Finding new ways forwards..

As a fitness instructor, my partcipants got used to me saying certain things. 'Keep on trying new things' is one of them.  This is one of the ways I live my life.  I guess life is like a maze and when you hit a wall, you have to turn around and retrace your steps a bit and then see if there is another way. 

I am so grateful for my years of teaching in gyms and I just want to reassure you that I am NOT GONE, just finding new ways forwards that my body can cope with.  One of those ways is doing my own practise in my home studio every day, as well as starting to plan some in-person one to ones and online classes in my home studio, Haven. 

I am also still teaching my weekly class at the Letchworth Settlement and will be keeping my Wednesday 1:30 slot there into the autumn. 

While working out what is best for me, I have also started to try another way of planning my classes, by drawing stick figures.  What fun!  Learning something new is one of my favourite things, and having a bit of headspace with regards to planning has given me the time and energy to do this.  As with anything new, you have to be prepared to be a beginner, for it to feel awkward and for it to take more time that the old way of doing things.  I have shared a part of my first stick man plan and you can laugh at my horrendous drawings! 

Speaking of drawing, did you know that I model for life-drawing classes?  I will be with Matt Burdon at the Hollwell Hall tonight and am looking forward to seeing the beautiful drawings that these artists create.

Just in case you didn't know, I also do dog sitting, cat sitting and dog walking.  I have my core clients, who share updates with me about their animals that I get to know and enjoy spending time with. 

When I turned 50, I made a promise to myself that I would only do work that made me happy and this has turned out to be much easier than I thought.  I used to think I had to stick to one thing, but it turns out that having many interests that make me happy that I can turn into 'work' which pays is a wonderful way to live my life. 

Please do get in touch if you are interested in:

• Yoga Classes
• Personal Training
  
• Dog Walking, Dog Sitting, Cat Sitting
  
• Indian Head Massage
  

I will leave you with some life wisdom:  'Keep on trying new things', and also:  'Try and raise your hands above your head at least once a day'.  :-)