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Bali, confession, Depression, internal saboteur, Retreat, sad face, schlepping, Super-Yogi-Woman, Superwoman, toute suite, yoga teaching, Yogini
Once again, I’m flying through time and space like… like… well, Superwoman. Or Super-Yogi-Woman, perhaps?
So wassup?
Well, there’s things to tell you! Last minute plans to organise! Way overdue articles to finish for others! Invoices to write! Clothes to iron!
And all before a 10pm bedtime after a day that started EARLY.
First up, a confession: none of my blokey yoga classes happened. NONE OF THEM. Each Thursday afternoon there was a different excuse (we couldn’t get the numbers/the guys are away sailing/everyone’s at the snow). Either these excuses are valid, or there’s another reason. Like perhaps their commitment to a 6:15am Friday morning class isn’t as strong as they thought it might be. Or maybe (and this is the one my internal saboteur keeps insisting on) it’s that I wasn’t their (cute/blonde) regular teacher, who was very surprised to hear of the lack of class attendance. I was disappointed, and I’m waiting to find out if the blokes in charge tell her another story. Yeah…
But I’m trying to just move on from that. Because as I recently wrote, my other class at Yoga in Daily Life was FANTASTIC!
Secondly, I don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting to the retreat I’m meant to be going on in October. Not unless I suddenly win some competition with a cash prize that I forgot that I entered. Or something like that. I’m sad. Actually, I’m pretty bummed about it. I’ll miss very much seeing my Guru and catching up with fifty odd-friends I haven’t seen for two years. And I really, really coulda done with being secluded and focusing on my practice for a nice long stretch of time. Really.
I’ll be okay though. I mean, there’s a tonne of yoga stuff happening next month. And it won’t be the last chance I ever have to study with my Guru and see my friends. It’s just that this was the final year of seven years worth of study. That’s right – I’ve been doing yearly retreats for six years now! This final one is gonna be EPIC, and I can’t be there. *sad face*
Anyhow… time to change up the tone here and talk about some stuff that DOESN’T bring out my *sad face*:
- I’m very honoured that I’ve been included in a list of bloggy goodness: 101 Blogs to Help You Deal With Depression – of course, that’s quite a decent list of depression related blogs/websites, so it’s a very useful resource.
ALTHOUGH, I was surprised that my Catatonic Kid wasn’t listed (note: she’s also writing another blog now called Treating Anxiety). And others (take a gander at my blogroll over —> there)!
There’s plenty of others that should be there, but then that’s the way with lists, isn’t it? They always stop at a certain point, so there’s omissions by default. Anyway. Don’t forget to check the list out! - I’m helping friends of mine promote a very cool sounding retreat in Bali early next year. Hopefully I’ll get to go as well. More on that one soon!
- Oh! At very short notice, I’m now teaching a yoga class tomorrow night at a laydee’s gym. And nope, I won’t be watering anything down for the gym-going crowd…
- As such, I am currently schlepping together a class plan toute suite!!
- Speaking of the ol’ yoga teaching thing, seems I’ve registered a business name, a domain and I’m in the process of setting up my website. Which I WON’T be publicising here, on account of the whole keeping this blog and my professional life a little seperate (the point of the whole nom de plume thang, y’know). I will be promoting my site via Facebook though. But yeah, I have a business name I LOVE, something that came out of a meditation experience.
- Oh and after spending another two weeks gainfully unemployed, I’m now working again for the next four weeks. Nothing spectacular, just some admin job that I took because it was there. But hey, given my current hot-cold job situation, I ain’t being choosey!
- Still looking for a more permanent job in my industry that’s interesting…
~Svasti
P.S. I think y’all should go and check out Suburban Yogini TV. Because she rocks. 🙂
Sounds like things are going pretty well! Some classes work out and some don’t no matter how long you’ve been teaching. And we all have that inner saboteur and all of them need to just get lost!
Great stuff going on and thanks for the linky xx
that’s crappy about the men’s yoga and retreat. It probably is the whole 6:15am thing though- that’s pretty darn early!
So exciting about your new classes and domain site though!!! WOOHOO!! cause for a happy dance 🙂
(yes, Rachel’s new yoga tv is uber cool, love hearing her accent!)
Hey Svasti–I’ve been having a Superwoman Monday (and now Tuesday) myself. Sounds like you have just the right attitude. One class not going well–but one going great. We always have to look at the glass that’s half-full.
I’m so sorry you aren’t going to be able to attend the retreat you wanted to. I’ll plan to light a money candle for you. It’s a habit I got into when I dabbled in Wicca in my 20’s–one that I still do. If a friend is looking for love, I put a candle for love on my alter in the friend’s name. I shall light a money candle for you. It’s not the candle, of course–but perhaps the energy that will force the winds of financial change in your direction.
At least I hope so, my friend! You’ve an awesome attitude!
Melinda
Hello there. Thank you so much for your generous personal and heartfelt comment on my blog post about D. I have read your reply a few times and really am honored that you were so giving of your own experience for me. Thank you.
Posted your sequence today. Thanks again!
@Rachel @ Suburban Yogini – Going well. Going crazy. Going along however it does…! And yes, haha! Get lost inner saboteur!! 😉
@EcoYogini – Amidst the things I really don’t like, other good stuff is happening. I guess I just have to keep going down the rabbit hole and see where it ends up!
@Melinda – I’m SURE you have superwoman days ALL the time! Thank you so much as always, for your wonderful and supportive comments and thoughts. xo
@maggie – It’s my absolute pleasure. We humans have so many shared experiences and I figure (probably a bit like you) that not sharing them is a crime really. It’s better for others to know that we all struggle, we all have things going on we’d rather not have to deal with. That’s part of this life and of love, too. And you’ve got a plateful, certainly. But you’re also capable of it. I know it! By the way, did you ever get the little package I sent to you?
@Emma – Thank you so much, I’m most honoured! 😀