Next month marks my sixth year teaching yoga. I've been a dance teacher for the last sixteen years. I began when I was in high school teaching dance to my peers. Since then, I have taught students young and old at all different levels in three continents. I like to think I know the body well; how it moves, the physics, moving efficiently with more ease and less effort. This comes from years and years of discipline and practice. One must know something inside themselves before they can teach it That Ah Hah Moment Rachel Holmes 12/15/2017
Next month marks my sixth year teaching yoga. I've been a dance teacher for the last sixteen years. I began when I was in high school teaching dance to my peers. Since then, I have taught students young and old at all different levels in three continents. I like to think I know the body well; how it moves, the physics, moving efficiently with more ease and less effort. This comes from years and years of discipline and practice. One must know something inside themselves before they can teach it
This journey started for me almost two years ago. At least, that is when it felt like it started. It really began some time in 2012 when I knew I needed a big life change. At that point I was living in NYC. A place I loved and had been since 2002. I knew something drastic needed to happen. I had no idea what it should be. Should I change careers? Do I need to move overseas? I really had no idea. By 2014 I was asking the universe on a daily basis for help and guidance. Luckily, later that year I Map Quest Rachel Holmes 12/13/2017
This journey started for me almost two years ago. At least, that is when it felt like it started. It really began some time in 2012 when I knew I needed a big life change. At that point I was living in NYC. A place I loved and had been since 2002. I knew something drastic needed to happen. I had no idea what it should be. Should I change careers? Do I need to move overseas? I really had no idea. By 2014 I was asking the universe on a daily basis for help and guidance. Luckily, later that year I
What is community? It all depends on your perspective. For some, it may be the group of people who have similar beliefs, activities or lifestyles as themselves. For others, it is a much broader group of people. I was recently told that my involvement with the community was not great enough to keep a specific situation as it currently is. This individual's idea of community in our conversation was confined to the walls of the building we were in; a limited community with the intention of Community Rachel Holmes 12/08/2017
What is community? It all depends on your perspective. For some, it may be the group of people who have similar beliefs, activities or lifestyles as themselves. For others, it is a much broader group of people. I was recently told that my involvement with the community was not great enough to keep a specific situation as it currently is. This individual's idea of community in our conversation was confined to the walls of the building we were in; a limited community with the intention of
