I ask what you as a mom want to look/feel like, yet this concept of what kind of person do you want to be also applies to every single nitty gritty component of you. So mom, non-mom, never wanna be a mom, read on because my week and realizations this week have been rockin'.
Three weeks ago (give or take), Yama Yoga Mama was launched! Like any business starting out, I had a vision of what I wanted my company to look like. Logo. Blog. Facebook presence. Website. Prenatal Workshops. I know I want it to grow to be its best self BUT I was eager as a beaver to kick it off. And so here we are three weeks later and I have all of the things I have visualized for my little project. Not only did I visualize "the stuff" but my thoughts were consumed with "this is going to be hard," I wont make any money," and "will anyone pay for stuff like this?". So why did I move forward without it being perfect?
About 2 months ago, I had an intensive weekend for my 500 hour yoga certification. We talked about our relationship with money. We took a quiz and then learned about our money personality. My results were not shocking. I am a Alchemist (big, bright ideas, little follow through), Romantic, and Nurturer. For some reason that quiz really kicked my butt in gear. I didn't WANT to be someone with big ideas and a poor relationship with money. I wanted to be a woman who had an amazing idea and saw it through. And so Yama Yoga Mama, leapt from my brain out into the universe and is ready to kick ass and take names. Just kidding, I'm actually just here to help other new moms and women find a little bit of peace, serenity, and humor in their day to day adventures.
Now two Sundays ago, I was talking to Shannon D. Caldwell, the director of Purple Lotus Yoga Teacher Training and she encouraged me to read this book called Get Rich, Lucky Bitch by Denise Duffield Thomas. This book helps you start to realize how to obtain your "rich life." It helps you clear past crap, visualize for the future, and makes it happen. Within a hot 5 hours, the Universe started working for me. Questions and financial stuff, I had been dealing with for MONTHS, cleared up in minutes. In addition, Shannon sent me her book Southern Modern Zen to help me clear more crap and fine tune and visualize my ideas further.
Key components in both books and in many conversations over the past few weeks have been the concepts of manifesting and visualizing abundance. Those terms can sound "weird" to many people so here I am "normalizing" it. When you manifest you are creating an energy or attitude that you want to see played out. Case in point: My husband and I were contemplating a pretty big decision since the birth of our daughter. We kept waiting and waiting for answers. Within a few hours of me starting to say "we will make a decision within the next two days," it got real and the decision was made that night. I didn't mention it to my husband, it was more a shift in my attitude and energy. Instead of sending into the world "We will never know." and "this is going on forever," I shifted it to something positive. Its amazing how instantly you feel better and even more so how a positive attitude leads to monumental change.
On to visualizing: now this is like a day dream. You start to see your life the way you want it to be. You create this image and this feeling that becomes a reality. I have found that it has become how goal setting feels. With Shannon's guidance I started to realized I needed to determine how I wanted my life to look AND feel. I have also seen HUGE shifts with the use of visualization. I had this image of myself acting confident when talking about money and business partnerships. Just that experience of seeing it allowed me to put it into action yesterday when someone called asking if she could get involved with my company. I didn't hesitate to tell her financially how it would work, non-negotiable. I have been soft in the past. I definitely suffer from "you can just pay me with positive thoughts."
My above experiences give all women an idea of how to start using manifestation and visualization. BUT if you are someone (a mom) who needs concrete how, when, where... It really can occur anywhere, amyplace. I have started implementing it during my daughter's first nursing session of the day. While she enjoys her breakfast, I close my eyes and start seeing how my day is going to roll. This morning I sat there saying I'm going to publish a post today, post it to Facebook, and get my girl in a super sweet outfit and head out for cupcakes with a neighbor later in the day. The rest of the day will be unplanned with lots of snuggles and gazing at my beautiful girl. Taking it all in because she wont be this little forever.
So here is my challenge: Start visualizing your best self and life today! Let me know when life gets better!
Super sweet outfit on my baby girl!
No comments:
Post a Comment