It's Monday Already?

I had one of those perfect weekends where time seems to fly and even though you didn't plan to do anything, you wound up having a blast.

The only thing on my agenda was teaching a Saturday morning yoga class and then a client meeting. But hubby P and I went out to dinner with some friends of ours Friday night and had the best time! Before we knew it it was close to 11. Then Saturday evening I got swept up hanging out with hubby P and his friend (even though it was designated boys night) and Sunday I had a fabulous brunch and much needed girl talk and then dinner and a movie at night.

The funny thing is that my agenda book had so much white space for the weekend that I thought it was going to be a bust. I didn't make a lot of plans and what plans I did have were followed by a "?" because nothing was definite. Having very little expectations and plans actually worked in my favor and leaving my weekend fun in fate's hands was well worth it.

I know we always want to be in control... never want to waste a minute or fly by the seat of our pants, but sometimes it's really worth it in the end. I have found the phenomenon of "less expectations, more fun" to hold true in quite a few circumstances. So the next time you find your expectations spiraling sky high, take a step back. You'll have way more fun with life's curveballs.

*********************************************************
WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT

Laughter Yoga FUN-raiser

Reduce Stress, Enhance Mind, Body & Spirit with Bruce Katlin

Learn how to laugh for health! Benefit from this unique and scientifically proven concept. Improve stamina, lower blood pressure, REDUCE STRESS, increase endorphins, enhance interpersonal relationships and more.

WHEN: Saturday, March 7th, 2009
WHERE: THE CENTER FOR CHANGE
210 East Main Street, Huntington NY
PRICE: $15 (donation)
TIME: 2:00 PM

RSVP: dyoga@optonline.net

Sponsored by Discover & Recover
http://www.discover-recover.org/

Current Mood: Excited!

I am happy to announce that I've been offered the opportunity to serve as vice president on the board of a wonderful organization that has a truly beautiful mission. I met the inspirational founder during my teacher training and have been working with her ever since to help further her mission. The organization is Discover & Recover, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating the community, hospitals and schools as to the many benefits of Yoga, Meditation, Hypnosis, Qigong, Taiji, and Oriental Medicine. It is their mission to offer healing arts programs to individuals, schools, outpatient facilities, and aftercare patients.

So this weekend is packed with exciting things... a mini board meeting with D&R, teaching a Saturday morning group rock yoga class, a dinner date with hubby P in honor of V-day and celebrating a very special family member's birthday with breakfast and a movie on Sunday.

Packing out my schedule used to fill me with sheer panic... but it doesn't anymore. The main reason? I started packing it out with things I enjoy rather than things I "have" to do or "should" do. Makes a monumental difference!