Becoming Stress Resilient!
Do you know how I became so stress resilient?
No, I didn’t show up here the zen yoga teacher type you see today.
I actually googled ‘beginner yoga’ on youtube as my last resort to try to fix my chronic stomach pain about 7 years ago.
What started as a way to heal physically became the greatest rabbit hole of my life…
Over 3 years of IBS and my chronic pain was healed in a couple classes of yoga. The more I practiced, the less gut disruption I had.
Soon the mental chatter and obsessive feelings of inadequacy at my job disappeared.
Eventually, I was even able to heal from OCD and depression. OCD being a disorder they say has no cure, but ‘you can do ongoing medicine and therapy to relieve symptoms.’ Those things didn’t work for me and I’m so glad I didn’t accept ‘this is just how my life is…”
As the debilitating side of my disorders were healed, I was able to look at the bigger picture..
I became fascinated with the mind-body connection and WHY my brain works the way it does…
What if it’s actually for something brilliant and what they called a disorder is actually a gift, if I learn how to LEAD it.
And so I dove deep into understanding how to lead my unique brain..
I learned about nervous system regulation and how to manage stress, grow stress resilience, and intentionally face fears to be able to handle bigger fears without freaking tf out.
I discovered mindfulness meditation and how to be under immense pressure without cracking. I would be in the middle of a project, giving a speech, making some huge decision that effected too many people and I would be internally unmovable. Strong as a rock.
One of the hardest things I had to learn was self love and how to make peace with the parts of me I wanted to hide. I began intentionally cracking myself open to see all the things I was ashamed of… and I learned how to love all of what I found. No more hiding. No more shame.
Of course, this led to more responsibilities, more pressures, more opportunities to get overwhelmed, but I didn’t.
The more I was given, the more my capacity grew to hold it.
And I was CAPTIVATED by this work.
My heart felt alive!! It was no longer about surviving, but I felt like an explorer of old, chasing new horizons, finding new lands, meeting new edges of myself… like the adventure I had always dreamed of taking.
The pilgrimage of my life was not out there in all the places I had traveled.
The pilgrimage was in here. It was the inner journey.
Of course, the more exciting my own journey became, the more others wanted to learn from it, to be part of it.
This is what happens when we become so ALIVE inside, it draws a crowd and it’s been a beautiful one!!
The real beauty has been in sharing the mindfulness tools that not only helped me heal, but helped me come back to life.
To enjoy my job without stress destroying me.
To fall in love and have a family that truly delights in each other.
To have the time of my life leading.
To be present without constant overwhelm and worry.
The new program - Year of Yoga - was created to give you the tools for stress resilience that have transformed my life and the 400+ students I’ve gotten the joy of working with over the years.
You’ll learn how to truly feel alive within and give yourself more than just surviving another day.
Most people think this * just happens one day * but the truth it, it’s small, simple, intentional decisions you make every day to become more present and peaceful.
It’s rarely a magic moment that strikes you in the forest and even if that does happen, it never lasts if there isn’t an integration into your daily life.
It’s far more simple: it’s a moment by moment choice to stay present.
This is what you’ll learn inside the Year of Yoga.
Simple, effective, consistent peace.
Stress is poison.
Presence is the antidote.
Registration closes on December 15, 2024*
Year of Yoga officially begins on January 1, 2024