05/28/2026
Today marks 1 year since the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training journey began with an information Zoom call with & . And what a journey it was!
There is a 10 year anniversary just down the road as well. On June 22, 2016, I decided to step away from the 200-hour YTT I was currently taking. I was 70% finished with 3 training weekends remaining.
I used the money that I saved on those final 3 weekends plus the insurance buyout on my car thanks to a hailstorm to purchase my first props, design a logo, website & business cards and get pictures taken so I could launch become-yoga that October.
And though part of me really wanted to finish the 200-hour YTT, I continued to offer classes with the other certification I had and try to build my business. Despite a slow start, Rob's death and COVID, become-yoga carried on.
When I met Barrie in January of 2020 on her Evolving Your Yoga book tour, I'm sure somewhere in the back of my mind I wished for the opportunity to study under her leadership. Her book changed my life and is a significant cairn on my grief journey as it marked the months just before & after Rob's death.
I was enjoying a free series Barrie was offering last May and when I looked back in my journal, I had written about how great it would be to take the 200-hour YTT she was starting to advertise. But how would that work from Montreal?
I reserved my spot for the information session to let the Divine know that I was interested. As Barrie & Anne were talking, I quickly realized that I had not really thought about the time commitment, especially around teaching my own classes, going to markets and offering Reiki (plus my dogs and all of life's regular tasks to boot!). They suggested coming to Montreal for both 5 day stretches (August & January) and our final weekend together. I could Zoom in on weekend trainings and we would all Zoom in for Tuesday meetings. Somehow, all the plans I had already made for the rest of 2025 did not conflict and the rest of the story is history!
To say that I am proud of myself & what I accomplished these past 9 months is an understatement! Some dreams just take a little longer to arrive ๐