I ended in a yoga studio kind of by accident. Or more like by destiny, and by destiny I mean that of all the other after school activities, this one was the closest to my house, and the only one my mom would take me. Either way it changed my life. Not at first, honestly, at first I just thought this is cool I might do it again. And here we are, 10 years later, more than 500 hrs of teacher trainings, teaching 15 classes a week.

But really what is yoga for me? We could say that it is my job, is my workout, my relax space. Where I’ve made life long friendships, where I have fun. Where I disconnect from the outside world, later to realize I am connecting to my inside world. Sure yoga is also where I find me, where I challenge myself. It’s a space where it doesn’t matter where I’m from, what I have done. It is where I find my strength, where I get to bend myself, open up. Where I’d cry, got angry, frustrated and incredibly happy. But more than that, yoga is the way I show up for myself.

In my twenty something years of living, I’ve learned that no matter how hard I try I can’t control the outside world. Shit happens, people do stuff, both smart and stupid. And I cannot expect for everyone to be there when I need them at all times. People have lives, and issues, mainly they have issues. So the only person I can make sure is there for me, is me, and there are so many ways to do that. But for me is my yoga practice. When people don’t pay me in time and I struggle to make rent, I can practice. When things don’t go my way and my dreams look far away, my practice is there. When someone breaks my heart and leaves me feeling like I’m not good enough I roll my mat and practice. When I’m sick or with no energy or will I sit and I breathe. And there it is again! My practice. Keeping me grounded, allowing me to feel and to express myself through movement, through stillness. It makes me live my life with intention and it connects me with my power.

My biggest strength right now it is that I can show up for myself no matter what, I can say to myself I got you, we are going to be fine. And yoga taught me that, keeps teaching me that every time. Yoga is my way of showing up for myself, every time, no matter what. It is there, supporting me.