I’ve been lucky enough to supplement my salary with dog-walking and consulting for Rodan + Fields, and that’s allowed me to pursue this career path. The road has definitely had its bumps, but whose hasn’t? The biggest hurdle has probably been money – making ends meet with a job that is far more emotionally rewarding than it is financially isn’t easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you? – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. Three days from this interview will be exactly one year since Corepower Fenway opened and I will be hosting a birthday class as the new Studio Manager! It has been far beyond what I expected, and I could honestly cry thinking about the amazing people I get to surround myself with daily. After teaching three yoga classes TOTAL, I reached out and asked her if she would consider hiring me as her Assistant Manager – and she said yes! It was quite a scary leap – I had minimal practical experience and was leaving my big girl job & salary for something a little less conventional. Thankfully, the world works in mysterious ways, and it just so happened that one of my Teacher Training Leads was leaving our studio in Medford to open to Corepower Fenway that September. Now came the hard part of taking a passion and making it a full-time job.
After that eight week program, I took part in a 5-week continuing education program and was even more sure that this was the passion I had been looking for. I had gained lifelong “omies” whom I felt I could be completely vulnerable with, which allowed me to grow and gain confidence as a yoga instructor and general human. Within two weeks of training, I realized that as much as I loved teaching yoga, even MORE so I loved the community that surrounded my practice. It was quite the time & money investment, but I felt that it was worth it to dig deeper into a part of my life where I was passionate.
I had been attending Corepower as a student for some time and decided (after much research online) to sign up for February 200- hr. So I took some time to journal about what truly brought me joy, and yoga was one of those things. In January of last year, I decided that my New Years Resolution was to make 2017 the year of “Finding My Passion.” I was commuting into the city, working 8-9 hours a day at a job that just didn’t light my soul on fire. Mary, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today. Today we’d like to introduce you to Mary Ciccarelli.
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