I often wish I had a secret video camera documenting the events of my life because, sometimes, I don't even believe this stuff really happens. If my memory was as good as a video it would make the recollection of it all a bit easier. So, now I will start this "online journal" to help me remember all this interesting life-stuff when I am too old to pull up the mental files for my unborn children and grand-children. "Hey, Grandma, tell us about that one time.....". Maybe one day, some hollywood writer will find my blog and pay me lots and lots of money to make my story into a tv drama or big-time movie. You never know right?
Lets start with introductions.....My name is Larissa. I am around the corner of my 32nd birthday. I am getting older and wiser, yet feel like a young girl in spirit. I guess this is what my mom meant when she told me what she sees in the mirror is not the reflection of her mental self-image of a unaging twenty-something woman. OMG, are those really gray hairs and wrinkles that keep creeping up to the surface? I thought when I plucked the twenty or so hairs out a few months ago, they would not come back and it sure seemed that way for awhile, but, alas those little buggers are back like little weeds. It's good to know that I still look or act young enough to warrant my I.D. to be checked when I order a drink. You, sir waiter, will be getting an extra tip this evening.
I've been teaching yoga since 2000. My the time flies when I look back at the beginning of this part of my journey into adulthood. I thank my lucky stars... if I didn't find the yoga at that exact moment, I may not be here now typing. Lets just say my younger years were filled with a lot of drama, chaos, experimentation, mind-altering moments that leave a lasting impression on an individual. The yoga practice helped me move beyond all of that and taught me to stand tall and be proud of the woman I am today. The time I spend in the yoga room is well worth the challenges of the practice. I always feel more like myself after yoga. It's the best addiction anyone can have... the addiction to be connected to your body, mind and spirit on a daily basis. It's my fountain of youth, magic-happy-pill, hormone balancer, leave the junk behind and take the gold with kinda thing. The list of benefits goes on and on.
