happy first day of spring
Spring has always been my favorite season– it means my birthday is around the corner, the weather is getting warmer, I get to wear flip flops and cute dresses without being gross and sweaty or bundled up, summer is coming, the school year is winding down, and anything feels possible.
On days like today it is hard to imagine living anywhere else except Manhattan. the city is bursting with happiness and people out and about enjoying the weather. I swear, warm weather makes everyone much happier.
Days like today I love Manhattan more than anything. I can’t describe it, but spring just feels like it is filled with optimism and that good changes are bound to happen.
Proof that spring brings good things?
I got to attend a free intenSati class at Equinox!
Ever since taking that class I haven’t stopped thinking about it and how uplifting it was. This class marries a positive mental state with a powerful, sweating body. For me, a gal who loves to sweat and is currently taking a course called “The Science of Happiness” it is exactly what I crave right now in my life. A lot of things are uncertain– come fall 2012 I have no idea where I will be living, what I will be doing, and what path it will lead me on. What helps is the positive outlook from this class that I have the power to create my destiny and that I am enough.
Today the class was absolutely packed, while at first it was concerning that we were going to whack each other in the head, having that many people around you sweating and saying the affirmations is really magical. Everyone there is focused on one thing– bettering themselves. Together we create this positive safe environment where we not only get a butt kicking workout but also engage our mind and well-being.
Our affirmations today were:
one day at at time
I am training my mind
I am empowered today
I am grateful in every way
I can see my success
I accept my greatness
I am inspired to be
the very best I can be
I challenge myself
to discipline my attention
I have unshakeable faith
It is done, it is done.
Punching it out in class today, on this lovely first day of spring, it was not about punching away the stress and pain. It was about feeling powerful and strong. It was about knowing that I am capable of whatever I want to do, whether it be performing, group fitness, personal training, going to medical school, joining the circus, whatever. Feeling that I, Kayla, am enough the way I am, and I just need to utilize what I got instead of focus on what I don’t.
I hope to some day teach a class as inspirational as Patricia Moreno’s intenSati. Everyone in the room was dripping with sweat, yet seemed so at peace with who they were when we left the room. Hearing a room of what must have been 100 people say the affirmations and agree “yes” to pushing ourselves harder? Amazing. High fiving those around you might seem childish and cheesy, but it really does encourage that community feeling that we are all giving 100%. This class teaches you that you can do so much more than you think you can when you have a positive attitude. In any other class I would’ve hit the lazy point where I half assed some moves or took a break, but with intenSati you keep pushing yourself, you keep saying the affirmations in your head. And really, optimism and positive thoughts go a long long way.
Intention. When you add intention to everything you do, it creates meaning.
Leave a Reply