A two-fer

Two posts in one day...amazing! Except, the first post, Meditations on a Table-Saw, was actually a reprint of an article I wrote for my newsletter a few weeks ago. If you'd like to sign up for my newsletter, go to www.consciouswarrior.com and click on the link.

I decided to post again, because over the last few weeks I've had some surprises...some good, some not so good. It's really easy to practice serenity and equanimity when things are going well, but it's a bit more difficult when things aren't. That's when I have to remember that it's only practice.

I'll start off with the not-so-good news...a few weeks ago I was informed by my biggest corporate client that they were no longer going to be subsidizing the classes. I could still teach there, but I'd have to rely only on what the employees were paying for the class. This really wasn't a big surprise...I was aware that there had been lots of staff layoffs and downsizing. I knew it was just a matter of time. Still, these things always happen at the worst possible moment. This was right at the time that a couple of other corporate classes were going on hiatus for the summer, and I had also just made the decision to let go of a couple of classes which were struggling in order to clear my schedule completely for a day. Oh, and my wife and I had also planned a couple of vacations right around the same time. Any one of these would have made a financial impact, but all of them together have created a gaping hole in my financial health. So, I'm in the market for either a couple of well-paying corporate gigs (I have a finders-fee offer for anyone who assists me in this), or for a part-time job. It's the first time in three years that I've had to actually try to find other work to supplement my yoga business, so I know that I've been very fortunate. I'm staying close to my practice and am just trying to take whatever the next right action seems to be, and practicing letting go of my expectations.

On the positive side, I've had some really exceptional feedback from students recently. Last week a woman appeared in my class who was in town from NY...turns out she studies and teaches at OM Yoga Center (the studio I studies at, and from where I received my certification). I was a bit nervous when I found this out, but she had glowing things to say to me afterwards. It always feels great to get good feedback, but it's particularly gratifying when it's from someone with similar background and experience.

I had another woman come to class on Wednsday night from Iowa...she left this on Yelp.com! I was thrilled!

Julie and I had great trips to Denver and to New York. I took a couple of excellent classes in NY...one in Mt. Kisco which was totally unexpected. Overall, despite minor setbacks, everything is fine.

Namaste!