Dat Soul School Life....

I am so grateful for my soul school experience. It is truly an adventure into my own soul! I am loving it! This past weekend I had several AHA moments. 

1. No matter how much I will it to be quicker, Nola is a set distance from Baton Rouge and if I just fall into the flow the travel is much smoother.

2. If we listen to our inner Shaman and allow our mind to move out of the way, our heart and soul will guide us to the right place. 

3. Sometimes we are the friend that lifts, but many times we are being lifted. I am grateful to be surrounded by so much support (and especially those that physically lift me up into handstands and such). You all rock.

4. I may be 33 (gasp) but I can still learn new things with a childlike energy I never had as a child. I.e, it's not too late for anyone!

5. As much as I thought this journey was only mine and only experienced by me, it was revealed this weekend in so many ways that I am not alone, ever. And I am overflowing with love at this revelation.

6. When we least expect it the right answer will come and Saraswati will flow through us with such grace that we are even surprised at our own eloquence. 

Girls Raised in the South, Grits

The New Orleans Healing Center. Rich indeed.

Post-yoga, post-food, rooftop high 

I ate a lot of grits this weekend.

Smile

Mini break...

K and I headed to Nola the Saturday after Thanksgiving for a little Soul School action. I met up with Andie and some other Soul Schoolers at the Downtown studio for a nice flow with Andra. We worked on dropbacks, jumps and flowing with ease. After, K and I walked to Satsuma only to discover they were out of gf bread; so, we stopped in Lost Love and had some amazing bun and spring rolls with mint limeade. Oh yea, it is that good! After we strolled through the Bywater, we headed out of town and stopped at TJ Maxx and got our shopping on and then passed through Cafe Du Monde for a frozen treat. 

So thankful...

I wake with gratitude, walk with gratitude, and rest with gratitude. So immensely grateful for this wonderful life. At times I feel overwhelmed and in those moments when I lose the connection to gratitude I start to struggle. I am grateful for my family and the richness they bring to my life. 

Post- turkey napping

Oh yea, I made all that food!

The beautiful Bai before youth group.

A little toe stand for turkey day.

LIFE

It feels like I am living in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS! LIFE is big and sweet and succulent and all the things I've hoped for. It is happening now. I'm so appreciative and as I delve deeper into the now, the now becomes the past and the future the present and I root down to stand and sway in the whirl of it all and just smile. My heart is cracking open and life is bursting through.

She turned her can'ts into cans and dreams into plans

"If you build it, they will come"
I had my own Field of Dreams moment on Saturday. Thanks to Bailey and her knack for marketing, I was able to provide kids yoga to any and all interested kids at SBRCA Open House as part of our family volunteer requirement. This truly was a dream come true and the energy I received from the kids was so encouraging and powerful. I was inspired by their honest and true spirit and thirst for movement. And because the kids enjoyed it so much, as well as parents and many teachers inquired as well, I will lead a family yoga class in two weeks open to the whole school! I am so excited! I am working with the volunteer coordinator to secure a proposal for mat donations and am flooded with joy by this opportunity to share yoga with so many.

The very next day, Bailey and I traveled to Wild Lotus in New Orleans to turn in my application for Soul School, just applying is another dream come true. I am so grateful for the support I have at home to pursue my passion and share yoga with others and I am grateful for the amazing teachers that I have the privilege to practice with here in town and in Nola. After we turned in the application, we headed over to Cafe Du Monde and the 2 story Target.

And just like that we have a home...

Thanks Universe for making life possible. I am in awe of the magic surrounding me and mine. Our family feels so complete and completely amazing. I look forward to our adventures on Cypress Point.  Our first adventure: choosing paint and flooring. Let the reno begin! Today is the official day of renovating as the guys are scheduled to start on our list today. It's so exciting! I look forward to seeing our ideas come to life and the birth of our modern-shabby-farmhouse-gallery vision develop.