Dealing with setbacks
Namaste, dear Yogis and Yoginis! I hope this finds you well.
Remember when I wrote in the last newsletter that we can choose how to react to situations that are beyond our control?
Well, I got a taste of my own medicine these past couple of weeks! Just in case you thought the life of a (modern) Yogi is all easy-breezy, let me share with you a few of the struggles I have been going through (thank goodness the journey is the goal, eh?)
So I got Corona, and I am still in quarantine. In my case, Corona came on top of a sinusitis. I want and need to take time to recover so as not to screw up my health completely.
However, this has serious consequences on my business: not only do I have to cancel my classes in a time where my students really need yoga. I also have to push back my new beginners’ class – what a great impression this makes on my four brand-new students! Finally, I missed the final training weekend on “Yoga and Cancer” and cannot make it up until later on this year. So this throws my whole business concept back at least six months!
As you can imagine, I went through some of the instant reactions I outlined before: sadness, frustration, fear, and of course the most popular one: “why me!?” 😉
Five, six years go, I would have spiraled downward super quickly straight into another depressive episode. I am sure of it.
But in the past four years I have developed – through yoga, through therapy, through working a lot on and with myself – a great trust into the universe. (You may replace the word “universe” with any other pronoun that suits you: God, Source – whatever works for you), and an immense curiosity in life.
And so I accept that I have Corona with all its consequences, and I trust that something good will come out of this. Because, so far it always has!
Namaste,
Anna

Als AddOn möchte ich das Yoga-Englisch-Angebot hier nicht vergessen: Gern auch als Newsletter mit wertvollen Inspirationen und Lebenserfahrungen 😊
I met Anna at the beginning of the Corona period and since then I have been booking online via Happy Lotus. I like her yoga style - depending on the needs and daily offer at different levels - rest, balance and strength training at the same time. Her diverse life experiences and her commitment to people can also be felt on the yoga mat: probably a calling! And so I always say goodbye to the yoga classes with a smile and gratitude. As an add-on, I don't want to forget the Yoga English offer here: Gladly also as a newsletter with valuable inspiration and life experiences 😊
den Einschränkungen, durch Corona .
Ich habe durch Anna ein ganz besonderes Yoga kennengelernt. Sie geht immer auf ihr Gegenüber ein. Die Übungen sind nicht zu lasch und nicht zu anstrengend, sondern es ist eine gute Mischung.
Und... Anna vermittelt alles mit so viel Liebe und Ruhe.
DANKE an die beste Yogafrau, die es gibt.
Happy Lotus, thank god there is Anna! I've been in Anna's yoga studio for over 2 years now and I'm soooo glad I have her. Especially the online classes were my salvation in Covid times. I have an online flat rate with Anna and can therefore go to one of her classes at any time. And I use that extensively. I've tried different teachers before, but I never stuck with them for long. Not so with Happy Lotus. Every lesson is a blessing. You can follow Anna's voice with your eyes closed. Anna also gives one-to-one sessions and has created a great personalized short sequence for me against my neck pain, I do it almost every day. Anna teaches in German and in English, I have attended every one of her classes and I am absolutely happy with Happy Lotus. All the stars in the world and a very clear recommendation from me!
Möchte die Trainings nicht mehr missen, absolut wohltuend - tolle Mischung aus Dynamik und Entspannung unter sehr sympathischer und kundiger Anleitung von Anna!!
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