There's No Place Like Home

There's no place like home, but sometimes, for business or for pleasure, there are times when you cannot be at home.

I'm currently working on a project where all my team is in Melbourne and I'm the only one in Sydney. Luckily, a lot of the work can be done from Sydney but, there are some tasks that can only be done in Melbourne.

As much as I love travelling, it is always unsettling, especially when Hubby cannot accompany me. Yet, it was only last week while I was in Melbourne that I became aware of the number of yogic and other complementary practices I use to help me unwind and centre.

Note to Self: Stop Worrying

In my last post, Going With the Flow, I noted that the fortune in my cookie read: “Stop worrying ... And take a chance ...”.

Going with the Flow

Last Tuesday I flew to Melbourne for business and returned Friday night because I was teaching on Saturday morning. As a part-timer, I usually use my Wednesdays off to prepare for my yoga classes. However, being in Melbourne I had to work.

Days of back-to-back meetings meant that I stayed back late at the office collating and digesting information and didn't return to my hotel room until 8:00 or 9:00pm. Late Thursday evening I scribbled down a sequence for the general class, and then, in the airport lounge on Friday I planned the Seniors class. I estimated timings for the general class during the flight to Sydney and ‘refined’ the practices for both classes when I returned home at 10:30pm. However, I was too tired to physically run through the classes and check the sequence and actual timings.

Saturday morning and all I had was some scribbled notes and vague ideas of themes instead of my usual typed class plans. I knew I was in trouble in the general class when there were only three asanas left and half an hour to fill! And I almost panicked in the Seniors class when I discovered I was missing a set of practices I wanted to include.

Food for Thought

Have you heard of the Slow Food^® movement or the 100 Mile Diet?

Photo by snowbear from morguefile.com

Smile!

Yesterday I attended a workshop with Swami Satyadharma about Managing the Mind through Meditation. I came away feeling so much clearer in the head, much more focused, and so inspired.