It's funny how little things can make you pause and take stock.

Last week, triyoga's weekly marketing email landed in my inbox. It included a link to my recent post about tackling jump through transitions.

Just below that was a link to a profile of David Swenson. For those of you who don't know him, David is one of the best loved and most popular teachers out there - he's had a major influence on my own yoga practice and teaching.

In fact it was David who first inspired me to want to teach myself.

I very clearly remember the moment when, sat with my wife on a beach in Goa, we decided that we were going to enrol in a teacher training course on our return to London.

This was during a 2 week retreat with David - so you can certainly say that it was one of the most transformational experiences of my life (retreats do have a way of doing that!).

Up until that point I'd worked in media agencies for a decade and I'd never felt happy or that I belonged in that environment. In fact at times I felt quite desperate that I had to spend so much time, energy and focus on something that I had no real passion for.

And if you'd told me 10 years ago that I'd be featured in the same email as David, I'd never have believed you.

So yes, the email was a small thing but it prompted me to reflect on how far I've come in that time - and how lucky I am to now do something that I truly love.

It's so easy to take things for granted sometimes...it's good to have these little reminders to be grateful.