January 17, 2022

Sometimes you just need a break, ya know?

When I decided to spend a month in the US I told myself I’d do a lot of ‘work’. Study for my coaching course, update my website, probably teach some yoga online to my regulars- ya know those things.

I left Rome on December 9. I left with excitement and trepidation. Probably in equal parts. I left thrilled to spend the holidays with my most beloved family and friends in Asheville, NC and I left a tiny bit scared about what I might find after a two-year absence. An absence marked almost entirely by a global pandemic. By fear, rules, and uncertainty. But also by change and growth beyond compare.

When I left I was nervous. About how I’d show up and about what America might have become. I was nervous I wouldn’t fit in, I was nervous I’d try to pretend my way into fitting in (classic people-pleasing behavior what can I say ).

What I found, yet again, is that this pandemic has made us all a little more *real*. I found my connections to the people I love were deeper than ever before. I found that my fears about America were somewhat true/ somewhat not.

Anyway. I didn’t “accomplish” a whole lot in terms of “work”. And? These types of long unintentional pauses allow creativity to burst through the cracks in the funniest of places.

So? I am going to send out a newsletter. I’ve been resistant to it forever cause it felt like more marketing. Oh right, and cause I’m inherently unmotivated by all things technology. What will it be? Damn good question, tbd. I imagine it’ll be musings like this. I imagine it’ll be a tiny place for me to share things I’m doing and loving and learning.

As I sit professionally under the large umbrella of: retreat leader, yoga teacher, tour guide, writer, freelance consultant and soon-to-be body-oriented coach— it feels only right to start a newsletter.

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