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NEWSLETTER Hello hello Reader The other day I was getting ready for Taekwondo training when a ladybug flew out of my neatly folded uniform. I had no idea what it was at first but my mind doing its mind-things, jumped to conclusions. Deciding in an instant that it had to be something bad, I actually caught myself feeling disgusted and mildly scared at what it might be. In the five seconds it took me to figure out what it was, I had gone from fearful surprise, to something close to disgust, to pure delight. It was in that moment that I realized, on yet another level of understanding, how much my Yoga practice applies to everything in life. I wrote about it on the blog this week. Go have a read — you might just recognize yourself in it. And one more thing before you go... I've started writing on Substack! If you've been here for a while, you know I teach from lived experience. The Yoga, the Ayurveda, the daily practices, all of it comes from my own life first. Substack is where I'm going to write a little more freely about that. The real stuff of being a middle-aged woman, and mom, and entrepreneur and maybe a little bit how I've become such a bird-nerd these last few years🦉. You know, the kind of things that don't always fit neatly into a class description, a blog or social post. I've always wanted to write more and this feels like the right place to do that. It's free and it's just me sharing more on how my yoga helps me show up in everyday life. You can find me at AUM@home on Substack. That's everything for now. Classes are flowing, the Community is alive, and May is turning out to be one of my favourite months to teach so far. Chat soon, xoM |
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