When it comes to cultivating a regular embodied practice, I love how small acts, in the long term,  can create significant change. The phrase “You won’t always be motivated, that’s why we can learn to be disciplined” really resonates with me, serving as encouragement to get on the mat and change how I feel. 

I'm absolutely fascinated by the altered states we can take ourselves to, where we can have autonomy over our own body. Knowing that posture, breath and stretch can change how we feel, that feelings are in the body, not in the mind, can give us autonomy over our own state of being. I believe your nervous system is adaptive, it can change. By having a still mind, we are less likely to act out or become triggered. Anxiety, fear and anger are states of contraction within the body, as this is where our feelings are. In my classes, we focus on moving these feelings out of the body, stilling the mind and reclaiming our power. This is where the transformation lies!