First blog post . . .

Who would have thought that I'd be writing a blog post on a yoga-based website? Just a few years ago, I was caught up in the daily grind of corporate Treasury, cash management, risk management and events in capital markets. Interest rates, FX rates, bond issuances, bank accounts and accounting reports. The daily turn of the hamster wheel, monthly cycles, quarterly reporting, annual reviews and planning. Again, again and again. It was fulfilling and I was good at it, but there is so much more to share.

Exercise was always something I tried to do, but there never seemed to be enough time with work and family. Eventually I focused on the importance of making time for work/life balance. I learned that the time away from the desk, made me fresher and able to be more productive. Exercise is great for the body, running, tennis, lifting, but when I began a yoga practice, the time away was more fulfilling. Yoga is moving like an exercise, but it has the mindful component that clears the mind better than a 3 mile run. The focus on a shape, moving mindfully from pose to pose, trains the mind into the present moment. Now I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with running, but the mind tends to wander and ruminate after the first mile or so. The mind does not clear out the way it does in a mindful practice like yoga.

Deeper learning of yoga philosophy provides a window into a way of living - the yamas and the niyamas. Live honestly, live cleanly, live with integrity, live with devotion. Find a deeper version of yourself.

Teaching others was always a passion. Teaching about finance, bank accounts and how derivative markets work helped others grow professionally and made me feel good about their growth. But what about my own growth? Finding yoga as a new passion, to enrich myself and eventually becoming a yoga teacher to enrich others and share yoga's rich lessons has been a joy the past few year in my retirement.

This blog will feature occasional articles about what I'm learning and teaching. Let's all learn together!