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Tiki Post: Tiki Says, It's Graduation Day!!

I am sorry for being such a bad blogger this week!  I just completed my yoga teacher training and am catching up!  I will respond to everyone ASAP and can't wait to hear what's happening!  As you can see from Tiki's latest post, we are all excited to have graduated!  Come see Tiki the yoga-dog and Isabella and I weekly at Joy Yoga Center.  My intern classes are free and you will have a blast!  Here is the Tik-ster's thoughts.

It's Tiki here, and I'm very happy to announce that Sunday the Joy Yoga Center has graduated its newest class of teachers!  Since July 10^th, this wonderful group has been studying, practicing, learning, and transforming into yoga teachers.

One of the exciting parts of teacher-training is that now, these new teachers will have a 30-class internship. During their internship, their classes will be completely free for y'all.  And of course, if the classes are well-attended, we'll keep their classes on as regular classes after their internship.  I've asked my good friend, Nadira, to list the intern classes for you below, but you can always find them online, as well.

Now I realize that most weeks, I send out a message to inspire you.  This week, however, I would like to share how I have been inspired by the teacher-trainees.  These teacher-trainees, who are now interns, have been working very diligently for the past 6 weeks to take a huge step forward in following their hearts.  Following your heart can be scary and at times exhausting, but they have persevered.  Even when my mommy made them (and me!) come in for marathon 14-hour days of training, they stayed focused and learned the importance of tapping into prana, that infinite supply of energy and hope.  This is such a wonderful reminder to all of us how limitless that supply of energy and hope is: even when we're tired and stretched to our limits, we can always tap into prana and allow the same power that created the Universe to flow through us.  I had the privilege of seeing the teacher-trainees learn to connect to that energy of love and joy, and allow that energy to flow through them to break through their barriers and move way beyond what any of them had thought was possible.  I was amazed that even when I was exhausted and napping in my little house, they were energetic and still even smiling!

Tiki Post: Tiki Says, It's My Birthday!

Happy birthday to our favorite yoga-dog, Tiki Winkler from Joy Yoga Center! I can't believe the Tikster is turning 7 today!  Houston Dog Blog wishes Tiki a great b-day and an even greater 7th year!  

Knowing our friend, she will make the most of it and share her journey with us along the way! Now, here is her weekly post!

It's Tiki here, and if I seem a little older and more mature the next time you see me, it's because today is my 7th birthday!  Marking the passage of another year got me thinking about how much I've learned in my seven years.

 

You see, when I was but a young pup, I used to push and push myself until I almost collapsed.  Whether I was taking a walk, guarding the studio, or just playing with my doggie friends, I approached everything with the attitude of wanting to dominate it.  Over the years, as I gained a little wisdom, I began to realize that this approach was stressful and was wearing me out.  Little by little, I started approaching life from a new perspective, the perspective of listening to my body and not pushing too hard when my body told me to back off.

 

Tiki Post: Tiki Says, Share the Love!

Weekly words of wisdom from our resident yoga-dog, Tiki Winkler!

Hi yoga friends!  I've had both an exhilarating and exhausting weekend hanging out at the studio and inspecting the progress of the new teacher-trainees.  They are all progressing wonderfully with their training and definitely seemed to appreciate the coaching I gave them on how to perform my current favorite pose, the Lying-Down Twist (see the photo above for my beautiful demonstration of this pose!).  Somewhere in between all the coaching and encouraging, I still managed to learn a lesson or two.

 

Tiki Post: Tiki Says It's All Good (Even When I Can't See it)!

More words of wisdom from our resident yoga-dog, Tiki from Joy Yoga Center!

Good afternoon to all my yogi and yogini friends out there!  I hope you all had a relaxing and restorative weekend because I sure didn't.  Not that it was a bad weekend at all, it was just a lot different than normal, and as you know, change tends to make me a little uncomfortable.

 

You see, my usual schedule was completely thrown off by this teacher-training course that my mommy is teaching.  Now I really love hanging out at the studio all day, every day, but it does throw off my normal napping and snacking schedule.

 

But the good part of being at the studio all day is that I'm exposed to so much wisdom, and it always seems like I get the reminders I need at just the perfect time.  And sure enough, one of the meditations that my mommy read really struck a chord with me; it caused me to just relax and remember how much I love running around the studio all day.  The meditation was about trusting the process of life.  This meditation reminded me that the Universe loves each one of us and wants only the very best for each of us, even the little Chihuahuas.  Even when I'm in a situation that feels uncomfortable or even that feels hopeless, I can relax knowing that Life is always working things out for my highest good, even if I can't see this immediately.

 

So even though my weekend was not as restful as I had hoped, I learned a great lesson about how the Universe brings to me only good and positive experiences.  When I let go of being annoyed that my schedule was interrupted, I ended up really enjoying my weekend of playing at the studio.  No matter what's going on in your life, even if the situation appears bleak or hopeless, remember that without a doubt, things are working together in ways you can't even imagine to bring you peace, prosperity, well-being, and everything else that your heart desires.

 

Namaste,

Tiki