into the blue- dear pre-covid self
Can you imagine reading a letter from your future self in January 2020?
Mine would look something like this...
Dear Georgia,
Friday, March 13th will be Pip and Phoebe’s last day of school, and Roo’s last day of commuting to work, for at least 6 months if not a year or more. You will not be getting on a plane for the foreseeable future. Your retreats will be cancelled and your vacation plans too. Although you will be happy to have Roo grounded from his business trips, you will eventually ache to travel and visit family and friends. You will close your new studio in Hamilton due to it being unsafe to practice in person. By then, you will be required to wear masks in public, and you will wonder if you’ll ever shake someone’s hand again.
You will lose faith in your government as it exhibits shortsighted leadership and disregard for expertise. Six months from now, nearly 1MM people will have died from a virus you’ve never heard of and the US will have the greatest number of cases and deaths. At least 33 countries will ban U.S. travelers come July.
You will experience shame, trauma, and disgust as racial inequalities are horrifically exhibited again and again. You will bear (virtual) witness to humans murdered in cold blood, and others “cancelled” like you would a Netflix subscription. The chasm between the haves and the have-nots will spread at an unfathomable rate. You will come to understand this time as a breaking point: when our society’s value of the individual over the common good (and our Earth) has turned toxic.
There will be silver linings too. There will be so much more time and space to be at home with your family. Social pressure will be a moot point and doing less will be acceptable. You will appreciate Sugar and Grit (my dogs) that much more as they remind you: all that matters is right here, right now. You will connect with friends that live farther away because now a ZOOM dinner is a legit way to spend Saturday night. You will take teaching online like a bull by the horns. You will reconnect with old and new students. You will bring CAKE to a wider audience, and they will like it. You will re-evaluate how you live your life and how you show up for others.
Brace yourself, you are about to enter a period of great change and uncertainty. It will not be easy. You will revert, regress, retreat. Whatever boundaries you set, all bets are off; it will be up to you to reconfigure a life worth living. Three pieces of advice to get to the other side: 1) make choices from a place of love and not from a place of fear; 2) be patient and 3) give what you’ve got and take what you need.
Go gentle,
Your future self
Would I be able to comprehend a letter like this? Here we are six months in. We are living moment to moment, wondering what’s next, trying hard to keep the fear at bay and staying present without any plans to distract us. We are hoping and praying for a new normal better than this --one where reparations are made, children go to school in person, ZOOM dinners are a thing we did during COVID, and we value each other as much as ourselves.
As always, thank you for reading.
And now, without further ado,
here’s what Blue Light has got to give:
You are invited to join me and other members of the Blue Light community every weekday morning at 930am. LIVE classes are two-way so I can talk to you, you can talk to me, and you can talk to each other. There is always a “hello, how are you?” before we begin.
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Blue Light Yoga Tuesday and Thursdays at 930am
CAKE Monday Wednesday and Friday at 930am
NOTE: to access LIVE classes you must first create an account with Namastream where Blue Light is hosted. By clicking on links below you will be brought to Blue Light's Online Store on Namastream.
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Can't make a LIVE class? All Blue Light Yoga and CAKE recordings can be accessed on-demand at link below. You can buy either a 24-hour pass or 7-day pass that will grant you unlimited access.
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You can totally stay on as a one-class-at-a-time kind of gal or pal OR...DRUM ROLL PLEASE…in a few days you can purchase a MEMBERSHIP to Blue Light, and have unlimited access to LIVE classes, recordings, and more. Details will be released to your inbox this week!
Are you having a hard time finding the motivation to do a recording on your own or show up to a LIVE class? It’s always easier to start something, or build a good habit, when we have a partner to do it with. Let me pair you up with a Blue Light Buddy. I will connect you to another member of this community looking for the same kind of accountability and support. All you have to do is email me at the link below. P.S. Since it’s almost impossible to meet people these days, this will be a surefire way to a new friendship.
Hook me up with a Blue Light Buddy
Hopefully, many of you are seeing the Blue Light Spotlights on Instagram and Facebook. 3 times a week members of this community are featured as a means to get to know one another better. The more we know each other, the more we feel connected in class.
Want to be Spotlighted? We want you to be spotlighted! Don't be shy- click on link below to make your submission!
Please Feature Me on the Blue Light Spotlight
Are you intrigued by CAKE but not sure where to start? Or do you want to invite a friend but feel like he or she would benefit from an introduction before jumping into a class. I’ve created 4 short videos that walk you through what to expect in a CAKE class.
NOTE: to access series you must first create an account with Namastream where Blue Light is hosted. By clicking on link below you will be brought to Blue Light's Online Store on Namastream.
Blue Light Discussions have long been a part of this community. After a short hiatus, they’re back. Our next Blue Light Discussion will be offered on Wednesday, September 23 at 630PM EST. The topic is Boundaries during COVID.
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Sign up for Blue Light Yoga Discussion: Boundaries during COVID
Blue Light Book Club. Blue Light will now host a book club every other month. We will be discussing Caste by Isabel Wilkerson on Wednesday October 21 at 630PM EST. All proceeds from our October Book Club will be donated to Justice Aid.
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Sign Up for Blue Light Book Club: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
For those of you interested in learning about how I sequence my classes, I’m teaching a workshop on this subject on Saturday October 17 from 10-12pm. Sign up at link below.
Sign Up for Planting the Sequencing Seed Workshop
Times are difficult. If you need some help, clarity and tools to help regain your ground, focus, and peace of mind, you may be interested in booking a counseling session with me.
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