Community not business.......

This blog wasn't started to be about "business" and those of you who know me well, know I am SO NOT about business.......this blog was started to build a community...a place may be to go and laugh, grow, get information or maybe to start your own post....this is OUR blog!

When Melanie Martin and I started dreaming of opening our own hot yoga studio the ONLY things we truly wanted was to build a community of people. To bring people together who may only begin with one thing in common..."hot yoga" but in return become like family. A place where someone can enter and immediately feel connected and a part of something bigger, I think somewhere deep inside we all want to belong to something.

Well, what I've seen was bigger than I even imagined. I knew that people would eventually feel welcome and feel that sense of "home" but never did I imagine that it would be the instant they started their practice with us. This week I've been blessed to be a part of something much bigger than what Melanie and I dreamed of......

This week as many lost their hot yoga home, even if it's a temporary loss, I saw our community at Hot Yoga House welcome these people as if they'd known them for years. I witnessed you introduce yourself to new people, show them warmth and hospitality and it didn't go un-noticed by many. I have had the most wonderful phone calls, emails and tender conversations after class about how comfortable and wonderful THIS community of people is!

YES....community...being part of something bigger....changing lives....yoga....that seems to be what we all need right now. Things are tough, we've all been touched somehow by this economy and that is why I truly believe time spent ON YOUR MAT can help you thru.

I asked the other day when we were in the final Savasana (coffin pose named by Paul) what did that moment feel like....what did it sound like....what did it taste like....what did it smell like...and would those senses be something that you could take off the mat and into your life to allow you to be calm and peaceful during the storm? I think it was 100% yes! Learn to take your savasana with you!

SO I invite you to come and experience YOUR savasana....experience time on YOUR mat....see what a difference this community and YOUR yoga practice can make in EVERY aspect of your life!

I'd love to hear from you, what do YOU find in your yoga practice that helps you in your day to day routine, others want to know too, after all we ARE a Hot Yoga House community!

I have loved getting to know you this week and I have LOVED seeing those familiar faces. I look forward to future times spent together!

Misty

Just say NO to multi-tasking...YES to patience!

I began teaching our Friday Vinyasa class because I wanted you to embrace patience, to enjoy the challenge, and to learn to laugh at yourself.

Patience isn't something anyone can teach you it has to come from within. I have to say that before I started studying and practicing yoga I didn't "get it"! David would throw a thimble at my sometimes and say "use this to hold your patience"! But I soon learned patience from MY MAT........YES I learned patience from my yoga mat.

I learned from tortoise and many other asanas. I learned to cultivate patience to move forward steadily, no matter how slow my progress was. It's great to be motivated to do hot yoga by all the wonderful physcial things hot yoga can do for you, but if that is your only thought you will eventually be disappointed, there's so much more. For long term tranformation you have to be patient.

Sometimes our main culprit is thinking that we should be able to accomplish something without making a consistent effort. That hurts us by diverting our attention to what the work IS and what we believe we are entitled to. It also makes it impossible to learn and appreciate what is taking place this very minute!

So resolve to live in the moment, this very minute of this very day, live in the moments of your practice, enjoy it NO matter where it is and let go of expecations!

Workshop....Wine....Way Fun!

We had a great time on Friday night for our Foundations Workshop....didn't we??

SO who says yoga can't be fun!

They laughed, shared, grew deeper and walked a little farther down their yoga path....

NOW that being said I didn't know that this yoga path had a detour to the liqour store? What you ask!?

YES as friends brought together by yoga, they went thru their "workbooks" studied postures found a perfect foundation for each to begin and they had wine and fruit along the way!

Now I know you are saying, "Misty, I think all that makes sense isn't it you that always says, hot yoga, STRAPS and a name like Misty gives hot yoga house a bad name?" so what's a little wine!?

NOTHING it was a great 1st Foundations Class at our new "House"!

SO the next one is scheduled make your plans to attend, I can't promise wine you'd have to talk to Robin and Holly about that! But I can promise that you will learn a lot and know YOUR FOUNDATION to begin your hot yoga practice!

Thank you all for coming, I had a blast!

Hot Yoga House Thank You.....

So today I took a little teasing when I opened the studio this a.m.! Paul and Georgia said there were report of some flurries so didn't know if I would be there...HA HA!

I have to tell you that I REALLY missed seeing all of you and leading you in your practice. This isn't just a "job" to me, I don't have to do this, but I really feel called to lead you in yoga and when we don't see each other for a few days I really miss it and YOU!

Why do I love it so much?

ONE of the many reasons happened today......when everyone was in VIRABHADRASANA TRIKANASANA (warrior two with traingle) I saw Georgia, who upon attending her 1st class wasn't so sure of this hot yoga thing...but she stuck to it and her triangle was spectacular this morning, I actually got a little teary eyed!

To get the opportunity to watch each of you change and transform literaly right in front of me is something that I do not take for granite, I find it a privilege!

Thank you for letting me be a small part of your life, I truly enjoy each moment with you!