I'm made of magic

IF it is meant for me to fail at a task, I promise to myself I will fail with grace. I will stand up and brush myself off. I will wipe my tears, fix my mascara, powder my nose,  and plaster a smile on my face because I am magic. I will succeed. It may not be right here or right now, but I will.... Because I am magic. I will succeed at making through the tough times, at growing through the hard times, and I will succeed at becoming a better me. I will succeed because I AM MAGIC. I was not meant to sit here and be only what I am at this moment. I was meant to be so much more and that is exactly what I will do. I won't let this "no" turn into a place to wallow and cry for the rest of my days. You know why? Because I am magic. I am here for a better "yes" than that "no" and I will get it. I am ready for doors to fly open... Even if it means flying from this nest to another.

Health and Wellness in the Workplace

As some of you know, I work night shift.... At a pretty stressful place. We handle your worst day, everyday.

12 hour shifts are a bitch on the body, now add being on a rotating schedule, and working at night, we are screwed when it comes to health and wellness. It's 12 hours of sitting, stressing, and eating. We have a tendency to start this job and just gain weight. It is also bad for marriages and relationships. Most of my friends here are divorced, are getting divorced, are separated, or just single because this job tries to kill us daily. It's not just the stress of handling emergency after emergency... It's the stress of having to be a part of your co-worker's lives, even if you don't want to. Having to deal with the drama in their lives on top of every caller's drama, and God knows I have my own. And NO ONE in here knows how to friggin whisper. I don't need any more drama on top of what I already have.

To combat the stress and bad health here, I like to get my people involved in my love for yoga. It isn't always pretty or flowing. It doesn't happen as often as I would like... but we do it. We will get together at my house, or in the call taker room... We enjoy the talking, laughing, stretching, quietness, and all the happiness and stress relief that a class brings.

Tonight, we dealt with an emergency that isn't a normal occurrence. Someone may not make it through the night. Someone's brother/son/husband/friend may take his last breath tonight, and I took that call. My friends and co-workers took that call, and a hundred others just as bad. This is the reason I do yoga, live yoga, and teach yoga. This stress is the reason I want to share my knowledge with my co-workers.

At the end of a night like this, we need the tools to breath, to let go, to flow until the bad leaves our brains and hearts. We may not be able to let go completely this time, but each time after the first, we let go a little more. It doesn't mean we forget, but we are able to cope without over eating, smoking, drinking too much, etc. Yoga does this for me and I hope I can help my friends see that. I hope they look at me and say, "that's what yoga looks like, and I want to do it too."

Until next time,
Namaste

Wanderlust Atlanta 2019 and home classes

I seriously had the best time at Wanderlust this year. I went with fellow yoga teacher, Jess. She just graduated with me from Mind Body Heart yoga teacher training. She's fabulous, in case you were wondering.

This year was a 2 day festival. I could only make it to Saturday, but next year I hope to be there the whole weekend. I had classes from Kathryn Budig, The Bar Method, AiReal Yoga, etc. I ate Lebanese BBQ, and had an all around great time.
I tried Budukon yoga... I honestly thought about dying during that class. It was tough. But again, it was a great class.
Kathryn Budig was as awesome as I expected. I learned a lot about myself and my meat suit, Frankie. He's an asshole, btw. Also, "he" doesn't define me. I loved all she had to teach and talk about.
My favorite class of the day, other than KB's, was AiReal Yoga. We got in the hammocks, we flew upside down, we cocooned ourselves up and really enjoyed that time spent in a new style of yoga.

At lunch, the food trucks (there were 2) to choose from were vegan burgers or Lebanese bbq. Nothing sounded that great, but I knew I couldn't handle a "vegan hamburger." So, Lebanese bbq it was. Surprisingly, it was tasty. Like, really tasty. I got beef, rice, and grilled veggies. Amazing and satisfying. (And smothered in hot sauce!)

The day went perfectly. No injuries to report, no sickness or anything else to report other than a great time had by me and Jess.
On another note, I taught a class at the house the other day. I had 5 WONDERFUL women packed into my little yoga room to do a 75 min class and talk about my essential oils. The yoga part of class ran a little long because we talk, a lot, and the oil talk got cut down to a minimum. But, all-in-all, the class was fantastic for myself.

I hope to continue having these classes at the house, and I have a few scheduled, so fingers crossed. I'd also love to do some more aerial yoga.... COME ON NORTH GA, let's make it happen.
Until next time,
Namaste

And so it begins

Hey ya'll! Welcome to my little corner of the blogging world. I hope you feel at home here. Take your shoes off, unroll your mat, pick your favorite essential oil to diffuse, and let's chat. Let's talk oils, yoga, coffee, etc.
I'll start. I am a YT200 yoga teacher. I just finished my yoga teacher training this month. I am also hosting my first workshop this month, at my home, Yoga and Essential Oils. I couldn't be more excited. I am also a little nervous. I have been a leader, supervisor, and all around bossy my whole life, but this is new. I have the best support system standing with me and pushing me to be my best. I couldn't have imagined this point in my life working out any better. Enrolling in yoga teacher training was a very blind jump into a pool with unknown depth. But thank God I can swim.
I love this life. I love the way it has changed my way of thinking, way of living, and way of speaking. I no longer belittle myself or others. I try my absolute hardest to be the best person I can be. I thank my yoga teacher for pushing me and opening my eyes to the horrible rhetoric I had with myself. She helped me see that practicing yoga is more than asanas and breathing, it's how we talk to ourselves and others, how we treat our bodies, and so many more things.
I am also excited to say that I have jumped on the Essential Oil train. They are so amazing and can do so much for you and your body. I signed up to promote and sell Young Living. I believe in their  Seed to Seal promise. I believe in their product, and again, I have the best support team.
I can't wait to share my journey with ya'll. Let's see where this goes.
Namaste