid and into gymnastics you hurt yourself and fall over a lot I learned not to be afraid of falling. I fall all the time, and get back up and do it again. When people get older there is a fear of falling over and breaking something. Since I lack this fear I can perform a drop back. This is a back bend from a standing posture. Most people don’t know I can do this unless I tell them or show them.
I was in a basic back bend in this class in question when that yogie started to demand the teacher came over and helped him in the posture so he could look like me. Teacher X did help him, but also warned that he should just do it on his own until his back was strong enough to take the form I was in. This yogie did not care for her instruction and stated if Staci can do it so can I.
I was right there and decided to show this yogie what I was made of. To make an example of him I stood up and said well If you can do what I can do stand up and drop back into a back bend. I demonstrated my drop back into a back bend. Once I was back into a back bend I asked if he would like to attempt what I just did. I also asked if I could help him to get into the pose.
The yogie said nothing and just became humbled. He kinda had it coming, but I should not have shown off. I just cannot stand when people try to make things about who is better. No one is better, everyone is just different.
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