Yoga Lessons - Time Passes

Thursday June 19th ... Shhh...
Friday June 20th ... Leg day at the gym. I was in no shape for Yoga unfortunately, and wanted to make sure I was good for the morning of...
Saturday June 21st - OMTO 2014 at the Distillery District! I can't even express how amazing this event was. See below for more in-depth review of my experience!
Sunday June 22nd ... Recovering from leg day + yoga day... No Yoga.
Monday June 23rd ... Spent the day at home and then at the Toronto Islands... No Yoga.
Tuesday June 24th ... Back at work after the holiday weekend. No Yoga. :( Even though I probably needed it...
Wednesday June 25th - current day. Yoga has not been done YET, and I'm not sure if I'll get to do any today because it's Leg Day at the gym! I'll try to get in a solid 10-20 though.

So let me tell you about OMTO 2014!
What a stunningly beautiful way to bring in the Summer Solstice. 
It was a full day of yoga from 9am - 5pm. I had told myself I would at least go for the first class at 9am, which I did. I then stayed for the next two classes, and I'm so thankful I pushed myself to! The classes I took were:

• 9:15 - 9:55 - Hatha Flow with Amanda O'Malley from Yoga Tree
• 10:15 - 10:55 - Solar Flow Yoga with Jodi Fischtein from 889 Yoga
• 11:15 - 11:55 - Moksha Yoga with Megan Hoskins from Moksha Yoga 

Where to start... The teachers for these classes were nothing short of amazing. The one that I'm happy to have spoken to afterwards was Amanda from Yoga Tree. That's the studio I've been going to, so I knew I had to make it for that class. She was so nice, and her class had such a great flow! There isn't a single negative thing I can even say about this event, because it was filled with so many awesome people coming together to enjoy an awesome day.
I had wanted to stay for the whole day, but unfortunately this fair-skinned lady started to get sunburn and had too much sun... I had to head out shortly after the Moksha class finished, and went on a mini-adventure around the Distillery District (Soma Chocolate... goodness...), and then over to Tori's Bakeshop - just because. ;)
This day made me so happy.

Thoughts of Om
Class number 2 had a special moment for me. We did three Oms at the end - and the second one was "Om number 2 for those who you love".
As I was laying there, I felt myself starting to cry during that Om. It made me think about the people I have had in my life, and how a high majority of the people I love have passed away. I don't normally think about this stuff when doing Yoga, but this forced me to. I don't take it as a negative thing though, but it did give me a chance to reflect on a few things and on the people who are in my life today.

It also made me think about how short life is. Don't get me wrong, I've always known how short life is. The biggest lesson for me in how fragile life is was when my mum passed away. I was only 14, and she was 44.

I'm turning 30 next month, and to think that my mum was only 14 years older than I am now when she passed away just makes me realize how young she really was... I also acknowledge how fast the last decade has passed... Time is precious and always fleeting, life is short, and that Om really made me think about that as well. It made me think that if we don't take a moment to think about (and appreciate) those who we love, they could be gone and we'll be thinking about them as a memory rather than someone we can show appreciation to in the present day.