Under construction…

…this newsletter/video site, yes, but more my life.

Short version; life has been happening in new and unusual ways that have meant my schedule isn’t what I thought it was going to be; a result is that ryllalovesyoga isn’t looking as I expected. Oh well!

Instead I will create a place where I’ll share some yoga video shorts and talk/write of my experiences with keeping my body moving and grooving as I happily keep aging and invite you to do the same.

Now if you want more details on what life has included, keep reading. Either way I’m glad you’re here. Thanks for your patience and understanding!

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I haven’t written in a while because I wasn’t sure how, how to share, what to share, how much to share, etc. I still don’t have the answer to those questions, but, here goes anyway.

When I started this yoga on Substack experiment I did so because of changes going on in my life. I recognized that I wanted to add a bit more movement into my routine and figured I could do that with you.

At the time I was spending time in Spain with family and was missing my regular yoga sessions that happen for me naturally when I teach and work with private clients in Basel where I live. But hey I can record from anywhere, right? So I jumped in.

While it’s good I jumped in, I realize that it isn’t quite as straightforward as I thought it might be. And I’m not talking about the technical part of recording or doing live videos (that has presented its own set of challenges), but rather about life happening.

In the autumn of last year my sister in Spain landed in the hospital with a type of cancer. I went and spent a couple of months with her. Meanwhile my other sister in Paraguay was on full bed rest with COPD, struggling at times but overall doing pretty well. This winter I went back to Spain where my sister is doing quite well, continuing with chemotherapy, hope and lots of prayers.

Then last week, as my husband and I were finishing a wonderful holiday visiting some of our best friends in Mauritius, we got word that my sister in Paraguay had died. Sigh…not unexpected but still so very hard. I grew up with four older sisters (no brothers) who were big in my life. I adored and worshipped them as a child, leaned on and confided in them as an adult. I understand it is the natural order of things for them to leave the planet before me, but that doesn’t make it easy. Sometimes I feel like my tethers, the ropes that keep me grounded are being cut, one at a time. Most days I am fine; other days my heart hurts so very much.

And so, my schedule doesn’t feel in my control right now. Maybe it never really was. All that said to tell you that yes, I will be posting some videos to get all of us moving together. But it won’t be each week at a set time like I had originally thought. I am learning, (as I am still under construction) to take each day as it comes, to not push, but rather to live and savor, really savor each moment. As my sisters have taught me so well. 🙏🏼