MEET YOUR COACH AND YOGA THERAPIST
The town of Leysin could be reached only by gondola. My footlocker was loaded at the base of the mountain. My mom, dad and I took our seats where we could each have magnificent views of the Swiss Alps. The gondola jerked suddenly, then settled into a gentle sway on the way to my future.
At the summit, I stepped with anticipation from the gondola to the platform where my footlocker was unloaded, and then watched the gondola began its descent with my parents aboard.
I didn’t speak French. I didn’t know where the school was located. I had no contact information. I had no plan. I only knew my parents had dropped me off in Switzerland against my wishes to spend my last two years of high school attending boarding school. I felt broken, abandoned and lost. So I sat on my footlocker, attempting not to cry.
And as I perched there, something new began to emerge within me. In place of insecurity and lack of self acceptance, I had an unfamiliar sense that I was enough, that I could and would find my way. That moment marks the start of my ability to transform in the hardest of moments, despite the trauma and rejection I experienced as a young child.
Many very full years have passed since that gondola ride. I have continued to grow, face challenges and transform old stories that were limiting my belief in myself. I attended college, taught school, became a counselor and then a coach, and directed a program for university students which once again took me on many international travels. Now my loving husband and I live near our son, his wife and two darling granddaughters. Our golden retriever takes us for walks, while our cat expects great service.
During all of that, my journey of "Enoughness" has continued and that feeling of being enough is a familiar friend. Now, wherever I go, I not only believe in myself, I believe in others so much they begin to believe in themselves until they too know they are enough.
And since it happened for me, it can happen for you. I’d love to share your journey with you as you step into your "Enoughness!"
Sally Jo Blair, MA, LPC, PCC
Perspectives in Motion
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach
Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner
"An abundance of Ah-Ha moments."
