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10 years of practicing yoga, 8 years of teaching yoga… the practice that takes me home. It’s the practice that I go to when I am my most vulnerable self and need to just focus within and then from that place it opens many doors… expansion in both body and mind

Fear is many a times demonized. However it’s the most primal emotion. Fear can be positive that it can warn you against an impending disaster and cautions you to tread carefully on a slippery road. However all fears are not equal. It is important to break down fear. Knowing your reason of fear, understanding where it’s stemming from can give us clarity whether it’s a caution message or is it stopping us from moving forward. When we start becoming fearful of every small situation in our life, then fear is holding you back. Constant fear then causes anxiety, phobias, shortness of breath etc. Take a piece of paper and write down all your fears. Next write them down if it’s helping you or stopping you. Clarity of the kind of fears we have helps us also overcome them. Writing them down can help us process and give us the awareness of the fears that need work and which ones are ready to be released.

Whoever needs to be reminded of this today, but growth is not happening in your comfort zone. True growth for the soul, where lessons are learned and wisdom gained is happening in the mystery of the unknown. Navigating through uncertainties, challenges, and the different curve balls that life throws at you.

In life there are many beautiful and close relationships but the most important one is with yourself. We end up giving, sacrificing ourselves many a times for others be it your spouse, children, parents, friends etc and that is important too for them to bloom and reach their best. However, we also have a relationship of love and respect with ourselves. If we can be kind to ourselves, chances are we can find kindness for others. If you can allow yourself to be happy, joyful, give grace, benefit of doubt, chances are you can find those same qualities in you for other relationships. No relationship is perfect including the one with ourselves, but having empathy and love towards oneself will also make us empathetic and feel love towards others relationships in our circle. relationshipadvice goals

We all have those days, when we don’t feel like exercising or eating right or walking more. If you are feeling that way give yourself a day of grace. Acknowledge the fact that you don’t feel like following your routine for that day. Don’t make that one day, 2 days or 4 days and then the weekend, that’s when you start to fall off the bandwagon. Sometimes your body needs rest and it can ask in different ways. The next morning continue your routine as usual. This idea of giving yourself space when you need it with awareness is far more productive than the all or nothing mindset. This way you will be able to make and sustain lifestyle changes that require discipline rather than motivation.