Brave to be…

I woke up a few weeks ago, shoulder aching like it had been for the last few weeks or months..

Honestly, I don’t remember when it started and I definitely don’t know what caused it.

The ache ran from my shoulder into my bicep anytime I did most any activity. Putting pressure on it was an absolute no.

As I stepped out of my room, ready to conquer the day, I had this thought “I have to start taking better care of my body.”

Spoiler alert… I didn’t.

I thought I could push through it. I thought it would just go away.

Negative.

So it comes time for me to record The STRONG Series and I have this aha moment in my car…

I would NEVER let my students do what I was planning on doing.

I would never encourage my students to push through an injury to practice 2.5 hours of high intensity strength building yoga. Why in the world would I do this?

“Hypocrite” ran through my mind like a train wreck.

Humbled by this reality, I had to pause. I had to step back and ask myself, why in the world was I going to do this?

It’s simple. Because I said I would. And I stick to my word. There could be no other option.

And so often we stop there. We stop at “this is the only way.”

But in that moment, from the depths of my inner wisdom, I heard this question bubble up…

What if you were brave enough to just BE?

Brave enough to be fully where you are right now.

Brave enough to find a new solution.

Brave enough to be humble and share what’s going on.

Brave enough to get creative and maybe, just maybe find something even better for everyone… without neglecting yourself (again).

OOPH.

Okay, I’m listening…

And just like a waterfall, the details of what needed to happen came pouring over me. The most obvious, better solution.. for everyone.

You can read more about that solution here - https://www.marinabayyoga.com/blog/september-2022-schedule-update

In this blog, I wanted to write out the lesson for me to remember and maybe it encourages you too...

We cannot always anticipate what life will bring, but we can be brave in the face of the unexpected.

Sometimes that means powering through as is.

Sometimes that means getting creative.

Sometimes that means halting altogether.

Wisdom is knowing what the situation calls for.

Bravery is being willing to act on wisdom, even if it’s unknown, uncertain, or just flat out scary.

As life ebbs and flows around us, my hope, my desire for all of us, is that inner wisdom would bubble up so strongly in each of us that it’s undeniable which way to go, trusting that whatever we choose, it will be great because we chose it.

That in the face of the unknown, we will trust our inner wisdom with certainty.

That in an uncertain world, our inner trust would be so strong that being brave is our most natural response.

Brave is a collections of meditations to connect you to your inner wisdom, to create unshakeable self trust, to expand your capacity to believe in YOU… even in the face of fear.

Brave will be released on 9/25 after our launch party (sign up here). This is a free meditation class followed by a teacher Q&A.

The series will be available through The Virtual Membership (read more about it/ sign up here).

See you on the mat,

Kas