Today is the day!

Today is January 25... I have been waiting for over a month for this day to arrive.  And at the same time, maybe just a very little bit, not wanting this day to arrive.  Big changes are afoot, and I'm sure all of them will be good.  Tonight at 5:45 p.m. EST I start my 200-hour yoga teacher training!!

***the crowd goes wild***

Yes, today IS the day and boy am I ever seizing it!  This is a 7-week program that will prepare me to begin teaching my very own yoga classes.  By completing this program, I will also be able to register with the Yoga Alliance for my RYT-200 certification... which will give me credit to teach yoga wherever I go.  

In case you're wondering if I'll be busy, the answer is yes.  Even though the program is only seven weeks (ha! only...), it runs every other weekend, starting tonight.  Here's a rough schedule:

Fridays 5:45 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

Saturdays 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Sundays 7:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Since I'll be journaling as part of this journey, I may post a few of my better insights on here, so stay tuned!

Small Adventures

Tonight Joey and I rode our bikes to Waterfront Park for a little photography practice.  Although it was starting to get dark, it was still a great time to practice.  With the quickly fading light, I had to adjust the ISO and shutter speed frequently to adapt to the setting.  These are some of the better photos:

After a little while, we wandered over to the giant pineapple fountain.  The shutter speed was perfect at 2", but of course we could only get perfect images with a tripod... which we don't have.  However, Joey took this gorgeous shot (I have to admit, I am SUPER jealous...).
 ISO 100, shutter speed 2", f/ 2.8

 I have asked Joey if he will take some photos of me doing yoga so that I can create a business card once I become certified.  Tonight, however, I was more concerned with submitting a photo to Yoga Poses Around the World :)

 Oh yeah, in other news, we are now the proud new owners of a '73 Peugeot racing bike.  Unfortunately, the tire blew out just as we were about to set off on our adventure, so we had to content ourselves with riding our other two awesome bikes.

More photos, better photos!

I am so excited to be using my new camera!  Isabelle taught me the subtleties of ISO, f-stop, and shutter speed while she was in town, and I have been practicing LOTS.  To see more of Isabelle's awesome photography, you can go here.  She was also recently published in Vanity Fair magazine, so I am confident under her tutelage.

Of course, I think my cats are the best models.  What do you think?