Why spiritual practice is sexy

Many people go through life with no ‘deliberately chosen’ spiritual practice, let alone being aware that it is the only path back to the source of life, therefore choosing one is the main source of happiness which so many long for.   I am writing about this topic because my own practices have dramatically changed my life.  When I look back on how I used to be so moody, depressed at times, angry, often irritated, struggled with addictions…that list will suffice for now… I never could have known that practicing yoga for a start could so dramatically change how I feel now and lead me to living such a fun and happy life that gets better every day.

I am sharing this story because it may be of some benefit to you or someone you know.  For me my first chosen spiritual practice was a yoga practice.  Once I got on that path,  many other avenues, options and choices for deepening my level of awareness became revealed to me.

I want to take a moment here and say that many people do not find the physical practice of yoga hugely profound, if at all. Many share they practice yoga because they view it as a workout, think they should or their DR told them to for stress relief.  After 18 years of practicing physical poses and teaching for 16 I feel I can say with confident certainty that those who commit to their yoga practice will come to know the power of it and the profound changes that can occur, those who do not, will see the physical practice as no more than stretches, a work out or something that may relive stress.  As with anything new you would like to integrate into your life you will need to make it A PART of your day EVERY SINGLE DAY for at least 30 DAYS, because it takes that long at the minimum for a new habit to get ‘baked in’.

Also…I always suggest to ‘help yourself out’ by writing on a sticky note a reminder to do your practice, because again, when it’s not yet a part of your habitual daily routine, how are you going to remember to do it?

“If you do yoga yoga will do you”

There are a gazillion daily spiritual practices to choose from, you can make up your own, email me and I will share mine with you or ask around, read some books and begin with what most resonates with you.  Most of all your practice needs to be your choice, you decided to have one for your own reasons, not because your sister or boyfriend does but because you want too, this is important as it begins to shift your energy in a powerful way.

Here is why I think having a spiritual practice is sexy:  any time someone makes an independent choice for themselves it’s inspiring, it affirms that they care about themselves, that they feel even if they can’t see it yet, that there is something more for them in this life that they want and they are willing to get busy achieving and experiencing it, it matters to them too much not to do it.  You are much more powerful, when you make a choice for your own reasons rather than it being’about someone else’.  Doing it for your own and then others benefit is where it’s at.  A daily practice cultivates a deeper level of awareness and from here your options become truly endless.  It reveals your integrity and your interest in taking care of yourself, your mind, emotional well being and creating the life you want.

 Why wouldn’t you want spiritual practice?   The truth of the matter is the time you put into your daily spiritual practice is like balancing out the rough times in your life, you have less of them, you are happier, things go well for you, you feel good, you make good choices, you get the work you want, you transition through challenges with much more ease,  you meet the people you want to meet, you make the money you want to make, so while it may be as little as 15 minutes per day, it is ABSOLUTELY  the kind of work (I could never call it that, it’s my LOVE) you want to be doing.  And…yes, you will be fine without it, but your life could be WAY more amazing with it, in addition, you will not know your capacity to create and experience another way of living, being, feeling this life…unless you give it a shot. In the end, we are not creating the life we want, unless we have trained our mind.  Our emotions feed off of and are stimulated by the thoughts we think, so for a happy, feeling good, healthy body and emotional realm, we need to be choosing better feeling thoughts.

Thanks for reading, please let me know if I can assist you in any way, Lara

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