So, I started this year by beginning an 18 month yoga teacher training course. The first weekend of the course landed on my birthday - what a fantastic birthday present! It made the whole weekend feel very special.

It’s a long time since I’ve done anything that I’ve been so excited and nervous about all at the same time but the weekend was brilliant. I was left with a lovely warm glow after spending almost all the weekend meeting my fellow students. One of the things that really stood out for me was how each of us share very similar hopes and fears for the course and its process. What could have been quite overwhelming became a source of comfort and strength which we all seemed to feel and I can see how close we will all become over the next year and a half.

When our course leader, Angela, told us on the first full day that we would be teaching each other, I felt myself gulp with trepidation. Fortunately, I’m a kind of ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’ kind of person so I swallowed my nerves and focussed. And it went well - I managed to give clear instruction to both my partners I worked with. Phew! I’ve a huge way to go but it was a really good boost to start with.

I felt so balanced and grounded all weekend, it was a bit of a shock going back to the real world and my full-time job on the Monday morning. My job is great and really interesting but it’s also pretty full-on and I really want to improve my work-life balance. This is me planting the seeds so I can achieve that.