October! Change is inevitable, Growth is Optional

Rapid change is touching every layer of modern life, some hopeful, some hard. We can watch from a distance or engage with care. Mother Nature remains a steady mentor: patient, persistent, always evolving. In autumn, leaves release what they no longer need; we can do the same. This is where teaching yoga becomes practical, turning philosophy into small, repeatable actions that help us reset without drama and meet change with steadiness.

Feeling the Energy in Yoga (Daily, Not Dramatic)

When we slow down, the energy in yoga is tangible: breath steadies attention, alignment organizes the body, intention softens the heart. Good teaching yoga translates this into simple cues—lengthen the exhale before you respond, ground your feet before you decide, relax your jaw before you move on. In this way, the energy in yoga leaves the mat and colors conversations, choices, and rhythms at work and home.

A Short Fall Practice You Can Keep

• Arrive (1–2 min): Three slow breaths; name what you’re ready to release.
• Move (6–8 min): Gentle standing flow; stabilize hips, soften shoulders.
• Focus (2–3 min): Easy twists and a brief forward fold; trace the energy in yoga from feet to crown.
• Close (1–2 min): One line of gratitude; one small action you’ll take today.

Use these steps in self-practice or while teaching yoga, the sequence scales up or down, and its clarity is the point.

Festivals, Travel, and Community

For those who celebrate, Happy Diwali, may light continue to triumph over darkness. October takes me back on the road to Hong Kong and Bangkok. If you’re nearby, join a yoga session where teaching yoga meets curiosity and the energy in yoga feels shared, not solo. We’ll keep it practical: breath-led pacing, compassionate options, and space to ask questions.

Let’s meet fall as a living lesson, release what’s heavy, keep what’s true, and step forward with kind attention. May your practice be a lighthouse, your choices unhurried, and the energy in yoga a gentle current guiding you home.

Love and respect,

David