This egg was on top of my Japanese Udon soup during my last yoga school weekend, and I couldn't believe how much it looked like a yin and yang symbol. Someone asked me if the egg was made like that on purpose; that person must not realize that I don't spend quite that much time in the kitchen. It felt like a reminder to me that although I was finishing a big endeavor, that it will be important to seek balance in the weeks to come.
There are many things to consider as new possibilities for teaching yoga begin to present themselves. I know I want to teach beginners, and by beginners I don't necessarily mean people who have never done yoga. By "beginners" I mean people who are continually amazed at how yoga can change their ways of thinking, doing and being. I am looking forward to doing yoga with children before they hit the rock climbing wall at one place, but I also want to keep working with adults. And I would like to learn more about yoga therapy, but training will take more time and money. Frankly, at present I am just a bit yoga'd out. I was in a class recently where the teacher talked about how it's not about doing yoga on the mat all the time or doing the more challenging poses. If you are just doing yoga on the mat, there can be a such thing as too much yoga. I've been going to yoga classes about 4 or 5 times a week, and I don't intend to start going any less. And yet I need to mix it up by finding time to knit, hang out with friends, go running...
And dare I say it...I'm pretty sick of Facebook these days. Yes, that will seem ironic to my Facebook friends. I post regularly for a few reasons. It's a good challenge for me to put a thought for the day in a small 5 line space because I tend to ramble. If I post an intention on Facebook, I am much more likely to follow through. It's also been an efficient way for me to stay in touch with a larger number of friends and co-workers when I haven't had time for emails. I may not remember to write down the things that my son says in a special book, but I now have a collection of his quotes thanks to FB and the encouragement of my friends. I can always find an inspiring status update, quote and/or link amidst the silliness. I don't like to read complaints about the weather, and yet I believe in venting and getting feedback about difficult situations. As I post what I am up to, I wonder if people really need to know everything that I am doing. I'm sure there are some people who are tired of my yoga posts and links. And then there are the Facebook friend requests from people I don't even know. Occasionally it's a great way to "meet" someone whom I wouldn't have otherwise met, especially yoga people from other cities. And it's a place to advertise good causes, for as non-profit resources continue to dwindle, Facebook is a valuable free resource. And yet now that I don't have so much studying to do, I am going to try to make more time for face-to-face communication with the people I really want to get to know and those dear to me.
Time for more yoga off the mat.
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