Jet planes and Appaloosas

Last night was the grand opening of Harmony (HYP), the yoga studio where I've been teaching, and it was such a beautiful event! The place was decorated so richly, wonderful food, and swarms of beautiful, glowing, happy people. Even better: one of the acro-yogis performing was my wonderful teacher, Eve, from Yoga Tree! I was so happy and excited to finally be able to enjoy watching her do HER thing - the yoga that she loves! I spent some time talking with one of my repeat students, too, who is really, really taking a liking to yoga. She's still pretty new to it, but she's seeing a light and it's so beautiful and wonderful to be a part of it with her. And I'm so thankful that Dave wanted to come, too ~ it meant so much to me to be able to share this part of my life with him! And he was super-cute, too, very happy and excited to finally be standing in the space where "I do my thing." I'm so grateful for that wonderful part of the evening last night.

Then today ~ wow! Serious new depth and transformation in regards to my own spiritual path! I had another wonderful reiki/shamanic healing session this morning. We met one of my spirit guides, a beautiful, regal woman who rides an Appaloosa ~ such a beautiful horse! I have yet to find a picture of the "exact" horse, but this beauty here is very close :-) We worked with my guide to bring a lot of knowledge and learning into light in my heart - some things that are very important right now, especially as I head out tomorrow to be with my mother for her surgery and really need to have my relationship be 100% something I can find comfort, love, and ease in during this time. The really great thing about this guide is that she is really helping me see the light and humor in life ~ in situations that I typically find dire and daunting, she shows me that there are other ways to view the situation, that I can choose to respond with humor and love rather than with frustration and defensiveness. And oh, she has such a beautiful, sweet horse! :-) It's really fun working with these guides, and it's my work now to call on them a few times a week, so we can really form a friendship and a relationship that has meaning - and so that I also know that I can call upon her whenever I need her! M said that my guide's horse will probably have medicine or magic for me in the future - that's why he's there, that's what he represents. It's such a great way to heal, these shamanic journeys. Fun, yet deep and incredibly spiritual.

Regarding my leaving tomorrow to go see my mom, my Advent calendar image today was an airplane! How funny and strange. I would say that receiving that just highlights the fact that this is a very important trip for me and that the entire universe knows it. I also just thought of the fact that the airplane could also symbolize my shamanic journey! Or my spiritual journey. Or all of them, really, since all of this journeying ~ the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional ~ are all happening right now! It's also a reminder from the universe to remember to focus on the journey itself, rather than the destination. To remember that some part of me is always going to be on that "airplane," going somewhere new.