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The Tale of This Yoga Teacher

This journey has not been without many twists and turns. Still, I ended up exactly where I wanted and needed to be. 

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While attending college for Interior Design in Chicago, a classmate invited me to try a yoga class with her. It was hard and fast, and I couldn't keep up. Being my first in-person class experience, it was nearly 15 years before I stepped foot in another yoga class. My passion for yoga didn't end there, I found some DVDs and a yoga cable channel and practiced all the time. As my husband, our 2-year-old son, and I prepared to leave Chicago, I knew I wanted to become a yoga teacher. Since I wasn't attending studio classes, I didn't have the confidence or knowledge I thought I needed to become a yoga teacher. This idea would have to wait just a bit longer. 

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I kept practicing yoga and even attended dance classes until I could find a yoga studio that wasn't in Ft. Wayne. Finally, a yoga studio opened in town, and I started attending in-person yoga classes again. The classes were much less intimidating this time. 

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When we moved from Chicago, I struggled to find a job in alignment with my career as an Interior Designer.  I spent many years searching for a job that was the right fit: I had a home bakery, managed a coffee shop, worked in customer service for a small local bank, and finally ended my time in the workforce while working as an administrative assistant. 

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My decision to leave the workforce and pursue my dreams wasn't easy. The fear I had about my value and ability to financially provide for my family created a lot of anxiety but, the Universe was not going to let this opportunity pass, and neither was I. After a lot of research, meditation, journaling, and battling my insecurities, I found a program that was exactly the right fit. In July 2019, I became a certified Yoga Teacher.

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Every day as a yoga teacher is a new opportunity to grow as a person and deepen my compassion. There is never a day that I don't want to go to class because I know that each time I step onto my mat for myself or others, I become a better teacher, a better mother, and a better wife. 

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Yoga has changed my life and my relationship with my body and mind. It's helped to heal some of my deepest darkest wounds, and I am grateful for this gift every day.