Start of the week, start of the month, tomorrow is already today

What’s your #1 priority tomorrow?

Figuring out what I’m going to do about yoga…

That was the first thing I thought of.

I have been limping along doing the bare minimum. I can’t seem to be home at 1:30 (10:30 California time) consistently to do my west coast yoga on zoom. Maybe that will change. Most yoga here has that rush through poses with weights vibe, or leans to a more heated style flow. Even when I took teacher training and we learned the typical sequence of new teacher trained yoga, I was already moving away from doing it. I prefer the breath to movement core strengthening cues and postures that Trevor’s breathe centric yoga class emphasizes.

My bottom line? I need to keep doing yoga. It’s important. I’ve given up most of my life, but this one thing, I’m keeping.

So until something changes, I’m choosing the little house in Niantic to do in person yoga at. They offer a handful of breath to movement classes, I like the vibe and I have yet to meet the director because she’s been in Bali. There’s potential. It’s one month.

I can decide if I want to keep going at the end of October. My life is so one day at a time lately. I can’t really commit myself to anything. My book and yoga. These are my chosen constants.

I would say that I’m a flexible person. I don’t care about a lot of the things that a lot of people do. I prefer but don’t always insist on what I want or need. I’m working on that, but for now, what I’m sure about is this. I made the decision and it was good.

Yoga does tend to return me to myself. Art does that for me also. I’m enjoying many parts of this East coast adventure. So many impromptu outings and surprising finds. Yesterday we found a family run Oaxacan Mexican restaurant. This after another art fair. Why or how this family came to live in the tiny town of Niantic, I don’t know, but their authentic delicious food made my day!

If I can stay open and regulated, I know I’ll enjoy my life so much more throughly. Practicing yoga has helped me for years, now is not the time to let it go.

Later…

I guess I figured out my answer, I tended to my first priority first, and now I’m ready to get down to work and enjoy the rest of my day.

Here’s how it went: I took some time to get ready, debating while I put on sunscreen and brushed my hair. I arrived early, but not as early as I’d hoped. (maybe I was still debating). The best instructor was subbing for another substitute teacher which was a happy surprise. Emily was as welcoming and lovely as the class she led. Afterward there was an optional breathing meditation class which of course I stayed for. I love when I feel like I made a good choice nearly right away. I walked out into the sunshine like it was a mini movie scene…cue the music.