Setting Intentions
March 2023 Slice of Life challenge
On Monday after yoga class the teacher said that the studio would be open until further notice. I know it may be controversial but I felt okay going to class as I just walked into the room, set up my personal mat/props and enjoyed class with 4 other people. I checked in online in order to avoid the touch screen, stayed out of the locker room and brought my own mat and props to use during class. I told the teacher that coming to yoga class was the only normal that I had left as all other things have been canceled. Work, everything school related, gymnastics and my gym are all on hiatus. I support these closures and I truly believe they are for all the right and smart reasons. Before I was heading to yoga on Monday I felt uneasy about my decision to go but I did anyhow because I knew it would just be a matter of time before it was shut down too. And as of last night it was. Now I have nothing from my routine left. Nothing. No more normal.
I’m NOT going to shut down. I will still wake up and get myself ready for each day. My family and I will find a new routine. I’ve had my routine uprooted before and I’ve always found another way, another routine. I am tenacious. Let’s do this.
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3/18/2020 01:08:40 pm
I hear you loud and clear. I'm having a hard time with no routine. Can't go anywhere. Can't do anything. Guess my dogs will be getting a lot of walks!
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3/18/2020 02:42:31 pm
When it looked like it was going to be one week + Spring Break, I just floated through days. Last night, the governor announced all schools would be closed through April 28th. I made myself grade some papers before lunch. We are waiting to hear about eLearninig expectations. In the meantime, I think I need a more consistent routine.
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3/18/2020 05:00:53 pm
It is so disorienting to have one's routine is upended. I like how you progress from what was your routine, and then how the pieces of it have been stripped away. And when you create a new routine in this odd time, it will begin to feel normal. That will be the strangest part.
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3/18/2020 07:40:12 pm
Oh my. My routines are all in reconstruction now, too. And I'm retired! One thing I have going is - on warmer mornings (+50 degrees) I roll out my yoga mats on the back patio. Otherwise, on the living room rug. I do have a routine, revised from what I've learned in classes. But did I do it this morning? No...that's another chapter in routines all under reconstruction.
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