I’m proud to share that a few months ago I graduated from my yoga teacher training and recently had the opportunity to teach my first classes as an official RYT-200! I have really wanted to be able to keep sharing yoga with people right now, especially during this time of unprecedented challenges and uncertainty in our lives. So, I decided to offer some donation-based virtual yoga classes, offering different styles of yoga, and where each class benefits a different charity.

At first I felt bummed about not getting to start my journey as a teacher with in-person classes, but after teaching the first of these virtual class offerings this morning, I am feeling so inspired, invigorated, and grateful. I got to experience the sense of a yoga community and us all sharing this sacred space together. I was able to be present and really draw my attention to what was happening right in the moment, in front of me, with a bunch of wonderful students. And, I was so blessed to feel the love and support from friends near and far. It felt so fulfilling getting to see people I simply haven’t been able to see and engage with in person, and whether they live a 2 minute walk away, a 20 minute drive away, or a few hour plane ride away, it felt wonderful to have their presence and support and a live human connection with people I care about.

I know it can be frustrating to live our lives limited to interacting primarily through screens, but today I am feeling so very grateful for the ability to do that in a way that keeps me connected to others, and for the people who took time out of their busy lives to share their practice with me.