I want to thank everyone who called or texted me regarding being laid-off from CorePower Yoga--means so much to be thought about and cared for! The circumstances that brought me to my mat and CorePower were similar to this current mess: having what you know and what is familiar to you be pulled out from under you. What came from that time between 2008-2010 was a new life focus, a new community, and a fresh perspective on what I was capable of. I know it will be the same once this current crisis is over. I am enjoying taking Yoga classes online from my CorePower colleagues and finding other workouts to keep my practice and body up to speed. Aside from the Friday meditations, I am feeling as though this break is a good time to assess this aspect of my world and find other ways to channel my passion and knowledge in Yoga, aside from leading others on the mat. As some of you who follow me on Facebook have seen, I am fighting the battle of #AB5, which has undercut my writing and reinvention coach business, basically killing my other livelihood. Despite what you might have heard (or not heard), this law has little to do with gig workers and Uber and Lyft drivers. Our blessed California politicians have made it illegal for any independent contractor: freelance writers, Yoga instructors, translators, interpreters, musicians, and a host of other professions to work for themselves. In a time when working from home is being encouraged, our idiots in Sacramento have restricted independent contractors and small businesses from doing this in order to earn a living. To add craven injury to insult, they are even targeting companies that hire fellow Californians in order to penalize and audit them. As if they have nothing better to do. So, it's actually nice to now have more time to focus on that fight, and I am gaining a whole new community and friendships with others who are also in the battle. I have re-launched my political and pop culture column at Communities Digital News, and am looking toward the creative opportunities that are often born out of chaos. Be safe, be well, wash your hands! #yogalife #layoga #layogis #RepealAB5 #politicalactivist (at Pasadena, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-VZbn1Dhk8/?igshid=1o7yn3p9tnmsy
