It felt weird typing that out. Anglophone though I may be, I have embraced the fact that different languages do different things best, and “back to school” sounds weird to me compared to “la rentrée”. Of course, not all of us are currently engaged in formal programs of study, and when that’s the case for myself I like to take this time of year as an invitation to learn something. After all, we are forever students in the grand School of Life.
This September finds me pursuing a new self-paced training course. I mentioned my meditation coach training last month, which I have since completed! (I am taking some time to review, digest, and synthesize the information before I begin offering services as a coach, details to come before the end of the year.) As I approached the end of the program, I got an email about another coaching training being offered, this time for ADHD.
As I move forward with this new course, I am leaning back on the previous one and making space for meditation. My daily practice is still solidifying (and I’ll remind you that “daily” to me means “most days”), and I am experimenting with different practical exercises, both to better embody the course I completed and to tickle the part of my brain that loves and craves novelty. This feels like a great energy to carry forward into autumn.
I’d like to invite you to reflect on how energy is shifting for you with the return to school (if that’s your situation) and the turn of the seasons. Think on your work-life balance as rhythms shift in one or both, and keep an eye on your stress levels. What have your learned, or would you like to learn in the coming month or months?
I am offering 50% off your back-to-school massage session with code RENTREE25 (one per client, book before end-of-day September 30th). If you would like to try a brief meditation as part of your massage, let me know! We’ll discuss the timing, but I like five minutes to start with, and I will direct your focus to your breathing and the sensation of your tissues as I work them.
Housekeeping time!
I am taking care of two lovely creatures for a friend and will be unavailable the following dates:
- September 18th to 22nd
- September 27th and 28th
