Yoga Journal - Back again!!
So, it took almost 7.5 months, but I'm back again :D
Today I completed the first half of Week 2, Day 5 - focusing on the movement of the breath through mini Sun Salutations - along with 2 repetitions of the full Sun Salutation (once on each side). If I keep this up, I'll finish Day 5 and Day 6 by the end of this week.
The last almost 7.5 months have seen a lot of changes that I can barely keep track of. I did start a new part-time job in January, but was then fired in March - I had a lot of trouble with lateness (this happens when you are depressed and unmotivated). On the other hand, March started to see a pickup in music therapy clients and a few useful bookkeeping clients (tax season related). In May, I managed to get a day-to-day substitute teaching gig. I learned a few things from this: 1) while I enjoy teaching in small groups, I do NOT want to have to deal with leading a large classroom of students, 2) I prefer to sub as a teaching assistant, 3) lunch duty sucks, 4) I NEVER want to teach full-time ever again, and 5) I really am a music therapist at heart. Looking back to 12 years ago when I was a general music teacher, I really wasn't suited to classroom teaching. I'm glad things fell out in the manner they did, now I am doing something I love and am forced to work through my issues. Without having the structure provided by steady employment, it has been both easier and more difficult to concentrate on music therapy. I have learned that I really need to establish my own daily structure and routine - when I don't, I turn into a slug, get nothing done, and get more depressed. At this point, I am aware of these issues and trying to get somewhere in structuring myself.
I also received a jolt of motivation a week ago for returning to my yoga practice and yoga journal project when one of my friends/acquaintances really enthusiastically told me about beginning her own yoga journey. Hopefully I can continue to ride this wave of borrowed enthusiasm in order to structure and contain my life. Wish me luck!!
Today I completed the first half of Week 2, Day 5 - focusing on the movement of the breath through mini Sun Salutations - along with 2 repetitions of the full Sun Salutation (once on each side). If I keep this up, I'll finish Day 5 and Day 6 by the end of this week.
The last almost 7.5 months have seen a lot of changes that I can barely keep track of. I did start a new part-time job in January, but was then fired in March - I had a lot of trouble with lateness (this happens when you are depressed and unmotivated). On the other hand, March started to see a pickup in music therapy clients and a few useful bookkeeping clients (tax season related). In May, I managed to get a day-to-day substitute teaching gig. I learned a few things from this: 1) while I enjoy teaching in small groups, I do NOT want to have to deal with leading a large classroom of students, 2) I prefer to sub as a teaching assistant, 3) lunch duty sucks, 4) I NEVER want to teach full-time ever again, and 5) I really am a music therapist at heart. Looking back to 12 years ago when I was a general music teacher, I really wasn't suited to classroom teaching. I'm glad things fell out in the manner they did, now I am doing something I love and am forced to work through my issues. Without having the structure provided by steady employment, it has been both easier and more difficult to concentrate on music therapy. I have learned that I really need to establish my own daily structure and routine - when I don't, I turn into a slug, get nothing done, and get more depressed. At this point, I am aware of these issues and trying to get somewhere in structuring myself.
I also received a jolt of motivation a week ago for returning to my yoga practice and yoga journal project when one of my friends/acquaintances really enthusiastically told me about beginning her own yoga journey. Hopefully I can continue to ride this wave of borrowed enthusiasm in order to structure and contain my life. Wish me luck!!