• So much of my spiritual journey has been learning to ask empowering questions (like this one ☝️ from spiritual medium and channel @bree.melanson) versus victim-based questions, “Why is this happening to me?” Or “What’s wrong with me that I don’t have... (insert whatever you want)?” Our minds are like computers. If we ask it a question, then it will give us 15736384995 reasons of WHY we don’t have this or that and what IS wrong with us. The ego loves these questions! If we truly want a new perspective, a new possibility, we have to process our wounds, triggers and pain differently. We must ask insightful questions to tap into our own inner guidance. It’s always there, ready and willing to provide us with answers. So, the next time you are feeling an emotion you don’t want or thought pattern that’s causing you pain, ask yourself: is this truth or was this taught? Change is an inside job. You have an incredible wealth of knowledge within you. It’s time you started to use it. ✨This Friday, October 30th @ noon, I’m teaching a masterclass on How to Move from Fear to Freedom. I will be recording it as well. You must Sign-up to get access! Link in my BIO.✨
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    So much of my spiritual journey has been learning to ask empowering questions (like this one ☝️ from spiritual medium and channel @bree.melanson) versus victim-based questions, “Why is this happening to me?” Or “What’s wrong with me that I don’t have... (insert whatever you want)?” Our minds are like computers. If we ask it a question, then it will give us 15736384995 reasons of WHY we don’t have this or that and what IS wrong with us. The ego loves these questions! If we truly want a new perspective, a new possibility, we have to process our wounds, triggers and pain differently. We must ask insightful questions to tap into our own inner guidance. It’s always there, ready and willing to provide us with answers. So, the next time you are feeling an emotion you don’t want or thought pattern that’s causing you pain, ask yourself: is this truth or was this taught? Change is an inside job. You have an incredible wealth of knowledge within you. It’s time you started to use it. ✨This Friday, October 30th @ noon, I’m teaching a masterclass on How to Move from Fear to Freedom. I will be recording it as well. You must Sign-up to get access! Link in my BIO.✨
  • It’s Monday ☀️ and I’ve got four reasons I’m started this week off with a beaming smile 😃 1). The weather has cooled down and it finally feels like Fall 🍁 here in LA! 2). This Friday, October 30th @ noon, I’m hosting a LIVE class on “How to Move From Fear to Freedom”... I’ll share the truths behind the stories we tell ourselves that keep us from stepping into our fears and how to unpack them, take action and step fully into our power! Link to sign-up is in my BIO! A recording will also be avail if you can’t make it live. 3). Halloween 🎃 is THIS SATURDAY and it’s my favorite! I’m planning a super spooky fun yoga class for you @ 10am west / 1pm east with a special Halloween-themed playlist and possible costume. Perhaps a monster mash in the middle! Donate to JOIN! If you can’t make it live, you can pay for the recording. 4). Monday’s always remind me that I can begin again, forgive, let go and GET IT!!!!! Whatever “it” is for you.... Sending massive love ❤️ & tons of bootyshakes for a powerful and inspiring week! ✨What are you excited and happy about? Any of the above?? 😜😘🙏✨
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    It’s Monday ☀️ and I’ve got four reasons I’m started this week off with a beaming smile 😃 1). The weather has cooled down and it finally feels like Fall 🍁 here in LA! 2). This Friday, October 30th @ noon, I’m hosting a LIVE class on “How to Move From Fear to Freedom”... I’ll share the truths behind the stories we tell ourselves that keep us from stepping into our fears and how to unpack them, take action and step fully into our power! Link to sign-up is in my BIO! A recording will also be avail if you can’t make it live. 3). Halloween 🎃 is THIS SATURDAY and it’s my favorite! I’m planning a super spooky fun yoga class for you @ 10am west / 1pm east with a special Halloween-themed playlist and possible costume. Perhaps a monster mash in the middle! Donate to JOIN! If you can’t make it live, you can pay for the recording. 4). Monday’s always remind me that I can begin again, forgive, let go and GET IT!!!!! Whatever “it” is for you.... Sending massive love ❤️ & tons of bootyshakes for a powerful and inspiring week! ✨What are you excited and happy about? Any of the above?? 😜😘🙏✨
  • It’s #fearlessfriday and I’m dropping a brand new episode of my podcast, The Fearless Lady! In this episode I talk about going to my first (and only) Cuddle Party! A cuddle-what? A cuddle-who? Yep, it’s the first thing that popped into your head when you read it. You basically cuddle with strangers. Now before you start to make that ewwwww face, I want you to know two things: 1). This wasn’t my idea. In the episode I explain how it popped into my mind and why I signed up. 2). I learned SO much more than I thought. I learned how uncomfortable I am cuddling strangers; I learned how to get comfortable saying “NO” and I learned how to express my boundaries without feeling guilty (still working on that one 😉). Needless to say, it was a powerful lesson in exercising personal boundaries. And because of the powerful lessons I learned, I assigned this “fearless act” for two of my fearless clients last summer! They both had a transformative experiences. They actually cuddled with people, unlike me! And this picture has nothing to do with a cuddle party but I felt it looked like I was giving side eye, which felt appropriate! I also talk about my first fearless act with a group: Escaping the room! Click the link in my BIO to listen! And subscribe, share w/your friends and write a review! Omg, I’ve become one of those people... oh well! Gotta ask for whatcha want, riiiiight? 😉😘❤️
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    It’s #fearlessfriday and I’m dropping a brand new episode of my podcast, The Fearless Lady! In this episode I talk about going to my first (and only) Cuddle Party! A cuddle-what? A cuddle-who? Yep, it’s the first thing that popped into your head when you read it. You basically cuddle with strangers. Now before you start to make that ewwwww face, I want you to know two things: 1). This wasn’t my idea. In the episode I explain how it popped into my mind and why I signed up. 2). I learned SO much more than I thought. I learned how uncomfortable I am cuddling strangers; I learned how to get comfortable saying “NO” and I learned how to express my boundaries without feeling guilty (still working on that one 😉). Needless to say, it was a powerful lesson in exercising personal boundaries. And because of the powerful lessons I learned, I assigned this “fearless act” for two of my fearless clients last summer! They both had a transformative experiences. They actually cuddled with people, unlike me! And this picture has nothing to do with a cuddle party but I felt it looked like I was giving side eye, which felt appropriate! I also talk about my first fearless act with a group: Escaping the room! Click the link in my BIO to listen! And subscribe, share w/your friends and write a review! Omg, I’ve become one of those people... oh well! Gotta ask for whatcha want, riiiiight? 😉😘❤️
  • I would tell a former friend that I was going through some emotional stuff and she would say: I thought you were over feeling that way. Aren’t you past all that? . There’s this concept that because you’re on the path towards spiritual enlightenment, you experience more happiness, and less suffering. But the truth is, we are always evolving and the further we strip away old patterns and move through the discomfort of change, the more we discover the deep well of holding space for all of it. The learning is not to abandon our negative emotions, but to see them as a crucial part of the path. Without judgment or criticism. Just simply, being with what is. . One of the greatest lessons I learned when I spent a year tackling my fears is we cannot hold happiness. We cannot spend our lives trying to be safe so we will never feel pain or rejection. As humans we are meant to feel a whole spectrum of emotion. We must empty out completely in order to fill up again. And the cup grows, and widens, and softens and bends just as we grow. . When you are in a space of feeling an unwanted emotion, or experience, try asking: What have you come to teach me? How can I see this differently? . How can I change my perspective to experience this in a new way? . I feel all of my feelings and love and accept myself fully. . ✨Which one resonates with you the most?✨ ✨I’m holding a free masterclass on The Stages From Fear to Freedom on Friday Oct. 30th, link to sign-up is in my BIO!✨😘❤️
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    I would tell a former friend that I was going through some emotional stuff and she would say: I thought you were over feeling that way. Aren’t you past all that? . There’s this concept that because you’re on the path towards spiritual enlightenment, you experience more happiness, and less suffering. But the truth is, we are always evolving and the further we strip away old patterns and move through the discomfort of change, the more we discover the deep well of holding space for all of it. The learning is not to abandon our negative emotions, but to see them as a crucial part of the path. Without judgment or criticism. Just simply, being with what is. . One of the greatest lessons I learned when I spent a year tackling my fears is we cannot hold happiness. We cannot spend our lives trying to be safe so we will never feel pain or rejection. As humans we are meant to feel a whole spectrum of emotion. We must empty out completely in order to fill up again. And the cup grows, and widens, and softens and bends just as we grow. . When you are in a space of feeling an unwanted emotion, or experience, try asking: What have you come to teach me? How can I see this differently? . How can I change my perspective to experience this in a new way? . I feel all of my feelings and love and accept myself fully. . ✨Which one resonates with you the most?✨ ✨I’m holding a free masterclass on The Stages From Fear to Freedom on Friday Oct. 30th, link to sign-up is in my BIO!✨😘❤️
  • Triggers. They feel like little earthquakes on the inside. Trembles, rumbles, irritations, annoyances. It’s amazing how someone can ask you a question, or mention a person, or deliver some feedback that can feel threatening that can make you want to fight back and scream. Or, if you’re like me, shut down completely. Since moving back home after living away for thirteen years, I’ve been experiencing so many triggers. And I’ve noticed a pattern: trigger hits, I go internal and my ego brings up every other time I’ve ever felt this and then, blames the other person for bringing this up. Then I carry this around with me, on guard so that as soon as someone else tries to bring up this topic, I am ready to flight back. In fact, I’m anticipating the trigger. I’m expected it. I realize this pattern isn’t serving me. It just keeps perpetuating the same outcome. As long as I am anticipating the very things I don’t want to feel, I am keeping it alive in my experience. What we resist, persists. Triggers offer valuable information. They let us know where we’ve been hurt, and wounded in the past and they are coming up to show us where we need to pay attention. They are crucial to our growth. Often behind what we trigger is a self-criticism, a judgement we are holding within ourselves. That’s why it hurts. It’s requiring us to be more loving and self-accepting. Nothing can exist outside of us, that doesn’t exist within. It’s up to us to not only recognize the trigger but to have the self-awareness tools to get to the root and heal. Healing has many layers and the further you go, the more shows up. But, the difference is you know how “tend” to your own garden. So, the process becomes so much more satisfying! ✨Where are you being self-critical? How can you see it differently?✨ ✨I’m offering a free live training on “How to move from Fear to Freedom” on Friday, Oct. 30th @ noon on Zoom. You must sign-up for access! It will be recorded as well. LINK is in my bio to sign-up!✨
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    Triggers. They feel like little earthquakes on the inside. Trembles, rumbles, irritations, annoyances. It’s amazing how someone can ask you a question, or mention a person, or deliver some feedback that can feel threatening that can make you want to fight back and scream. Or, if you’re like me, shut down completely. Since moving back home after living away for thirteen years, I’ve been experiencing so many triggers. And I’ve noticed a pattern: trigger hits, I go internal and my ego brings up every other time I’ve ever felt this and then, blames the other person for bringing this up. Then I carry this around with me, on guard so that as soon as someone else tries to bring up this topic, I am ready to flight back. In fact, I’m anticipating the trigger. I’m expected it. I realize this pattern isn’t serving me. It just keeps perpetuating the same outcome. As long as I am anticipating the very things I don’t want to feel, I am keeping it alive in my experience. What we resist, persists. Triggers offer valuable information. They let us know where we’ve been hurt, and wounded in the past and they are coming up to show us where we need to pay attention. They are crucial to our growth. Often behind what we trigger is a self-criticism, a judgement we are holding within ourselves. That’s why it hurts. It’s requiring us to be more loving and self-accepting. Nothing can exist outside of us, that doesn’t exist within. It’s up to us to not only recognize the trigger but to have the self-awareness tools to get to the root and heal. Healing has many layers and the further you go, the more shows up. But, the difference is you know how “tend” to your own garden. So, the process becomes so much more satisfying! ✨Where are you being self-critical? How can you see it differently?✨ ✨I’m offering a free live training on “How to move from Fear to Freedom” on Friday, Oct. 30th @ noon on Zoom. You must sign-up for access! It will be recorded as well. LINK is in my bio to sign-up!✨
  • We are constantly creating meaning for everything! We are meaning-making machines! The person we want to text us back, isn’t so we create a story they’re just not into us. When maybe they’re just busy or they took a nap 😴. I had just posted on Friday about my #fearlessact of passing out twenty love notes to strangers in NYC. And yesterday I received a love note that I never would have expected, written on a dollar bill and placed on the windshield of my car! Is this my karma coming back? Can I request a $20 next time!? 😜 Now, he did write that my “ass looked great” and some other stuff which I couldn’t read (and to be honest, maybe don’t want to read 😉) which normally would offend me because my ego says: be a gentleman! But, I decided to make this mean something different. That life can surprise me. That romance and magic does exist, even in a Pandemic. That men who I normally would shrug off could potentially be worthwhile. That I am open to being surprised. That love + money are coming my way. That curiosity and wonder are essential to making life feel fun + serendipitous. That we are constantly receiving gifts. That we should let go of how it’s going to come... and trust it will. That life has a sense of humor, always. That if we don’t appreciate the little moments of joy, we’ll never appreciate the big ones. That I can always teach someone how to talk and compliment me and no one can offend me unless I choose to let it. When we find new meaning, we create new possibilities to come to us. I like the meaning I am giving my life. How about you? ✨Tell me in the comments below what new meaning you can give to something that is occurring in your life right now?✨ Also...Yoga today @ 4pm west / 7pm East. Donate to join us on Zoom! Link in bio.
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    We are constantly creating meaning for everything! We are meaning-making machines! The person we want to text us back, isn’t so we create a story they’re just not into us. When maybe they’re just busy or they took a nap 😴. I had just posted on Friday about my #fearlessact of passing out twenty love notes to strangers in NYC. And yesterday I received a love note that I never would have expected, written on a dollar bill and placed on the windshield of my car! Is this my karma coming back? Can I request a $20 next time!? 😜 Now, he did write that my “ass looked great” and some other stuff which I couldn’t read (and to be honest, maybe don’t want to read 😉) which normally would offend me because my ego says: be a gentleman! But, I decided to make this mean something different. That life can surprise me. That romance and magic does exist, even in a Pandemic. That men who I normally would shrug off could potentially be worthwhile. That I am open to being surprised. That love + money are coming my way. That curiosity and wonder are essential to making life feel fun + serendipitous. That we are constantly receiving gifts. That we should let go of how it’s going to come... and trust it will. That life has a sense of humor, always. That if we don’t appreciate the little moments of joy, we’ll never appreciate the big ones. That I can always teach someone how to talk and compliment me and no one can offend me unless I choose to let it. When we find new meaning, we create new possibilities to come to us. I like the meaning I am giving my life. How about you? ✨Tell me in the comments below what new meaning you can give to something that is occurring in your life right now?✨ Also...Yoga today @ 4pm west / 7pm East. Donate to join us on Zoom! Link in bio.
  • It’s #fearlessfriday and I’m throwing it back to when I passed out handwritten love notes to strangers in New York City as part of my #fortyfearlessacts. My intention was to be love, give love but not everyone was receptive to my love notes. In fact, it took me two days to give twenty of them away! TWO days!! As with most of my fearless acts, I wanted to give up on the whole thing after a few harsh reactions. At one point, I thought to myself: Why do I want to do this? What is the point? And I heard: Don’t change who you are just because you got a few negative responses. Not everyone will want what you have to offer. Just keep going. So, the next day I asked a woman sitting next to me in a coffee house if she’d like one. She enthusiastically nodded YES and encouraged me to give away the rest to the other people in the cafe. Later I searched my hashtag #lovenotesnyc and found several people posted about receiving one and how it really made their day. It made mine, too. We aren’t for everyone. And that’s okay. It doesn’t mean we won’t cry about it or get hurt when someone doesn’t respond the way we want. But, don’t change who you are to please anyone or because you think if you change, or shield your heart, you’ll stop getting hurt. It doesn’t work that way. You’ll simply stop being you. And that’s not what we need. We need YOU to be who you really are. That’s my love note to you today! ✨For more on my journey and this fearless act, check out The Fearless Lady Podcast latest episode! Link is in my Bio. ✨ 📸 this pic has nothing to do with my handwritten love notes. I can’t find that picture 😩😉❤️
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    It’s #fearlessfriday and I’m throwing it back to when I passed out handwritten love notes to strangers in New York City as part of my #fortyfearlessacts. My intention was to be love, give love but not everyone was receptive to my love notes. In fact, it took me two days to give twenty of them away! TWO days!! As with most of my fearless acts, I wanted to give up on the whole thing after a few harsh reactions. At one point, I thought to myself: Why do I want to do this? What is the point? And I heard: Don’t change who you are just because you got a few negative responses. Not everyone will want what you have to offer. Just keep going. So, the next day I asked a woman sitting next to me in a coffee house if she’d like one. She enthusiastically nodded YES and encouraged me to give away the rest to the other people in the cafe. Later I searched my hashtag #lovenotesnyc and found several people posted about receiving one and how it really made their day. It made mine, too. We aren’t for everyone. And that’s okay. It doesn’t mean we won’t cry about it or get hurt when someone doesn’t respond the way we want. But, don’t change who you are to please anyone or because you think if you change, or shield your heart, you’ll stop getting hurt. It doesn’t work that way. You’ll simply stop being you. And that’s not what we need. We need YOU to be who you really are. That’s my love note to you today! ✨For more on my journey and this fearless act, check out The Fearless Lady Podcast latest episode! Link is in my Bio. ✨ 📸 this pic has nothing to do with my handwritten love notes. I can’t find that picture 😩😉❤️
  • March 3, 2020... I journaled I was worried about filing my yoga retreat in May of this year. I had a few spots left and I was nervous. I had written my feelings and layers of disappointment out but it was bigger than the retreat. It always is. I started to rattle off all the other times I had been disappointed before. I kept circling the same pattern/feeling: What if I can’t fill it? What if I fail? How much will I need to cover the cost? Why is this happening now? To me? (Note the victim questioning). I was preparing for the worst outcome. We always do, right? But then I asked: What is this teaching me? It’s teaching me how little faith I have when it comes to the “big” stuff. So I wrote myself evidence of all the times things do work out for me. All the instances I did feel the Universe took care of me, when I stopped worrying about the outcome. I listed every piece of real evidence, big and small, that things always work out, even if I can’t see the “how” yet. And I surrendered completely. And two weeks later the world shutdown. What I worried about didn’t happen. I have postponed my retreat to the South of France for next summer May 31-June 4, 2021 (stay tuned for the deets on signing up 😉) And during this time, I have been focused on my real passion of growing my fearless coaching business, launching private & group coaching programs. And I get to teach all of my favorite yogis from all over the world every week on Zoom! I could have never predicted this sweet outcome. I don’t want to be insensitive to all those who have lost loved ones, work or businesses due to this Pandemic. I am aware of my privilege as I write this. I’m sharing my experience to illustrate how we can shift our perspective and be open to things working out even better than we imagined. Not through bypassing our feelings, but through feeling them thoroughly and asking empowering questions. Remember: You can’t fail. You can only keep repeating a pattern. ✨Gimme a ❤️❤️ if this resonates with you!✨ 📸 #fb to some shoot in Williamsburg, 2009. New York in the background. 😜
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    March 3, 2020... I journaled I was worried about filing my yoga retreat in May of this year. I had a few spots left and I was nervous. I had written my feelings and layers of disappointment out but it was bigger than the retreat. It always is. I started to rattle off all the other times I had been disappointed before. I kept circling the same pattern/feeling: What if I can’t fill it? What if I fail? How much will I need to cover the cost? Why is this happening now? To me? (Note the victim questioning). I was preparing for the worst outcome. We always do, right? But then I asked: What is this teaching me? It’s teaching me how little faith I have when it comes to the “big” stuff. So I wrote myself evidence of all the times things do work out for me. All the instances I did feel the Universe took care of me, when I stopped worrying about the outcome. I listed every piece of real evidence, big and small, that things always work out, even if I can’t see the “how” yet. And I surrendered completely. And two weeks later the world shutdown. What I worried about didn’t happen. I have postponed my retreat to the South of France for next summer May 31-June 4, 2021 (stay tuned for the deets on signing up 😉) And during this time, I have been focused on my real passion of growing my fearless coaching business, launching private & group coaching programs. And I get to teach all of my favorite yogis from all over the world every week on Zoom! I could have never predicted this sweet outcome. I don’t want to be insensitive to all those who have lost loved ones, work or businesses due to this Pandemic. I am aware of my privilege as I write this. I’m sharing my experience to illustrate how we can shift our perspective and be open to things working out even better than we imagined. Not through bypassing our feelings, but through feeling them thoroughly and asking empowering questions. Remember: You can’t fail. You can only keep repeating a pattern. ✨Gimme a ❤️❤️ if this resonates with you!✨ 📸 #fb to some shoot in Williamsburg, 2009. New York in the background. 😜
  • We don’t know what we don’t know. ⠀ ⠀ I know that sounds crazy but let me explain. We can believe we’re on a the right path and in flow but until something happens to disrupt our journey (um...hello, PANDEMIC 2020) we can ignore or deny what’s been lurking underneath the surface.⠀ ⠀ Like, maybe what we thought was a good paying job or career now all of a sudden feels dull and unfulfilling. Or the relationship we are in feels stifling and uncomfortable. Or maybe we thought we were happy when in fact, we lost our passion and our purpose. Our homes, which we are required to be in for more time than usual... feels off and we realize we want to move. We start to understand prior to this pandemic, we forgot to check in with ourselves. To ask, am I really living life to fullest? Am I really doing what I want? Do I like the direction I’m headed? Do I like the person I’m becoming?⠀ ⠀ It’s been said before but it’s worth repeating again... this is a collective pause. A divine gift, should we choose to accept it. We don’t have to be the same person as we once were. We can start new, press refresh and gain new insights and a co-create a new life, one that reflects who we are becoming...now! ⠀ ✨In the comments below, finish this statement: The Pandemic of 2020 made me realize_____and so I became____.✨⠀ ⠀ ✨Interested in going deeper? Sign-up for a free mini-coaching session w/me. The link (it works now, FYI) is in my BIO! I can’t wait to hear from you. 😊
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    We don’t know what we don’t know. ⠀ ⠀ I know that sounds crazy but let me explain. We can believe we’re on a the right path and in flow but until something happens to disrupt our journey (um...hello, PANDEMIC 2020) we can ignore or deny what’s been lurking underneath the surface.⠀ ⠀ Like, maybe what we thought was a good paying job or career now all of a sudden feels dull and unfulfilling. Or the relationship we are in feels stifling and uncomfortable. Or maybe we thought we were happy when in fact, we lost our passion and our purpose. Our homes, which we are required to be in for more time than usual... feels off and we realize we want to move. We start to understand prior to this pandemic, we forgot to check in with ourselves. To ask, am I really living life to fullest? Am I really doing what I want? Do I like the direction I’m headed? Do I like the person I’m becoming?⠀ ⠀ It’s been said before but it’s worth repeating again... this is a collective pause. A divine gift, should we choose to accept it. We don’t have to be the same person as we once were. We can start new, press refresh and gain new insights and a co-create a new life, one that reflects who we are becoming...now! ⠀ ✨In the comments below, finish this statement: The Pandemic of 2020 made me realize_____and so I became____.✨⠀ ⠀ ✨Interested in going deeper? Sign-up for a free mini-coaching session w/me. The link (it works now, FYI) is in my BIO! I can’t wait to hear from you. 😊
  • This is your daily reminder to go outside, take a walk, ride your bike, stroll or skip down the street. Do something for yourself that gets you out of your head and brings you joy! ⠀ ⠀ This is my #tbt last week in Santa Barbara when I got to cruise down to the Harbor on a bike!! It felt so amazing to break up my routine and get off my damn phone! Aside from snapping this selfie 😉 ⠀ Our minds need a break from thinking. Take some time to witness the beauty of being present.⠀ ⠀ Nourishment is required for your fearless journey. 🚲🚲🤗🤗⠀ ⠀ ✨Tell me in the comments what you’re going to do to nourish your soul✨
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    This is your daily reminder to go outside, take a walk, ride your bike, stroll or skip down the street. Do something for yourself that gets you out of your head and brings you joy! ⠀ ⠀ This is my #tbt last week in Santa Barbara when I got to cruise down to the Harbor on a bike!! It felt so amazing to break up my routine and get off my damn phone! Aside from snapping this selfie 😉 ⠀ Our minds need a break from thinking. Take some time to witness the beauty of being present.⠀ ⠀ Nourishment is required for your fearless journey. 🚲🚲🤗🤗⠀ ⠀ ✨Tell me in the comments what you’re going to do to nourish your soul✨