Even before I had kids, I have always cherished sleep and quiet. It is so rare in our society to have no sound at all. All my kids are napping, and I was trying to, but then got up and decided to get things done, got everything else done, and said Oh Yeah My Blog!
There was one time I was coming back with a friend from Burningman, its a wild festival in the Nevada Desert, where its a dried up lake, and for one week before Labor Day becomes a living, breathing city of 40,000 people, probably upto 50,000 now. Amazing totally getting away from the world, it actually feels odd to come back, over there it is a barter system, everyone shares, is kind, and lets everybody be. Everyone has their own way of being, some come to party, I love to people watch, and feel like a child and play, innocent play. It is very dusty and dirty over there with no proper showers, so you just do what you can, and live in the elements and fill up your time meeting people and looking at art all around you. I did it three times, anyway, my friend was driving to Vegas where I was going to rent a car and drive back to Los Angeles. I don't remember what highway we were on, but there were barely any cars, we got out to stretch our legs and take a break, and the silence was deafening. It took me a moment to realize how rare it was, and then a car would go by, and then again complete silence.
Sometimes when I go teach my Yoga class, I forget to take my music, and I take that opportunity to tell the class that we will enjoy complete quiet as we do our class, it is amazing. The music is nice because it is something else to concentrate on other than our own inner voice and million of things in our head, but to get into the yoga movements, even in silence, with a group, its a beautiful energy.
In my Mat Pilates class, I play no music, I want people to hear their breath, and do the workout to their own beat, it is really powerful once everyone really sync in to themselves.
So now I hear sirens outside, we live near a main street, but in my house it is so quiet, and I am in heaven. Before kids I would nap all the time, that would be my recharge, I would be "ON" everywhere else, but in my home I would completely turn "OFF." I am unable to do that now with a husband and children, they should have the best of me, that is my challenge, to consciously be on 100%, be present, even if I am drained, they deserve all of me.
I do get away for mani pedi, when I teach my classes I turn off everything in my brain and tune into the energy exchange with my students. But this quiet, where my husband is off doing errands, and all three kids are napping is PRICELESS - I feel recharged in QUIET. I feel like I can think, plan, conquer, achieve, excell when its QUIET.
When it is quiet everywhere else my words ring in my ear when I tell my students, you have to put yourself first, or who else is going to do it for you?
Are you feeling your best?
Are you happy with your career?
Are you taking time for yourself?
Are you communicating with your family?
Ask yourself, and decide to take charge to make this life PRICELESS.
Coach Yulia
There was one time I was coming back with a friend from Burningman, its a wild festival in the Nevada Desert, where its a dried up lake, and for one week before Labor Day becomes a living, breathing city of 40,000 people, probably upto 50,000 now. Amazing totally getting away from the world, it actually feels odd to come back, over there it is a barter system, everyone shares, is kind, and lets everybody be. Everyone has their own way of being, some come to party, I love to people watch, and feel like a child and play, innocent play. It is very dusty and dirty over there with no proper showers, so you just do what you can, and live in the elements and fill up your time meeting people and looking at art all around you. I did it three times, anyway, my friend was driving to Vegas where I was going to rent a car and drive back to Los Angeles. I don't remember what highway we were on, but there were barely any cars, we got out to stretch our legs and take a break, and the silence was deafening. It took me a moment to realize how rare it was, and then a car would go by, and then again complete silence.
Sometimes when I go teach my Yoga class, I forget to take my music, and I take that opportunity to tell the class that we will enjoy complete quiet as we do our class, it is amazing. The music is nice because it is something else to concentrate on other than our own inner voice and million of things in our head, but to get into the yoga movements, even in silence, with a group, its a beautiful energy.
In my Mat Pilates class, I play no music, I want people to hear their breath, and do the workout to their own beat, it is really powerful once everyone really sync in to themselves.
So now I hear sirens outside, we live near a main street, but in my house it is so quiet, and I am in heaven. Before kids I would nap all the time, that would be my recharge, I would be "ON" everywhere else, but in my home I would completely turn "OFF." I am unable to do that now with a husband and children, they should have the best of me, that is my challenge, to consciously be on 100%, be present, even if I am drained, they deserve all of me.
I do get away for mani pedi, when I teach my classes I turn off everything in my brain and tune into the energy exchange with my students. But this quiet, where my husband is off doing errands, and all three kids are napping is PRICELESS - I feel recharged in QUIET. I feel like I can think, plan, conquer, achieve, excell when its QUIET.
When it is quiet everywhere else my words ring in my ear when I tell my students, you have to put yourself first, or who else is going to do it for you?
Are you feeling your best?
Are you happy with your career?
Are you taking time for yourself?
Are you communicating with your family?
Ask yourself, and decide to take charge to make this life PRICELESS.
Coach Yulia
U R right silence is gold ;@)
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