Reaching A Goal.
Two years has passed by so fast.
I still remember this time in 2020 finishing up my yoga teacher training and preparing to teach my first live class.
My hair was still blonde.
Matt, Cam, Marie, and I were still spending our weekends at farmer’s markets selling kombucha.
Life was slower as time stood still.. waiting, watching to see how the pandemic would unfold.
I never would have guessed that I would be here, typing this today.
Yoga was always supposed to be my fun, side hobby, business-kind-of, but mostly just a fun way to meet interesting people and share the gift that brought me so much healing.
That might be the most wild part.
Until the couple years, yoga was my avenue for healing..
Healing my stomach in Malaysia (circa 2016)
Healing my depression and anxiety (not long after the stomach pain went away)
Healing the destructive side of my OCD
Healing my relationship to myself
Healing my relationship with work
But now, yoga has done for me what I never imagined..
It’s become the avenue for building and creating more than I ever hoped for.
You may even notice how my message has changed over the years.
Even when it comes to mental health. The message includes healing, but it’s become so much more..
Like how I’ve used the principles of yoga to reach unimaginable goals in business..
And how I’ve built strength and consistency for my health without restrictive eating
The relationships that are thriving and the friendships that have grown because of alignment in myself
The peace I experience in entrepreneurship even when it’s the biggest risk I’ve ever taken
Today I sat down to do a future self meditation. A practice that has been an anchor for me for awhile now..
And when I went to imagine and meditate on what I desire next, I drew a blank.
My life is so full. It’s already so much more than I dreamed of.
I honestly don’t know yet where I want to go from here.
And that’s okay.
I share a lot about the process, the journey, the beauty along the way.
And I love it.
I love the grit, the determination, the joy to keep going even when it’s hard.
But sometimes we do make it to the next destination and instead of rushing onto the next one, I’m going to stand here awhile. For as long as my body and mind desire. I am going to be just as present in the goodness of reaching the goals as I am on the path to getting there.
And you may ask… so what’s the goal?
You know.. it doesn’t follow any of the traditional rules.. the time sensitive, specific, etc etc..
But rather it’s a life experience.
It’s the life that I desire.
One that is peaceful and unshakeable.
One that is full of delight, even when there are challenges.
One that is abundant and overflowing.
Where love is apparent everywhere I look.
And kindness fills the atmosphere.
And rules have been replaced with presence.
I’m just writing to tell you, life really can be this good.
And in the words of one of my mentors… sometimes we just have to let it be good.
As 2022 comes to an end and I prepare to daydream about what’s ahead, I want to share this perspective with you.
Even if none of your goals on paper were reached, and even if you aren’t sure exactly what you spent your time doing this year, are you happy?
And if the answer is yes, I hope you celebrate until the cows come home!
And if the answer is no, I hope you have unbelievable compassion for yourself, get curious, and get to work.
Happiness rarely just happens. It’s something we must make room for, something we must allow, something we must invite in. It’s something that loves to come to us when we open our hearts to receive it.
I will be hosting the GOALS workshop in a few months and I’d like to give you the opportunity to preregister here.
This is a 3 day experience where you’ll learn to utilize strategy and personal energy to reach your 2023 goals with ease.
More details to come with the full price.
See you on the mat!
Kas