Transitions

The natural flow of life, one chapter ends as another one begins. New doorways of opportunity and possibility open up. Throughout my years of travelling and moving from place to place I have discovered that there is a space in between the end and the new beginning… this is the transition.

The transitional phase is the perfect time to reflect on past experiences, acknowledging the high times and the lows, the friendships made and the places visited. I find that emotions are brought to the surface: feelings of appreciation, for the good times experienced in a particular place; love, for the dear people that have been a huge part of my life in that place; sadness towards those people and the places I have to leave behind; anticipation about the future; excitement and nervousness toward the new opportunities and adventure ahead. While my mind is often a whirlwind of emotions, I still try to remain present, experiencing this very moment with gratitude.

Change

My present moment is deep in this transitional phase. I have just left my home for the past two years in Canada behind. I said my goodbye’s, or should I say, “see you later” to my dear friends, colleagues and the yoga studio where I have been teaching and am currently exploring the western United States with my mum and dad. We began our road trip by travelling through Osoyoos, British Columbia, down though the Grand Coulee’s in Washington, along the Columbia River Gorge to Portland where we visited an old family friend, then onward to Silver Falls State Park, the glorious Crater Lake, northern California and into the high desert of Nevada to visit my brother.

This Moment

A couple of weeks in the desert is offering me the time to contemplate, reflect in my journal, write letters, practice yoga and just be with family. When a dear friend from high school decides to visit I find myself blasting into my past, sharing stories from twelve years ago and deeply appreciating that even though so many years can pass by, a true friendship really can last forever! This realization consoles the lingering feelings of sadness with regards to the people I have just left behind.

Letting Go of Attachments

Being able to let go of attachments, objects and people, allows me to bring closure to a situation. When this stagnant energy is cleared space can be created for the new. My family is coming together this week to celebrate my Opa’s life and spread his ashes. This is going to be a significant opportunity for all of us to release built up emotions and set them free, just as he will be free to go back to the earth.

Reset

I have been invited to guest teach a yoga class this afternoon at the World Dance Collective in Reno and as I plan the sequence for todays’ class I realize that this is a huge opportunity to reset. (I often plan my classes around what I am experiencing in my life; creating a personal and realistic theme that I can share truthfully with my students and also one that my students can relate to.)

Eclipse

I also begin to recognise the significance of the upcoming full moon with a partial lunar eclipse, which will be followed by a total solar eclipse during the next new moon with this transition. Two eclipses this month! I am currently en route to experience the solar eclipse, and having already been witness to this magical phenomenon twice before, I know that it is the perfect assistant for a personal reset. Eclipses generate an energy that shuffles and shifts me out of my “normal” routine and thought patterns, they enhance creativity, recharge me to believe that I can and will follow my heart’s desires, and enhance my courage to make changes and positive life decisions! Eclipses are an inspiration!

The Time is Now

I feel this is the perfect time for me to be travelling. I am currently free of any constraints or schedule, which could restrict this opportunity to reset. I feel completely open to whatever new opportunities may arise as I flow through this transitional phase of my life with an open mind and heart.

“Fill your heart with the creative power to accept the past, decorate the present and transform the future.” – Osho