Kids these days!

So I volunteered to help out at my moms school this week.  I was to come and teach yoga classes for all the grades of the entire school.  I said yes of course cause it would be good experience for me and I always will do things to help my mom out.

You know when you have a certain ideal of how a situation is going to be and then it doesn’t happen to turn out that way at all?  Well that was what my first day felt like.  I left and while driving home I was like “wow….that….was…terrible!”  The kids were not as attentive as I thought they would be, there were some kids who didn’t listen at all so its really disheartening when you are trying to show someone something that you love to do and they’re just like ‘this SUCKS!’  Kids are sometimes almost too honest!

The whole Monday experience left me with a bitter taste in my mouth.  I wasn’t in the best mood for the rest of the evening and in the morning I was totally dreading doing it all over again.  And I was stuck here for a whole WEEK! Sheesh! What did I get myself into?

So driving in my car on Tuesday I started to feel anxious about the whole experience again…then I stopped and thought to myself “stop.  Just stop and take a breath for a moment.”  If I was to even tolerate the rest of my experience this week I was going to have to let go of the negative thoughts I had developed from yesterday, acknowledge and accept that its not my ideal situation to be in, that its NOT on my list of 10 favorite things to do with my time and just approach Tuesday with an open mind.

So I did.  And you know what?  Tuesday wasn’t so bad.  Neither was Wednesday, or Thursday or Friday for that matter.  I mean, its not bringing total joy like other things do in life, it not like teaching people who want to be taught, but its not as terrible as I felt it was on Monday.  That’s a pretty good technique, to acknowledge and let go of things that bother you so that you can continue on with a neutral state of mind.  I’m going to try and do it more often when feelings of angst arise in me.

I also find that if I taught yoga for 5 hours a day (so like 5 classes) every day that I would loose my love for it as it becomes very systematic then.  So I will make sure to never do more than 3 classes in one day and never have them back to back to back in my schedule so that I have time for myself and my own practice.  That way I can give more when I teach to those who I am teaching.

The week ended actually really well!  I was surprised how my attitude changed from Monday to Friday.  STILL not something I’d do for a living, but once in a while doesn’t hurt.  The kids also really enjoyed it and can't wait for more yoga….oddly enough.  I don't think I'll ever understand kids.