Time to quit my day job… again
This past June I attended my Level V as part of my RYT through YogaFit. An amazing thing happened that weekend when I realized something. What I’m doing (or was doing) just wasn’t working for me. I’ll say it again and feel free to admit this to yourself: What I’m doing just isn’t working.
I had wanted to pick up more classes, teach in a studio environment and just do more yoga. I can’t tell you how many months passed when I kept telling myself it would happen. It was as if I thought just because I wanted it to, classes would fall in my lap. But they never did. A lot of guilt and tension within myself was the result. If you are constantly reminding yourself that you haven’t done what you’ve set out to do, it can be very exhausting.
The night we drove home from this eye opening weekend, my dear yogi friend whom attended the conference with me, Joanne, told me she was moving out of state. She knew it would probably make me very sad so kept the news until the ride home. What this meant was that her 2 classes would be freed up for me to take over upon her departure. Sure enough, that’s exactly what happened a month later. More classes!
The following month a very inspirational yoga instructor in my area replied to an email I sent her (via facebook of all places!) 6 months prior about possibly teaching at her studio, YogAsylum. I booked a test class and got the position for a 6am weekly class within 2 weeks. I’ve been there ever since. And here we are, more classes!
Lastly, on a whim the mayor’s office in my city contacted me about coming for a half hour wellness session. My contact there found me on Wellness.com and realized I was right down the road! She expressed interest in booking a mid-winter session to keep morale and employees ‘moving’ during the brutal winter Midwestern months. Once again, more classes! More opportunities.
It’s an incredible thing to realize how powerful the shift in our focus and thoughts can be. Just by acknowledging that I was in a rut and really thinking deeply about making a change almost seemed to align the stars overnight. Although it might not really be time to quit my day job, what these little spurts of activity and class opportunities mean for me is that there is demand, there is a way to fill my time teaching yoga. And maybe I could teach full time. It’s exciting to know that maybe one day, these participants will have Elysium Yoga Studio to go to. And in the meantime, I’ll keep sending out the vibe. Bring on more classes!
“And at last I can see, life has been patiently waiting for me.” — Movin On, Rascal Flatts
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