You can change your mindset. Our emotional body responds to our physical body, and vice versa. Amy Cuddy takes the "fake it 'til you make it" mentality and elaborates...she goes into the HOW and WHY this works. We CAN create our realities, guys. Put good vibes into the universe and into yourself. You are what you believe you are--what you TRULY believe you are. So maybe start small with some affirmations in the morning... wanna know what I do almost every morning when I wake up? Well, before even getting out of bed, I literally say "I am grateful," as I'm staring at my ceiling. Before I left myself step out of bed, I think about 3-5 things (people, opportunities, memories, etc) that actually fill me with gratitude. Then, off to the coffee maker... 😉☕️ While the coffee is brewing, I sit in virasana and practice mindful breathing and affirmation statements. "I am Bold. I am Strong. I am Healthy. I am Grateful. I am Compassionate. I am Light." I inhale with each affirmation and exhale as I envision it. Inhale with the next affirmation, exhale as I envision it. And so on... I've found that on morning where I "don't have time" to do this, my mental state is all out of whack. Guess what, we can do this at any point of the day, as many times as you need. Not going to lie, I've already done this three times since I woke up. Wanna know something? I feel like superwoman. 😏😋 Back to the emotional body responding to the physical body....take a look at this video. Well worth the 20ish minutes. Trust me. If the video doesn't load, click HERE
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Peace sign to low lunge. Low lunge to hip opener. Hip opener to splits.
Breathe ◡̈ play intuitively. flow. harness your light. (Weather permitting) Let's get these going again! Join Olivia on a short hike through Raven Run to the orange path "meadow" and allow your breath to heal, move and motivate your body with a 60minute vinyasa practice. BYOM. Monetary donation suggested.
Click HERE for more information. First picture taken about thirty minutes after I demolished a mountain of rice, who-knows-how-much almond butter, yummy blueberries and @amazinggrassgreens all mixed together (I do a form of intermittent fasting).
Immediately, I felt super full, guilty and "huge." So I decided to take a picture. I knew I was being silly but couldn't ignore my feelings. I then forced myself to smile and then guess what, my attitude changed. I told myself I was NOT what I felt. I snapped out of it and reassured my belief that if we put nourishing, whole foods into our bodies AND regularly use our muscles/brain power plus heart-fulls of compassion, then we can only grow. The third picture is after I spent a couple hours teaching yoga, surrounded by good vibes and beautiful energies. I spent a couple hours doing what gives me PURPOSE...what literally keeps me going each day and has me excited to wake up in the morning...and my body responded. It USED the food I put into it and cooperated with the energies I surround myself with and cultivate...and BAM...healthy Liv. This is a process. It's taken a LONG time for me to be okay in my body and even now, body dysmorphia causes me to see something entirely different and I get down on myself. What's important though is to love your body no matter what it looks like. Change your mindset. "Fitness" is not as important as overall health. You can look fantastic but not be healthy. You can look fantastic and feel miserable. So do a little self-check today-MENTALLY-and see where you are. Body stuff comes later. Let's heal our minds first. Sometimes, life presents you with moments that remind you, THIS is why you're alive. These seemingly "little" moments can come in the form of people, conversations, reactions, events, visuals, etc.
These moments remind you to stay strong and continue on your life journey, stand up for what you believe in and stay away from the sheep epidemic. Even though finding, following and advancing your passions can lead to sharp judgment and toxicity from others, you can't be shaken. We can't control others' reactions. We can't change others' mindsets. We can't wake people up. The change starts with YOU. The change starts with ME. The change starts with US. We need to stop doing "easy" and start creating our realities. Let's invite compassion back into our lives. Let's invite curiosity. Let's invite exploration. Let's invite respect. It's time to get out of the shallow end of the pool and move toward something deeper. Even if we're just barely treading water or hanging onto floats for dear life...we need to step out of our bubbles of ignorance, naivety, blind selfishness and conforming tendencies. Pop that bubble and let it go. Create something else. We DO matter. We ARE powerful. WE ARE LIGHT. Let's search within, grab that light and let it grow. Never stop learning. Never stop asking questions. Never compromise passion for a paycheck. Push your passions to the top of your priority list and make your life mean something. Let's stop going through the motions of life and let's become active participants in every moment. |
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