Spoiled Yogi

New class schedule for summer! Should I add a weekday evening too?

I got to share yoga with my girls and their friends at their Girl Scout meeting today, and it was so much fun!

There was a little more giggling than most of the yoga classes I teach…. But if you’ve ever been to one of my classes you know that I encourage giggling even when I’m teaching adults.

I’m always amazed at how capable little ones are of slowing down and being mindful if you give them the chance.

❤️❤️❤️

I played volleyball in high school.

That’s right. All 5 feet and 2.5 inches of me (with shoes on).

I joke that I use the word “played” loosely, as I mostly just sat on the bench and cheered on my friends.

My height was a good excuse for my lackluster performance.

Here’s the truth: When I was in the flow and having fun, I was pretty good. (Not at the whole jumping up to block balls flying over the net part, obviously, but the scrappy defensive part of the game.)

Unfortunately, those moments of flow and fun were few and far between.

I wanted so badly to impress my coach and help us win games that I put an insane amount of pressure on myself. I choked--I missed serves and sent balls flying in the wrong direction. With each blunder, my confidence shattered and I’d mess up again and again and again.

When I took my first yoga class a few years later I loved it so much because there was absolutely no pressure to perform. I could just show up, move my body, and enjoy it. My confidence rebounded as I learned to practice poses that once seemed impossible.

I learned that there actually is such a thing as trying too hard…

If I could go back and teach my teenage self one thing, that would be it.

It’s a lesson I’m learning all over again now as I am a grown up with two growing businesses.

🌟The most inspired work comes from flow and fun, never from forcing or pushing.
🌟Hard work and planning will never overcompensate for a lack of confidence.
🌟Mistakes only become a big deal when we ruminate on them--that’s when they break us.

Whatever your struggle is today, try softening. Stop trying so hard, and see what emerges.

That’s what I’ll be doing!