I am in awe, as well as in slight disbelief, that tomorrow is July 1st. I simply can't wrap my mind around the concept of time any more. Over the last ten years I feel increasingly "time-less" for each year that passes. So here I am looking at July at the calendar, getting very close to what I consider the end of my work year. (Since my oldest son started kindergarten I view the year starting after Labor Day in the beginning of September, and by the beginning of August it's time for a substantial break from teaching and offering CST sessions.)

I pause my ongoing weekly classes for the month of August for more then one reason. It's very important to me to have time with my family, and to have no set  schedule for more then just a few days. And it's essential for my role as a teacher to pause, reflect and rejuvenate. I do this in the hope that I will always, or at least for a very long time to come, feel continuously excited and energized sharing this life changing practice.I know it's essential for me to refill my own cup, to have an endless source to share from.You could say that my goal is to be the best teacher that I can possibly be, without ending up feeling empty. And so far, 22 years later, it has worked, each and every year. 

We had a glorious class this morning. Just like the earlier classes this week. And I am literally amazed how I can still feel so entirely engulfed and deeply immersed when I share the practice. How there seemingly is always something to offer. New ways of seeing the practice keep coming to me. New questions to ask, and new ways of exploring this wondrous way of being, presence. I feel immense gratitude that the source of inspiration is apparently endless.

After all these years I know clearly that as long as I stay open to Life itself, it will guide me right along and help me shine the light through my work.  As long as I take the time to pause, breath, rest and reflect on some regular basis. I hope you will be doing some of that yourself this summer. Refill your own cup, so you have plentiful resources to share from during the rest of the year. It is crucial not just to me, but to all of us.

"When you have balance in your life,

 work becomes an entirely different experience.

 There is a passion that moves you to a whole new level of fulfillment and gratitude, and that's when you can do your best...for yourself and for others."

C. Delevingne