The last week in this particular leg of my
yoga journey. I’m approaching the
final module with a mixture of excitement, relief and nerves – there are exams
to pass after all! Chatting with
three fellow trainees after after Tony’s 7pm class, I think we are all
experiencing mixed emotions. A
helpful alumnus of the training course offered us some tips and
reassurance. Now I am mostly happy
to be spending the upcoming weekend with a lovely group of people with whom I
have shared an extraordinary seven months, practising, living and talking
yoga. After five weeks of leave
from work, I am also craving the structure and routine.
And then there is Bali … Flights are booked,
accommodation sorted and airport transfers arranged. I’m departing just 8 days after the module finishes. Again, I feel oddly relaxed about the whole
adventure. I have no idea what I’m
getting myself into, but it just feels right. Asia, sunshine and a more yoga lifestyle has been calling
for some time. After months of
emotional strain: an unsettling (but fortunately groundless) health scare, a minor car accident, losing my home, enforced time off work and, worst of all, losing
my closest, dearest friend an ashram seems the perfect place to heal and think
about how I can repair and rebuild.
The aforementioned enforced time off work has
given me a lot more time to study yoga.
Although yoga is already a significant part of my life, I still have a
lot to learn about how to integrate yoga principles into how I approach and
live my life. I am dedicating this
time in Bali to learning balance and rediscovering joy.
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