Oh yeah, Obama. I can’t stop thinking about this election and find myself smiling, smiling, smiling. I proudly add my voice to the big ‘hooray’ that is sounding out – not only America – but across the globe. I have received e-mails from some of our trainers around the world who feel the same way. I remember getting goose bumps when the victory was announced and watched in amazement the outpouring of so many diverse people, telling stories of hope and realizing what can be accomplished when individuals get together for a common cause. Healing has begun and collectively we can breathe a big global sigh of relief as we get back to business with the assurance we are in capable hands.
What does this election have to do with Pilates? For me, I reconnected with the part of myself, which knows that inner, core change is reflected like a mirror on the outside as a tangible result. It is just how it works, cause and effect. We are constantly creating our own reality by choosing our thoughts. Transformational experiences always touch, move and inspire me and change me as a result, whether it is my transformation or someone else’s. Sometimes in big ways and sometimes small, I am different nonetheless.
I like to look for opportunities in everyday life to turn a regular moment into a moment of magic as a student, teacher, teacher trainer and human being. The practice of teaching or doing Pilates never transforms the teacher or the student. Consciously approach each lesson with an eye for what is possible instead of going through the hour by routine: Saying or doing the same things over and over out of habit or making choices rather then listening to deeper intuition.
To keep Pilates fresh means to let out our inner-twinkle and extend it to another person so they feel better and then pass it to the next person. It is a chain reaction. It is a choice we all get to make, each and every time we are a student, teacher or teacher trainer. What I love about this is the more we give away, the more we have! We only get to keep what we give away.
Keep passing the passion along!