My Mom is a Yoga Teacher: Here’s Why it’s Awesome.

I, of course, have had struggles of my own, and I am lucky enough to say that my mom and I are very close. I have never had any difficulty going to her with anything. When I was younger I was skeptical of doing yoga. I couldn’t see how it would help me in any way. So when my mom suggested I try it, I was close minded to it. Kids of my age are subject to disagreeing with their parents no matter how right they may be so, completely candidly, it did take me quite a while to understand what she was telling me. Now, as I have seen more of how it changes people and felt it firsthand, I can proudly say I love yoga. I wish I understood sooner how fortunate I am that I have access to an expert living under the same roof as me. I completely took it for granted that I have someone who knows how to help me right at my fingertips.

Yoga teachers often have to be the anchor for many yogis at a time.

They lift, they inspire, they motivate. As the oldest child in my family, I was used to my mom’s attention being focussed solely on me.  When my brother was born, I had to learn to let that go. And when my youngest brother was born five years later I, again, had to learn how to help divide her time even further. When we opened the yoga studio, I saw so many people view my mom the same way I viewed her. They needed her in the same ways I did. This was hard for me to accept at first. Selfishly I wanted her all to myself, but now that I’m older I see it isn’t about me; and it’s possible for her to give the same love to everyone as she does to me. Whether it’s her own children, her close friends, or her clients in need, my mom has been an asset in so many people’s lives. And now, not only do I accept that,  but I am proud of who she is and what she has done for people.