Beginning Anew

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:47:51 GMT

We can start over at any moment...

Everyday is a a chance to begin anew. I know it is cliche, but think about. When you wake up in the morning, you are born to a new day and have the opportunity to start fresh. Every sunrise is another chance to change your life to be the one you want to live. Every inhale is a new beginning, every exhale is a letting go of the past.

Our brain is constantly creating thoughts. These thoughts are electrical signals in the brain triggered by our environment and circumstances. Producing thoughts is just what the brain does. However, we have the power of choice at this juncture. We can choose to not think about our thoughts. We can choose to watch our thoughts like a person observing a scene playing out from afar, without judgement. It's when we start thinking about the thoughts that we are having that causes suffering for ourselves. Our thinking about thoughts creates emotions because we are attaching unnecessary judgements to the electrical impulses of the brain. You are not your thoughts.

So how does what I just said about noticing when you are thinking about your thoughts relate to starting over? When we notice that we are thinking about our thoughts, that we a making judgements about ourselves, others, or our circumstances, that is a chance to begin again. Take a breath, let it go.

In yoga, every time you roll out your mat, you are starting again. Every day is going to be different with its own challenges. Maybe one day you are rocking a balance pose, but then the next day, you can't stop wobbling. That is just how it is sometimes. Start over. Try again. Take a breath. Know that it is okay and that we have endless chances to begin again. In fact, it is never too late to begin a yoga practice. Meet yourself where you are and go from there.

Nesting

Fri, 22 May 2026 01:34:05 GMT

Finding Joy in the Chaos

Things have been, shall we say, a little chaotic around here lately. If you haven't heard, we are *ahem* opening our doors June 6 for a soft opening of Bluebird Yoga House. I feel like a mother bird myself, flying this way and that, gathering items for the studio, contacting various people, marketing the business, attending community events, setting up all the things...in other words, I'm building my nest. And although the finished product will be beautiful, nesting is a messy process.

We all go through periods of nesting, when it feels all too overwhelming and crazy. Self-doubt wriggles into the consciousness and makes it's nasty little self be known. When we listen to slimy self-doubt, we tend to believe what it tells us because we think it's coming from a place of truth, our brain. Well, yes and no. The brain is wired to protect us from harm, so of course it going to tell us whatever stories it can come up with to keep us from taking risks. That's its job.

Be what it may, noticing when I'm listening and buying in to what self-doubt is selling has helped me to quiet the creature a little. We can only do what we can do; at the end of the day, as long as we have made our best effort, that's all we can do.

Continue to gather those sticks and twigs and soft things for the nest you're working on. You are more than capable.

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Beginning Anew

We can start over at any moment...

Nesting

Finding Joy in the Chaos