Well... I broke my left pinky toe on Thursday. Sigh... I wish I could say I was practicing ballet or rock climbing, or something else cool, but I wasn't. I stubbed it on my garbage can. Seriously? I was pretty upset so Edison held up 3 fingers and told me, "Mama take 3 deep breaths." I love that kid.  I still taught my Vinyasa class the next day. I sat in a folding chair and told everyone what to do. Some people thought that meant the class would be easier. Muahahaha! Incorrect!  Anyway, sending good vibes for a great week and healthy toes! Watch out for that garbage can (or bed frame) they can sneak up on you! Namas(tay). P.s. What do you think of my new shoe? Stylish right?

Friday was the first official workplace Tayoga. It was held for the employees of the Almond Board of California, which is located on the top floor of the Doubletree Hotel in Modesto. This event came about because one of the employees had attended my free Friday lunchtime yoga at the Dragonfly-Art for Life. She enjoyed it and thought it would be nice to bring yoga to the workplace. I couldn't agree more! No matter where you work, it seems like stress is always present. It's the degree of stress that seems to vary. Whether you experience a little stress or a lot of stress at work, yoga is always a good idea, in my opinion! The Almond Board brought me in to teach yoga as a way to help the employees relieve stress. This makes me so happy because stress sucks! Count me in for helping others relieve some of that nonsense! I had 10 ladies join me for this 45 minute yoga session. I thought it was going to be chair yoga, but when I walked in, they had their conference room set up with

So I realized this morning that I have a problem. A yoga problem (if there is such a thing). Apparently, I have been teaching and going to classes so much that this morning instead of driving to work I started driving to my yoga studio! Whoops! I love yoga so much I started a class at work for the employees. Yoga makes me feel so good and I want to share it with others. Today will be the second Chair Tayoga class for all available employees from 10:30-10:45am. I realize it is only a 15 minute class but any yoga is better than none at all. Plus, I provide a brief shoulder massage with essential oils for those who have time. Everyone loved the class so much I decided to bring it back this week!  I am blessed to have found a passion in life and I hope you find one as well. Have a splendid week!

This past Saturday Elevate Community Yoga hosted an additional training for its teachers which was on the softer side of yoga. This included Slow Flow, Gentle, Restorative, Yin, Chair and private sessions. It was a lot of information to pack in one day but I absolutely loved it. I took this training because I enjoy making people feel good. I never thought I would want to do private sessions but it is definitely a way to individualize and help heal one person at a time. Maybe down the road I'll start private session but I am definitely more comfortable in the group setting for now. I also thoroughly enjoyed the Chair Yoga training. I want to take this information and bring it to my workplace. I currently work at a Skilled Nursing Facility. This can be a very stressful environment to work in and my goal is to start hosting 15 minute chair yoga sessions for the employees. This will help with their physical and mental health. I've already announced it to the staff who seem very e