Pop this song on, make your way onto your mat and close your eyes and commit to yourself, your body, your soul for just FIVE minutes. Allow your body to naturally move intuitively, no right, no wrong…. Om Shanti (peace) x Comment here and share with me DONE when you’ve done this for yourself today x https://open.spotify.com/track/6gmPTasYOShxmCXxkG3xgw?si=D-JDOxNUSFm45tK-_aaIpA

You know what- we women are amazing. All of us. Sometimes we forget our own power- how incredibly powerful we are. I think sometimes doubt and fear just gets in our way of our amazing-ness. I really was planning to be away from this space for a while as I recovered- and maybe I still will, but right now (8 hours after surgery) I am feeling so incredibly empowered. I did it! I’m so proud of myself! How I handled today and my anxiety (we won’t mention the two weeks leading up, though, ok…?!) and how a yogic lifestyle can only enhance our lives. The nurse literally just said to me ‘oh Jade, you are so healthy’ (HA- I said, the irony- literally laying on my back in a hospital bed!) because I asked her about wanting a herbal tea and the hospital only serves (black- caffeinated tea.) lesson learnt- pack your own tea bags 😉 But this practice we are collectively here for- adapts with you, with your daily experiences, with your LIFE. Yoga, it adapts for you, and with you. It’s in the way I’ve had immensely insane gratitude for the medical staff for their skills and the nurses who show nothing but care as they empty my catheter. It’s the way I told the lady delivering my dinner that the red lipstick she was wearing brightened up my room. It’s the non-judgmental attitude I remind myself of as others also navigate a hospital stay with me. It’s full-hearted, EXPANSIVE LOVE that I have for my husband (whom just spoon fed me…), my girls, my family, for everyone who has taken the time to think of me or message me. It’s the breathing techniques I’ve used to get through the stress and anxiety. It’s the prayer and meditation I’ve used to navigate really rough days. It’s the physical yoga (literal ankle circles right now because that’s all I can do from my back- but right now, in this moment- this is enough) Do the practice. Commit to yourself. You are amazing. And don’t you forget it x