As I wrap up the school year from my kids’ yoga classes, every year I take some time for reflection and gratitude for the things that I’ve had to navigate both challenging and successful moments. This was the first time back teaching a full school year from the pandemic and it has presented so many moments to look toward for understanding and to grow from. I am so grateful to the schools who invited me back from a long pandemic hiatus to the new school that I joined to teach 6 classes in weekly.
So as I reflect I am hit with the all too familiar sense of bitter sweetness that comes with the end of the year rituals, saying goodbye and moving up ceremonies. I am so proud of my students and all that they have accomplished for themselves and I hope in a world that can feel hopeless, scary and confusing that within ourselves and each other, we can look for answers and opportunities to work together collectively and make the world a better place.
Being a teacher has been one of the most rewarding and difficult jobs of my life. But as I reflect on my 10th year of teaching I know that this is the important work that I find myself facing each day, to do what’s right not what’s easy.
I hope you find this time of transition manageable and tend to your soul the best way you can.
If you need some support through yoga practice, cooking classes, catering or wellness meal delivery please never hesitate to reach out.
Happy summer to all!