Hello, you
guys! You must have thought I had shut shop and disappeared into the wispy blue
skies of cyber space. I don’t blame you for thinking so. I have been away for
the longest of time. And I owe you a reason.
image credit: david ragusa
The back story:
I had signed up for my very first Yoga Teacher’s Training with Aura Wellness
Center, a yoga school that gives online and onsite teacher training. At that
time, my son was a little over a year old. So a lot of my yoga practice and
study sessions would involve him climbing over me and scuttling under me as I
pretzeled myself into the Downward Dog, the Bridge Pose or some of my other
favorite poses. I’d try to sneak in a few pages of study while he napped, very
often with him napping on me.
My progress
was slow and before I could realize, I had come upon the finish line of the
course. That’s when I grabbed whatever leisure time I had and spun it into my
study time. And so, blogging was set aside for a while, a long while actually.
But here I
am. Back for good. And with a special announcement: I am a Certified Yoga
Teacher now. Yayyy!!!! And I passed my written as well as practical exams with
High Honors! Yummy…these little milestones and achievements are sweet!
Now, I’m
hoping to teach yoga classes in my community, and maybe, also take a few
classes in the gyms out in town.
Along with
that, I’m hoping to make this a very creative year. As 2015 handed over its
torch to 2016, as firecrackers lit up the sky at the strike of 12, as time
offered us another gift of fresh beginnings, this little word came floating by.
CREATIVE.
I’ve never
woven a year around a word, but this one seemed just right. After over 2.5
years of not painting much or creating much, this word with its abundance of
possibilities makes me want to explore the various ways I can be creative. The
idea is to create instead of planning a project and then getting daunted by the
time involved.
Here are
some of the things I want to do to honor this word:
Knit (I am
an amateur knitter and scarves are the only thing I seem to knit. But I enjoy
the process of sitting back and looping yarn around a pair of needles.)
Crochet
(This is on my want-to-learn list.)
Embroider
(Am planning to embroider a set of silk cushion covers.)
Sew (This
one is a lofty goal, but am planning to use several online resources to crack
this code.)
Create
collages (With canvas and paper, my own drawings and coloring book cutouts.)
Fill up more
coloring books.
Draw a
series of posters featuring Jojo, my curly-haired girls.
Be more
spontaneous in trying new creative adventures.
What is your
word for 2016?