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My New Year’s Resolution Happy holidays! While this year has been so very different from others. What’s stayed the same is important to remember. The love we feel for friends and family. The daily gratitude we feel for our bodies and the amazing things they let us do. The peace we feel when we practice and meditate. Wishing you and yours a productive and peaceful year filled with surprises of joy and the accomplishment of your goals. Let’s talk about accountability. I’ve recently started reading David Goggin’s motivational memoir, “You Cant Hurt Me”. I admit I’ve been coasting a bit. Now it’s true I’ve had COVID-19, but that’s an easy excuse. Because I had almost no symptoms. Now I’m NOT saying to push hard through illness. I am saying don’t use the handy excuse that you know is lame just to enjoy more lazy time on the couch. I’ve set three goals for myself daily. They are things that will improve my physical, mental and emotional well-being. They are not difficult in and of themselves but they are easy to let slide. There is only one person who will improve your life and that’s you. It’s easy to blame, the economy, COVID, racism, being the youngest child. Whatever. But at the end of the day it’s you. Just you that you have control over. Discipline equals freedom. (@jockowillink ) and its absolutely true. At first I saw discipline as a prison. You MUST do things. And that’s true. But take a step deeper and discipline is NOT being run by your every whim and emotion. You are freeing yourself from negativity, laziness, weakness. And you are gaining self control and that IS freedom. The freedom to mindfully choose who you are and who you want to become. Set those goals, complete them daily and watch what your hard work will accomplish. Certification awarded! End of one journey, beginning of another. Looking forward to practicing with all of you. I can come in person or share a Zoom class whichever you’re most comfortable with. Send me a DM or visit my website and we can craft that perfect class for you. Happy Thanksgiving! This year has been challenging in unusual and new ways. The frustration of new restrictions and continued social distancing during a time of traditional gatherings may seem especially difficult. Finding my gratitude helps refocus my emotional energy towards more positive expressions. I am thankful for so many things; my family and friends, my work, my health and finally starting my yoga business. I think during this time of increased isolation it is more important than ever to be vocal about how much you love and appreciate those in your life who make a positive difference. And while we may not be able to gather physically together, you are all in my heart (all squished up together ☺️). Let’s talk about setting boundaries. For many of us it’s very difficult. We feel responsible for someone else’s happiness. Or we dislike the discomfort we feel when someone else is in pain. Or others come to us to feel better because they lack the discipline or skills or knowledge to help themselves. There’s a lot of emotional turmoil that comes with helping others. I found this quote by @corymuscara and it really helped simplify it for me. Prioritizing your mental health is essential. Prioritizing your energy is essential. There are no awards for exhausting yourself helping others. Most likely you’re not at your best. So you may in fact not be helping as much as you think if you’re there resentfully. Helping others should be a joyful experience. If it isn’t you need to find out why and address that. Our self worth is NOT dependent on ANYTHING. We are, as we are, perfectly worthy of love, kindness, admiration, friendship, loyalty. Too often we internalize self praise if we finish our chore list, clean our house, be there for someone even if, maybe especially if, it’s inconvenient or too draining of our personal energy. These are distinctions we make. I suggest we think about unmaking them. What does that feel like to you? Are you constantly feeling like you’re coming up short if you don’t get everything “done”? (Thanks to @yung_pueblo for the inspiration). Let’s talk about meditation. Meditation is a practice that will help you approach the daily stresses of life with a little more centeredness and calm. It is NOT trying to blank all the thoughts from your mind. Your brain is wired to think. Trying to stop that is just an exercise in utter frustration. What meditation does do is help you to stop being immediately emotionally reactive to those thoughts. If anyone is interested in meditation @corymuscara has a wonderful beginning meditation practice. I highly recommend. Have any of you tried a meditation practice? Was it successful? Or just frustrating? The website is now up! Go and check it out! alixthecamelyoga.com Link in bio.

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