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Being in the moment – I used to love subbing \u00a0because my crazy schedule would only allow for irregularities and subbing suited me since you can say yes or no based on my availability\u00a0whenever the request popped up – such freedom. \u00a0Loved the idea of not having to be tied down to a commitment. No responsibility towards the students other than making sure they do not get injured and you do enough to not disappoint but at the same time, you do not go all out to the max of what you are capable of. \u00a0Somehow feeling like you had to conserve your energy as it’s not your “regular” class.<\/p>\n

Maybe because my ego became an issue, or maybe with discernment, \u00a0getting more selective, \u00a0I now avoid subbing but will do it for fellow yogini friends. \u00a0Subbing was going rather smoothly until I hit a bump where I was in need of a sub as a sub (food poisoning season?) \u00a0– \u00a0then subbing was no longer enjoyable – it can be rough – you walk in and already you feel that you have to deal with expectations vs. your ego. \u00a0I approached it as almost like a babysitting stint where you will fully care for the students but will avoid attachments \u00a0– and try very hard to not invest in human contacts other than to deliver the “class”. \u00a0“Keeping a distance” might have been my intention, never wanting to know their names.<\/p>\n

So… I was wrong. \u00a0It’s about being present and being here and now. \u00a0If I never see these people again, it does not matter. \u00a0The fact that we are in the same studio room, this month, this week, this day and time – this very moment – is enough of paths crossing, something of a miracle. \u00a0You do the best to take the students on a safe inward journey as a warm and kind – and most importantly, competent guide – then you let go. \u00a0No ego; no attachment; but 100% ownership of that class that’s been entrusted to you. \u00a0That’s the true being in the “present” with total ownership but with no investments; no expectations of any return other than the satisfaction of job well done if even one person found relief or lightness through my service. \u00a0I am evolving…thanks to yoga. \u00a0Practice, practice:)<\/p>\n

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So a card with a message delivered – how timely can it be?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Being in the moment – I used to love subbing \u00a0because my crazy schedule would only allow for irregularities and subbing suited me since you can say yes or no based on my availability\u00a0whenever the request popped up – such freedom. \u00a0Loved the idea of not having to be tied down to a commitment. No […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2940"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2994,"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2940\/revisions\/2994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wagayoga.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}