Our Guiding Light- april 2025

Good morning and happy… Friday? Lol. I know I'm supposed to send this out the first Monday of the month, but the first of April fell on a Tuesday and something in me just really hates waiting almost an entire week to send out this little ol guy hah! So here it is, coming to you on a Friday, loaded with a lot of love and updates this month, just waiting for you to read it, skim it, whatever. And when you do, I guess right this moment, I hope it finds you in a really lovely place of comfort.I try to keep these emails concise and organized but I know sometimes we just ain’t got the time for the full shebang. If you need to jump there, I’ve shared some important & exciting info regarding 7 weeks of virtual yoga starting in May (!!) down in the Offerings part of this email.  

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If I'm being honest (okay & I try like really hard to practice honesty amongst myself and with others!) this past month has felt like a roller coaster of emotions. The ebbs and flows have been moooving, that's for sure. Arden and I hit 3 months of traveling, I had one heck of a time on a 13 day trek circuiting Manaslu in Nepal (and by heck of a time, I mean like a journey of some serious discomfort and reflection), & I've been watching my favorite time of year move through one of my favorite places back home- without me in it.Being away for a long time, and knowing the end is still a ways away, has forced me to come to terms with "missing out". Exploring what that actually means and more importantly, what it feels like. Things like the beauty of spring back in Wilmington (okay minus the pollen, like what the heck is going on, are yall gud?!), the yoga classes I'm not getting to lead, the "getting ahead" in jobs, deals, connections, business, etc. Accepting that all of those things are not something I will experience right now or this year & trusting that that is okay! I'm trying to remind myself that my missing of certain things, routines, people and familiarities can coexist with my excitement and love for where I'm at right now- physically, mentally and emotionally. We are really extraordinary, complex beings, with this sometimes wildly confusing ability to identify as not just one emotion, but the weight of all of them at once. I’ve been finding out that we’re our most powerful selves when we tap into a little (or a lot!) of all of the things that we’re feeling- not minimizing, diminishing or gaslighting our truth. Doing our best to let what we feel flow in and through. 

With a lot of “missing out” and a little bit of comparison (again, if I’m being honest!) floating around in my mind, I thought I’d share a bit of what I have found to be helpful. We each have so much goodness within our own, current experiences but it’s easy to sink into those false realities or “what ifs”. Some guiding lights that keep me trusting in what I’m doing and where I’m going:

the safe space of my journal, always

celebrating the pause

lifting up others

️ my anchor points

Journaling

Ugh, one of my biggest loves. My journal has helped me so much to keep me held accountable, honest and grateful each day. When we unlock our ability to deeply connect with what is going on inside of us, we can reach incredible heights (& depths!). It doesn’t matter how we do it- pen and paper, notes section on our phones (literally how I’m drafting this email right this moment), voice memos, therapy, meditation, typing it on a laptop, anything! Getting familiar with our inner dialogue to become better friends, not enemies. 

The Pause

As someone who reminds myself often that my worth is not determined by my achievements or productivity (as well as lack-thereof these things hehe), celebrating the pause has been good for me. I appreciate so much the space that it provides. A kind of sacred pause. A pause from the routine of daily living to pour back into our selves, our passions, our people. Space to process, to get re-inspired, and to grow and heal. Also, pauses can sometimes find us when we don't necessarily want them or they're unexpected- like loss. Trusting that these breaks don’t mean we fall behind but are necessary for moving forward. 

Lifting Others Up

Such a beautiful thing to practice all of the time, but this has been huge for me while away. Recognizing and celebrating that other people (everyone, but especially the people we care for) are living out their truth! Genuinely loving seeing our friends and closest humans land their freaking dream job, wake up with enthusiasm, finally get pregnant, take up a new activity on the weekend, decide to get sober, eat pizza on the beach with friends, raise their children with so much patience. Whatever it is! But noticing and celebrating what the people around us are doing or working on is a great way to build a habit of seeing those things within our own lives! It reminds us that we’re not in a competition. We’re all just trying to make the best decisions we can for a healthy, purposeful and aligned life!

Anchor Points

Our people. What we know and know well. Our line of connection from living out our wildest dreams and our returning home. When we establish and then nurture our anchor points we feel that much more confident in our ability to leave, fly, & expand because we know that we can always follow that connection line back home. We can fail, straight up fall on our faces, and our anchors will remind us that we are still worthy. 

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I miss you all so very much. And I’m telling myself that that’s okay. There are some really great prompts or even just thinking points a little lower in the email. I hope you find them helpful! I'm celebrating all that you are doing, creating, healing from, dreaming of! Can’t wait to hopefully see some of you all in May for virtual yoga. Until then, sending all the love!