Happy February, my loves!
It's been a beautiful beginning of the year, and I am excited to share what's been going on, and what's coming up, with you!
A dear friend of mine, who I haven't been in close contact with for many years, invited me to join him for a 21-day Abundance Meditation group challenge facilitated through What's App. I was ready to focus on me after a festive and busy start of my year, so I accepted the challenge. I began to add this 15 minute meditation and 15+ minute inwardly focused task to my daily schedule and was really enjoying the experience until...
On day five of the challenge I was asked to create my own 21-day Abundance Meditation group. As you probably know, I facilitate meditation, breathwork, and yoga classes, daily - so the fact that this request brought up so much resistance within me was a little surprising. It took me two days to observe the feelings of resistance before I decided what to do. I chose to move through my discomfort with sharing someone else's free meditation program, which seemed counterproductive to my goal of earning a reasonable living through my offerings, because I am very committed to having a breakthrough in the area of abundance. I knew that part of the reason I was resisting inviting folks to join me for 21-days was my old and false programming of “they won’t see my value and won’t choose me." In my resistance, I knew that the energy of this untruth has impacted how my personal offerings have been received for years. So I started a group and invited a bunch of folks.
I have to say that facilitating my 21-day abundance meditation group was super fulfilling! We were guided to NOT decide for our contacts who would or wouldn't be interested, and were told that even 2-3 people opting in was enough to count as a group. I invited people who I know well and who have practiced with me in the past. Before I invited anyone, I connected inwardly until I was really OK with the possibility that only a couple might participate - and even if that was my mom and sisters, who are my biggest fans!!! I was delighted that about 15 joined, and 12 completed the challenge. Once that resistance was gone, it felt great to gift this three week journey to this sweet group. I was rewarded throughout and at the end of the 21 days by having the opportunity to support some as the challenge challenged them, and by hearing their gratitude and how much value they each received out of it.
What I learned through the experience of doing my own 21-days as well as facilitating my groups 21-days is that I have been functioning from a perspective of lack and limitation in my yoga teaching career. I have been very successful in all of my previous careers, and realized that I have allowed an industry wide false belief to infiltrate my mind - that you can't make a healthy living teaching yoga. On top of that are the personal false beliefs attached to my self worth, which are something like, “I can stand behind XYZ company/product and sell it easily, but it’s not OK to be boastful, so I can’t sell me/my offerings.” It feels so yucky to acknowledge and write that, which is great - means I am ready to be done with it! What also came to my attention through the experience is that, because of my lack consciousness, I have been too focused on “trying to make money” doing what I love. This was beginning to take some of the joy out of doing what I love!
So I got really clear about a few things, which I’d say are the results of this 21 day challenge/experiment:
I know there is abundant value in the healing yogic practices I teach
I have acquired an abundance of knowledge, wisdom, tools and techniques through the trainings, my personal practice, and the self discovery I’ve been dedicated to for the past 11 years
I have heard, and know deep inside, that I am a really good teacher
I acknowledge that I am gifted with intuitive intelligence, and have finally begun to trust it
I have created a new practice for myself, which is… before announcing or inviting people to any new offering, I will give myself permission to NOT be attached to who opts in or opts out
I honor my innate drive to serve others, and feel inspired to share my abundant gifts in the form of the following offerings
Click on the name of the offering to learn more and/or register. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.
BREATHWORK 101 —> Friday, March 6, 5:30-6:30pm, at Santa Monica Yoga
VISION BOARDING & YOGA —> Saturday, March 7, 1-5pm, at Naam Los Angeles
ANCIENT BREATHWORK FOR MODERN LIFE —> Saturday, March 14, 1:30-3:30pm, at Santa Monica Yoga
YOUR ESSENTIAL SELF —> Begins Wednesday, March 25, 10am-11:30am, at your computer! (continues weekly at this time for 12 weeks - through June 10, 2020)
May you acknowledge and appreciate the abundance in your life!
With love,
Allyn