Saturday, July 20, 2013

Change; the only constant.


 


This week I have been saying goodbye to many of my students and studios. Today, while announcing my leave and introducing the new instructor at Yoga Shakti, I unexpectedly broke out in tears. I have deep ties to many of my students at this particular studio, still I did not expect to feel so deeply. My emotions rattled me.

For a moment, I almost felt embarrassed. What was happening to me? It came on so sudden. I felt powerless. But when I looked up (yes, my face was buried in my palms) I found my students looking at me with compassion and understanding - some of them teary-eyed as well. I took a deep breath and reminded myself that these yogis have put their trust in me for years -- breathing, laughing, falling, getting back up, and yes, at times, crying -- in a space that I held for them. Now was a time for me to trust and allow myself to be held, too. 

It is okay to feel vulnerable.