Creating an EXTRAordinary Life

This picture.  Wow.  It has taken me down memory lane.  It reminds me how Kundalini yoga and meditation have been such a big part of my life over the last 13 years.  Just looking at it I feel so much love and gratitude for my yoga practice and am reminded how darn tired I was the first year after both our girls' births.  I have used this technology in both the best and worst of times to recalibrate my energy, neutralize my inner noise and gain vitality.

My love for yoga began in 2003 when my friend Diane brought me to Namaste Yoga in Royal Oak, MI. After 1 class I was hooked and the studio quickly became my sanctuary.  I tried every class and found something amazing in each of them.  A year later,  in this sweet studio, I found Kundalini Yoga.  I laugh now, remembering how weird the practice looked to me.  It helped me to feel amazing but I couldn't understand why I loved it.  My mind was telling me that the postures had no flow, I was chanting mantras that I didn't understand and I was participating in a meditation every class.  To top it off my teacher wore a turban.  And for me, all this felt very uncomfortable.  You see up to this point, I lived a beautiful and ordinary life. Popular, pretty, a successful career woman.  The list goes on, but inside I had a lot of push and pull. From an early age, I knew I was here to move beyond ordinary and create a life that was EXTRAordinary.  I was finding that the technology of Kundalini Yoga was helping me open up to my extraordinary self. During this time of my life some of my growth was painful, but for the first time I was embracing my greatness and not apologizing for it. Around that same time, I found Marianne Williamson and this quote will forever be with me.  She said, “our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us."  These lines spoke to me because for the longest time I was hiding behind my light, sacred to step into a bigger version of myself.  

And, nowadays?  Well, you can find me with a toddler on my hip and another on my back chanting mantra after breakfast.  My journey has brought me experience and wisdom.  I know now what I need in order to thrive as a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, and teacher.  My hope is that like me you can find the tools, teachers, and community to help support you in both the best and worst times.  You deserve this.  You, my friend, are EXTRAordinary.