My affirmations

I have found affirmations to be a very powerful tool. They help me harness my own thoughts and use them in a powerful way to motivate and encourage myself. Don't we all need a little more of that from our own minds? Negative self-talk is very damaging and I find myself falling into that sometimes. Affirmations speak to our very subconscious in a way that can re-route those thoughts and help us think of and view ourselves more accurately: as beings of light with unlimited potential! Here is a list I have started and will continue adding to. Feel free to use these and adjust them to your own practice!

I am strong.

I am brilliant.

I am valuable.

People rely on me.

I am flexible. 

I have time to do and study yoga.

I am confident.

I can do anything I set my mind to do.

Yoga makes my body and mind happy.

I love to share wisdom with others.

A sound body, mind, and spirit are essential.

My voice is strong.

I listen to my body.

I bless myself and others.

I take opportunities.

I can do it.

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eddy

It has been awhile. Life is busy. Most days I don't feel like a yoga teacher. Most days I feel like a mom. Wife. Employee. Tired person. I don't have a lot of mind power to spend on extra things. I would love to do more. Have more money. Spend more time doing things I like. Do you know how long it has been since I got out my sewing machine? Or even put on my running shoes? I finished a book in December and that was a big deal. Life is composed of so many little things. Putting on clothes in the morning. Brushing teeth. Washing hair. And if you are a mom, changing diapers, thinking about nap time, laundry every week. They are like clockwork. Sometimes there isn't anything leftover. Right now I'm at a point in my life where I can hardly afford 'extras' so I think it has been hard for me to think that other people may see yoga as an extra that they don't have time for. I barely do. If you are choosing between yoga and a shower, please, I encourage you to take that shower. I am spent most days and you probably are, too. I don't want to feel like I'm selling anything. How is my yoga better than anyone else's? What is the point? Am I worth it? I know yoga is beneficial but I know your life is complicated. Mine is too. I feel defeated as a teacher. I'm so close to finishing my hours but I feel more clueless than I did when I started. Where do I go from here?

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