04/19/2025
Hereโs a truth that might hurt a little.
The spiritual path is not for the faint of heart.
Itโs not pretty yoga postures, perfectly crafted altars, or a guaranteed path to enlightenment.
To choose this path, is to choose raw, messy, destruction. Every way you used to think becomes questioned, every neuro pathway reformed, and the self as you know it is laid to rest.
When I was leading my first round of yoga teacher trainees, I looked at the group and said, โIn order to be successful here, you need to create space. Not just the space on your calendar. But the space in your life.โ
This isnโt a one stop shop where you will magically come out transformed. Before transformation, will come complete destruction.
Youโll need the space to grieve the version of yourself that you are now, because one thing is for sureโ You will never be this person again. As you peel away the layers of yourself that you are shedding, you will also shed many aspects of your life. Habits, patterns, and ultimately people.
The line in the sand will become clear, and questionable alignment will become a full body โno.โ The kind that has your skin crawling until you are forced to choose the path of no longer self betraying to stay in places that you no longer fit into.
So that space you are creating for this new life?
It will need a lot of space for grief.
The grief of letting go of your old self.
And the grief of the amount of friends, family members and professional relationships that will be lost.
Conversations will look different. Your words, terminology, awareness, understanding, accountability will transform. And those who arenโt โdoing the workโ, wonโt even be able to understand what you are saying anymore. The ones responding from their triggers with their endless cycle of blame, victimization, and unaccountability. You see the frequency shift. Those who are awake, and those who wellโ arenโt.
Even some of the โwokeโ ones, youโll see falsely portray a spiritual ego. The version of their healing they want you to see, but layers of shadow work untouched.
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