December. Here we are at the end month of 2011. Somehow I've let the past couple months fly past me.
I've been giving a topic a lot of thought, and the timing seems right to bring these thoughts to the surface.
When an artist is entrenched in the effort of creating, whether it's a painting or a poem, it's easy to get lost in the thunderous act of creation. However at some point each must take a step back, analyze the work, and determine if it's 'done.'
This experiment called doga got started innocuously enough. While working at the soon-to-be-open All One Yoga studio with Amy Likins, she and I were talking about all the new things this new space could offer. I asked her "are you going to have dog yoga too?" Amy's response to me was "Would you like to teach it?" Ta-da! That was August 2008, and I was pregnant with Connor. Since then I tried weekly doga at All One Yoga, shelter doga at PAWS, doga workshops with Pets Behave, doga at Dog Daze, doga fundraisers, and more.
Last month, just after Thanksgiving, I held another fundraiser doga class. I chose to move from the "pit" behind Cafe Organic (which opened spring 2011) to the Fort Walton Beach Landing. I was hoping the change of venue would translate to better turnout. I was wrong.
While I cherish the opportunity to spread the doga practice with each individual person, it's become disheartening to have such small participation time and time again. I have to step back and ask "is this done?" More to the point, "Have I failed?"
I've decided to no longer schedule group events, unless I'm contacted for a special event and have a confirmed group. I guess I will see how 2012 goes...
I've been giving a topic a lot of thought, and the timing seems right to bring these thoughts to the surface.
When an artist is entrenched in the effort of creating, whether it's a painting or a poem, it's easy to get lost in the thunderous act of creation. However at some point each must take a step back, analyze the work, and determine if it's 'done.'
This experiment called doga got started innocuously enough. While working at the soon-to-be-open All One Yoga studio with Amy Likins, she and I were talking about all the new things this new space could offer. I asked her "are you going to have dog yoga too?" Amy's response to me was "Would you like to teach it?" Ta-da! That was August 2008, and I was pregnant with Connor. Since then I tried weekly doga at All One Yoga, shelter doga at PAWS, doga workshops with Pets Behave, doga at Dog Daze, doga fundraisers, and more.
Last month, just after Thanksgiving, I held another fundraiser doga class. I chose to move from the "pit" behind Cafe Organic (which opened spring 2011) to the Fort Walton Beach Landing. I was hoping the change of venue would translate to better turnout. I was wrong.
While I cherish the opportunity to spread the doga practice with each individual person, it's become disheartening to have such small participation time and time again. I have to step back and ask "is this done?" More to the point, "Have I failed?"
I've decided to no longer schedule group events, unless I'm contacted for a special event and have a confirmed group. I guess I will see how 2012 goes...
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