Dear Friends,
In January I was with a dear friend at Starbucks having a cup of tea. All the tables were taken so we were led to sit at the counter next to a wall. As I was conversing with my friend, my eyes kept veering up to a flyer on the wall. It was right between us and it kept catching my eye. It was a bit confusing to me as the flyer was for a Yoga Teacher Training and at that point in time, I had not even taken a Yoga class in my life! However, I found myself tearing off one of the telephone numbers and putting it into my wallet. And then proceeded to forget about it.
A few days later, I had a prophetic dream. I know when to pay attention to these dreams as they are incredibly vivid and full of details. In this dream, I was driving a group of people to a city across from Seattle and one that I don’t often venture to. There were many more details to the dream but I woke and the one thing that struck me was that there was something there for me. I don’t particularly like going to this city and it is a bit of a drive for me so I was perplexed about this dream.
I then heard my higher self suggest that I go look at the website for the Yoga Studio from the flyer. I knew before even looking it up that it resided in this particular place from my dream. And sure enough it did! My soul knew that this was something to heed but I found all kinds of reasons to avoid it. However, it kept nagging at me and I decided to go to one of the information sessions regarding the training (still never haven taken a yoga class). My soul was leading the way on this one as my ego was confounded by the whole thing. I so believe in the power of yoga and knew someday I would take a class in it but not jump right into a Yoga Teacher Training!
During the informative session, I felt this peace descend on me. My third eye opened up and I saw auras around everyone. I have the ability to see but it had been shut down for a while. This alone, peeked my interest even further. I proceeded to take a few yoga classes in February. The instructor encouraged me to sign up for the Teacher Training as she thought I could do it. She felt my openness as a person would be an asset to myself and the program.
The whole month of February I vacillated between my ego, (fear) and my soul, (excitement) about taking the course. One day I would say yes to it, and the next, I would say no, this is crazy! Two days before the course was to start, I made a decision. The studio had been extremely patient and non-pressing with me, which I so appreciated. However, my decision was no, I would not be taking the training. I decided I needed to take more classes and feel more comfortable with Yoga in general and I was just too busy. I was loving it so far, but thought I had no place in becoming a teacher at that time. Despite the fact that my soul seemed to have another agenda for me.
Another interesting part of this journey was that I had found myself during February, lining up things in my life as if I was going to the training. I worked on getting my taxes done, and I lined up a pet sitter (just in case). All the while, telling myself I probably was not going to take this path at this time. It was 200 hours and 9 weekends, 20 hours a weekend, and too big of a commitment for me with everything I have going on. Again, my soul knew what was needed and was guiding me all along despite my objections.
The day before the course was to start one of the instructors called me and let me know that the class would be very small which would allow me to obtain extra attention if I decided to change my mind. She stated that this was a rare opportunity as the classes are usually quite a bit larger. I had developed a little bit of connection with this lovely woman from the 3 classes I had taken, and really trusted her energy. All of a sudden, I found myself saying YES! I was committed, there was no turning back!
I kept thinking about the dream, in that I was driving everybody to the class as they were going in the wrong direction! This told me I had an important place in this class but still had me perplexed. Our first Friday evening together, we all introduced ourselves and spoke a little about why were there. As each person spoke, I became tearful from what I was hearing. All of the other 4 students stated that the night before the class was to start they were not sure it was going to happen. They all stated they were upset as they very much wanted and needed to be there. One person stated that she prayed to God that something would happen to allow the class to go on. In turns out they needed a 5th person for the training to happen and I was the 5th person!
If I had held onto saying “No”, then this training would not have occurred. The effect on these people’s lives could have been profound and after listening to their reasons for being there, I could feel how important it was for each of them to be there at this time. I literally was in the driver seat in getting these people’s souls to this training. And yet, on a deeper level, who really was in the driver seat? Spirit sent me the dream to begin with. And Spirit answered this woman’s prayers by encouraging the instructor to call me. She never once told me that if I did not attend, the course would not happen.
The reason I have shared this story with you is that sometimes we are guided to things that are not just about us. Sometimes, spirit uses us to fill other people’s prayers as well. This was a very humbling experience for me and deeply touching as well. Other parts of the dream showed me that this training is very powerful for me too. And yet, I never would have jumped into a Yoga Teacher Training after not taking any Yoga at all if I had not had this very poignant dream first! I never had a goal of becoming a Yoga Teacher and at this time still do not.
I am a 3rd of the way through the training and I have learned a great deal. This program is stretching me on a physical level, literally, and on an emotional and spiritual level as well. It is challenging and yet, I am doing it! And that alone feels good but there are so many more gems I am getting from it, and so many more yet to come, I am sure.
Sometimes we are called to do things that make no sense from a personality perspective. If we try to figure things out too much from our minds, we can miss some grand opportunities. This Yoga Teacher Training did not make sense to me at all, yet my spirit knew it was the perfect timing for me. Spirit, not limited to time and space, was able to bring the perfect opportunity to me that my linear mind could not and never would have chosen. And in doing so, I became the answer to other’s prayers as well.
I am hoping that all of you reading this will stay open to your dreams, intuitions, hunches. Observe things that catch your eye and pay attention! Spirit is talking to you at every moment. If you feel stuck know this is only your personality. Your soul has access to unlimited data and knowledge and is computing for you what is right for you at this very moment. What comes to you might not make any sense but give it time, open your heart, and pay attention. Remember this is a co-creative world we live in. And the universe wants to bring something amazing to you. And in doing so, might be answering the prayers of others as well!
Namaste,
Rosemary Veilleux RN