I don’t know what it is but going to Aerial Dance really does help improve my mood. I was having a semi stressful day at work last week, it wasn’t too chaotic or anything luckily but it was just a blah kind of day, and I remember just being like “I can’t wait to go to class tonight” and it helped motivate me to get through the rest of my day because I was looking forward to the studio so much.
I was having an okay day at work, not that it was bad or anything, I opened the app and scrolled to see what classes were being offered that night and found some that I was able to take, an aerial class and a dance cardio class. I signed up for some classes later in the evening and I was really excited for them and it really was a big mood booster for me. It made me excited for the evening and it almost gave me like a reset on the day to be able to focus on my work. Going to the studio was my motivation to get my work done and get to the end of the day so I could get to the studio.
When I got to the studio that night, I wasn’t disappointed in my choices either. The classes I took were fun, engaging and so uplifting with the other women in class. I think a lot of us had days where someone asks us “How’s it going” and your response is something like “Well I’m here” and a lot of times that is the biggest part of the battle and that’s just showing up. I’ve had plenty of days like that showing up to the studio, not being in the best of moods but showing up cause I want to keep improving at this sport. But it’s also fun to have days like this where you’re excited to go, you’re excited to play because you know you’re going to have a good time!
While I wish every time I signed up for classes, it improved my mood as much as it did this one day, I know that’s not entirely possible. But I know that every time I leave the studio, I’m always leaving it in a better mood than when I entered. I’m so grateful for the instructors and the other students and how much we just lift each other up. We can be weird around each other, we can yell because we’re so excited and we can just be ourselves. Even if we’re having a blah kind of day, this space always has a warm welcome that I appreciate.