What lies do you tell yourself?

I’ve made some big changes in my life. I’ve lost weight , I’ve stepped away from my role as a flight attendant to follow my passions,I’ve moved to California— despite knowing no one, I have traveled the world , went to Italy by myself on vacation  and I’ve grown my own business doing what I love.

From that description, you might think wow I must be full of confidence.
But you’d be wrong.

My lie that I tell myself is that "I’m not good enough" Its presence in the past has drove me to seek solace in food, alcohol , abusive relationships , an eating disorder,  perfectionism and people pleasing .

The lies we tell ouselves like "I’m not good enough" is destructive. It saps our self-confidence, robs us of peace of mind, fills our days with anxiety and keeps us  from full filling our full potential — a life where you're connected, loving, peaceful and joyful.


Through the changes that I’ve made in my own life, I’ve come face-to-face with my lie  many times and still do. I carry on despite it and slowly, I've waved it goodbye, rebuilding my my self-confidence brick by brick.
I’m not good enough comes from outside of you.
We  weren't born thinking it, and it’s not an essential part of you; it’s something we take on. First when my lie shows up for me , I show myself compassion and remind myself  that I don’t need to identify with it.
Becoming aware of how often "I’m not good enough" comes up in my  life allows  me to start to see the effect it has on me, and from there the possibility to change arises.

What lies do you tell yourself?

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ~Eleanor Roosevelt

For The Love Of Community

My favorite part of yoga has nothing to do with poses or breathing. Truth is my favorite part is community.

Yoga means a lot of things to a lot of different people, both traditionally and personally. But there’s one very powerful aspect that has helped yoga spread throughout the world: That is community.

The coming together of humans of all shapes, sizes, backgrounds, ages, interests to share the same experience.  Science tells us that being in a healthy community is good for us.  The vibration of positive minded people raises our vibrational frequency.   

Essentially the sutras spell out that if we are imbalanced mentally, physically, or emotionally then we are not living our true nature which is joy.. Positive energy creates and attracts more positive energy!

I embrace all of you with my heart I consider you all my family(my community) and I just wanted you to really know that.  Thank you for spending time with me in fellowship, in community. I am forever grateful. ~Diane

Live life in the eye of the hurricane, where your not affected by the storm

Sometimes the events of our lives can feel as if we are caught in a hurricane.  Circumstances beyond our control, that may appear frightening or powerful, may obscure our perspective, damage what we have built, destroy our points of reference.

Yet within each of us there is a calm center that cannot be touched by anything that is around us.  It is interesting that this center calm portion of the great cyclone of a hurricane is called the "eye," for one of the qualities that staying in the eye allows is the ability to see clearly.

If we want to remain in the eye of a hurricane then we cannot stay in one place.  We have to keep moving along with the storm and allow it to rage around us until it spends itself.  We may have to move through debris, or abandon our external points of reference, leaving things that are familiar behind.

Staying in the eye does not mean that we ignore the route of the storm, but that we move along with it and choose our position.  Some of us choose to fight our way through the storm or dig in our heels and refuse to be moved, which allows the storm to overtake and hit us directly.  That is when we get caught up in the storm itself and our vision and perspective, regardless of experience or ability, may seem to fail us.

Maintaining stillness of mind in the midst of our struggles means that we remember who we truly are and do not define ourselves in terms of external circumstances.  It means making a conscious effort to not take things personally, which can cause us to attach our sense of self worth to the events of our lives.  It means keeping our inner power intact.

Most of the time we can no more control the situations that come into our lives than we can control a hurricane.  But we always can control our response, and choose our position.  We can either participate in or identify with the situation itself or maintain our stillness of mind.  We can get sucked into it, caught up, or remain true to ourselves.

This can seem a difficult task because many of us first react to the emotional content of what is happening.  Response requires thought to gain insight and the awareness to be able to reconnect with that calm center where vision is clear.

It is helpful to remember that no matter how fierce a storm can be or how much damage it leaves in its wake, it does eventually dissipate.  It is temporary.  After the storm has spun itself out, the area that was the eye remains.  What was peaceful, is still at peace.  What was still is maintained.  No matter how large or ferocious the storm, this point within is always present.  It can be the constant in our lives regardless of how outer circumstances may change.

After all True Peace in the Midst of Chaos.

Bare Your Heart

 

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                  One of my favorite studies, is the Chakra System.

 Not a single day goes by without me asking myself "how do I maintain balance in order to live my best day ever?"  I like you can be easily thrown off balance.  Balance itself is easy to find, but sustaining it well that's the challenge mostly because it is up to us, no one else can do the work for us. 

So where do we start? The Chakras offer us a benchmark where we can assess what our life balance is on any given day, week or moment.  The chakras are the seven main energy centers in the body where we receive, absorb and distribute life energies.  They are located along the spine, starting at the base and running upwards to the crown of the head. Each chakra radiates a specific color and energy.  Each chakra relates to specific spiritual, emotional, psychological and physical issues.  These can become blocked through and as a result a chakra can become either deficient or excessive and therefore imbalanced.  Practicing yoga poses that correspond to each chakra can release these blocks and clear the path to more balanced living. 

My workshop this Saturday is focused on the 4th Chakra . Through the heart chakra, we open to and connect with harmony and peace. The health of our heart center registers the quality and power of love in our life. In Sanskrit, the heart chakra is called Anahata, which means "unstruck" or "unhurt." Its name implies that deep beneath our personal stories of brokenness and the pain in 
our heart, wholeness, boundless love, and a wellspring of compassion reside.

I hope you will join me this Saturday For Bare Your Heart 1:30p.m -3:30p.m