life is blurry!!!!

The last day of summer has always brought changes with it.  New schools, new terms, a new university.  In law the start of September always marked the start of full blown busy-ness after the lull of August when you actually managed to get some filing done.  Last year it heralded a new house in a new town after many, many years in London.  This year it means new enthusiastic yoga students!  And then some…

Some of you may have realised from the odd remark here and there that the life of this Suburban Yogini is in the process of change.

I’ve mentioned before that us yoga teachers often need day jobs to keep the wolf from the door.  We don’t teach this yoga for the money believe me.  We do it for love, because we want to share what we’ve learned and learn from those with whom we share.  But bills still need to be paid, so we temp or work part-time as needed.

For various unbloggable reasons my day job just wasn’t doing it for me anymore.  Instead of lightening the load and stopping me from worrying it was becoming a source of worry, blocking my creativity and my ability to be the best yoga teacher I can be.

So I quit.

Without any other source of income.

Yikes!

And I’m scared.  But perhaps not for the reasons you immediately think.

I’m scared because for the first time in my life I have absolutely nothing stopping me from living the life I want to live.  I have nothing to hide behind.

And that’s bleeding terrifying!

So to make myself accountable here’s what’s going to be happening around these parts over the coming months.

* I will be teaching as per my schedule – Cambridge readers come join us!  Around the time I decided to quit my job so did one of the only local pregnancy teachers.  And guess who she asked to take over the class?  Serendipity right?

* I have some freelance transcription work which is kind of awesome because although it doesn’t pay that well, I can do it from home, in my pyjamas if I so desire.

*  I have lots of exciting plans for the blog, including guest posts from Ma Yogini, videos, podcasts, more yoga sequences.  We’re going to have such fun readers!**

*  I have a monthly newsletter – the first one comes out in late September.  It will be full of yoga tips, recipes, sparkle and glitter.  Sign up here!

*  I am working on getting some more freelance writing gigs.  I have an article coming out in Yoga and Health magazine this month!

*  And this is the big scary announcement.  The one I’ve been procrastinating over for four years and finally got around to doing two weeks ago.  I’ve enrolled in massage school. This time next year I will be a massage therapist.  Now all I have to do is buy my uniform, go  back to school on Saturday mornings and learn to get used to touching naked strangers!  Yowzer!!

So readers, what changes is autumn bringing for you?

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** there will be some other changes on the blog, such as formatting and so forth.  Bear with me and feel free to offer suggestions either in the comments or by email to suburbanyogini [at] gmail [dot] com.

There is something so decadent about Bank Holidays. Something so naughty about lying in bed on a Monday morning instead of doing usual Monday morning-y things. And this long weekend at the end of August is always particularly bittersweet as it’s the last Bank Holiday until Christmas, which seems oh so far away.

We spent the weekend with Brother Yogini and his girlfriend who have just bought a flat in Loughton, East London right on the doorstep of Epping Forest.  Brother Y taught me how to podcast (I know!!! Watch this space and be afraid, very afraid!).

We played the Wii (please note my look of epic concentration)…

…and walked through miles of foresty-y goodness. It was hard to believe we were still officially in London!

(photos courtesy of Himself)

Then we had lunch in the oddest named pub I’ve ever seen.

Sixteen String Jack was a dandy highwayman who apparently tied his breeches with 16 silken strings! You can read more about him here. This led on to a conversation about Dick Turpin, another dandy highwayman who I always thought came from York. In fact he was a butcher from Buckhurst Hill, just down the road from Loughton. The York connection comes from the legend of him riding his horse, Black Bess, 200 miles from London to York to escape arrest. Personally I think Black Bess is the hero of that tale!

Himself, less interested in history lessons, tucked into a huge roast dinner of the kind he rarely gets at home (ie real meat).

And we were home last night after sitting on the slowest train in the world in time for sunset.

A lot of you already read Nona Jordan’s blog and probably subscribe to her newsletter.  In which case you may already know that she is hoping to form an online Business Yogini circle for 2011.  In October she is offering a free test month in which you can take part and give feedback as she creates the year long course.

Yours truly will be taking part and also offering a yoga sequence for the month (but don’t let that put you off ).  Come join us!!!

Full details as follows:-

Nona Jordan is starting a Business Yogini’s Circle in 2011.  A place to develop and deepen your practice of Yoga in the context of being a business owner.

Her intent is to provide space and direction to explore how committing to a yoga practice on the mat and then taking it off the mat and into your business positively impacts your venture — bringing greater clarity, happiness, and peace of mind while helping you to grow your business organically and naturally, yogini-style.

This test-month will be free — if you decide to be part of the year, there will be a discounted price for yoginis who help me with the test month.

If you are interested and can commit time and energy to being a part of this test group, email businessyogini@gmail.com.