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by Debi Grilo

I recently attended Ignite Your Power (IYP), an advanced teacher training with Baron Baptiste and Elizabeth Corley, the CEO of Baptiste Power Yoga Institute.   It was a powerful experience.  I learned more than I have probably learned in any other training; however, the context of my learning was not in yoga asana, it was about becoming the witness of myself.

To be quite honest, I am still digesting the majority of what transpired during this training.  I had many revelations, insights and experiences.  I witnessed as fear and anxieties paralyzed me.  I witnessed myself showing up powerfully, with a willingness to hear direction and feedback.  I witnessed myself sharing authentically and vulnerably.  I witnessed myself taking a stand for others and speaking straight.  I was the witness of my behaviors that make me cringe and my behaviors that make me feel proud.  I experienced meditations that made me sob, meditations where the voices in my head would not stop, and meditations where there was peace.  I also witnessed myself feel trust, gratitude, and pure love for others and myself.  I am not naïve enough to believe that I will not feel fear and anxiety ever again.  However, by continuing to be the witness, I can practice responsible responsiveness instead of reactivity.

One of the exercises we did involved us seeing ourselves through the eyes of others, facilitated by honest feedback.  The feedback was our limiting perception of each other.  For me, this brought my blind spots into view.  I was given the gift of seeing how my behavior lands on others and the impact that my way of being has on my relationships.  I define this as a gift because the reality is that people often avoid speaking straight and offering honest feedback.  This insight has empowered me to choose how I am being in relationship to how I want to hold space for others.

Part of a key distinction of being a Masterful Baptiste Teacher is the commitment to continually evolve.  I know that for me to hold space for others’ transformation I need to be willing to do the work myself.  Being a Bold Leader requires me to pave the way with integrity, authenticity and love.  Gandhi states, “Truth resides in every human heart.”  This is the home of The Witness.  Truth is not something we will hear from the voices in our head, truth is an inner knowing deep inside ourselves.  It is in this space that Love resides and where we are all connected.  The word yoga means union.  When I am present as the witness, I feel a connection to my true self and within this connection I am able to truly connect to others.  For me this is the essence of yoga.

I have deep love and gratitude for Baron and Elizabeth, the eleven other IYP participants, the Baptiste community, the Bala Vinyasa Yoga Community and my family, who continually show up to practice and grow.  You all inspire me on a daily basis

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It was actually my idea to jump out of a plane.

I can’t pretend I was coerced into it in any way, shape, or form. Yet, as I peered over the edge of the plane and viewed the patchwork-patterned ground that is usually seen from the comfort of a pressurized airplane cabin that you don’t jump out of, my hands involuntarily latched onto each side of the door. This was my idea? Here I was, 13,000 feet above the earth, preparing to leap out. On purpose. I was fully committed on the outside; financially invested, surrounded by support and enthusiasm (and promises that I would most likely be alive on the other end), and harnessed to a very cool dude named Kazu. Yet my mind was suddenly not so committed anymore.

Let me backtrack for a moment here. I had four months to prepare for this 5th wedding anniversary celebration. I had the support of my husband, Matt, and my friends, Chad and Amanda. I actually couldn’t have been diving with anyone better; skydiving is what lights Chad’s heart up. He’s a certified diver and has jumped over 400 times. When I finally arrived at Skydive Air Adventures in Clewiston, FL, and my tandem partner, Kazu, was showing me the ropes, I was like, “Okay, no big deal. We’ll step to the edge of the plane, I’ll cross my arms, put my head back on your shoulder and then we’ll backflip out. Arch my back and draw my heels toward my hips? Oh yeah, kinda like Bow pose. Got it. No problem.”

Well, all that confidence disappeared when, as the saying goes, it was Go Time. Somewhere in Kazu’s 2,500 jumps, he must have experienced the Hands Clenched To The Door Reaction, so we just jumped. A heartfelt scream escaped my lungs, and I was airborne. I can confirm: gravity is real. Newton was right. After the backflip, we were free-falling around 120 MPH. Amongst the wind rushing powerfully past my ears, I heard a different sound. The voice inside my head saying (among other things that I will leave out for the purpose of a “G” rating): “You asked for this.” And I realized… I had a choice. I let my facial muscles go entirely slack and reduced it to as simple as it could be; I was falling toward the earth and there was nothing I could do about. I could either freak out, or I could enjoy.

In those first very long 10 seconds of free fall, I had to call upon everything I had ever learned through my yoga practice. It was in that moment of resolve that something else Kazu told me flashed through my mind, “If you’re having a hard time breathing, smile. The wind will flow through your teeth rather than gush down your throat.” So, I smiled. I took a deep breath through my teeth. And it was then that I smiled for real. Here I had this awesome guy strapped to my back giving me bunny ears, flashing the thumbs up sign, basically having a grand ol’ time, and I had the opportunity right there in front of me to embrace the very moment I was living in and join the party. So, I became a student. I let him teach me. Smile plastered to my face, I gave my thumbs up, too, and I meant it.

In truth, it was a very intense experience for me. Words don’t really do it justice. Insane? Exhilarating? Yes. I had goosebumps everywhere from both the chill and the thrill. However, while the actual act of skydiving was its own memorable moment, it was the lightning-flash realization of the power of choice that I felt in my bones. Although it wasn’t literal, it felt like a do-or-die moment while I was hurtling through the atmosphere. Death is eventual for all of us; jumping out of a perfectly good plane on purpose just makes it feel much more imminent. Choice is what shapes our life, much in the same way that a tool will one day shape our tombstone. What I took from this is to keep coloring my life with the paints that light my heart up, as often as I can.

When the canopy opened and sucked us safely upright, and the free fall disappeared like a dream, I closed my eyes in sweet relief, put my head back on my partner’s shoulder and truly thanked God. I had stepped into the unknown and come out alive; even more alive, in fact. My body buzzed from the air and adrenaline, and as soon as my feet floated onto the ground I had wanted to be on so badly looking out that plane door, I wanted back up again. It took going through the disorientation of discomfort and the resistance to what was happening, in order to embrace something new in me I didn’t know was there before: the love of skydiving. (That is, the love of skydiving after those first psychotic 10 seconds.)

And so only one thing really remains to be asked… who wants to jump with me?

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Dear Bala Vinyasa Yoga Community, Friends and Family,

The following is a letter to you from our dear colleague, friend, and talented massage therapist, Luzmaria Lopez, who was diagnosed on August 26, 2011 with advanced pancreatic cancer that had spread throughout her organs and lymph system.  She passed away on October 5, 2011 and was filled with grace to the end of her journey with us.

Her story is an eloquent and potent testament to the power of yoga.  Many of you, and we at BV Yoga, witnessed Luzmaria’s transformation and had the blessing of receiving the pure, beautiful and healing energy and love that flows from her.

~The BV Yoga Team

“It’s Time To Go”

In 1986 I was diagnosed with stage 4 cervical cancer. At this time I was a single mother with a 10 and 12 year old.  I prayed everyday, “It is not time to go, my children need me.”  Four weeks later, I went to surgery to have the tumor removed and the doctor said the tumor was gone.  The cancer was gone.

I first came to Bala Vinyasa Yoga two years ago to apply for a massage job after seeing their ad in Natural Awakenings.  I said to myself, “I am going to work there, I need to be there.”  I was broken when I first came, physically, emotionally and financially.  All my life I was searching for my path, I spent two weeks with the Dali Lama in India, then studied Thai Massage in Thailand, but I was not feeling connected to my life.  This was part of my path, but I found my life’s mission when I came to BV Yoga, started taking yoga, did the 40 Days Program, and began the Bala Vinyasa Yoga teacher training program.  Finally, I had a sense of belonging.  I had found what I was searching for.  I started to feel my transformation evolve without a struggle.  For transformation to happen I needed to be willing.  I was tired of suffering, tired of being a victim.

Physically I was 40 pounds overweight, ate an unhealthy diet and had no physical exercise.  I had worked all my life to save money for my retirement and then lost most of my money in bad investments.  Emotionally, I was depressed and taking medication.  I was not talking to my family.  I was ignoring them and I was not present when I was with them.  I felt like a victim of my circumstances.

For me, yoga is the integration of the body, mind and spirit. My transformation happened in the little things.  I began to recognize that I was not the victim.  I was responsible for all the choices I had made in my life.  I had not been listening to my inner voice of wisdom and instead blamed other people for my failures.  My transformation really started when I started to recognize all the places in my life that I had done this.  This did not happen in a “big light bulb” moment, or on a pilgrimage somewhere, it happened in my daily yoga practice, being present on my mat and recognizing that I am the voice of wisdom.  I began to see this not just on my mat, but everywhere.

Through this transformation, my way of being changed.  I allowed my authentic self to be.  I stopped beating myself up and trying to change.  I started to see my real self.  I saw that I was gentle, kind, caring, generous, loving and lovable. Compassion — I have compassion.

I am connected with my family in a whole new way.  I have reconnected to my siblings, my mother and my children.  Now I feel that they are my family.  They were there before, but I was not connected.  Now I have the blessing to be present with them, to give love and to receive love.  And now I have the time to say goodbye.  I have been diagnosed with cancer again. This time I feel that it is time to go.  There is sadness, but there is also joy, gratitude, and knowing that all the pain that I have lived in my life was worth it because it led me to this moment.

I see death as life.  I see this as a continuation of my path.  I have no more cares or worries.  I feel completely free and very happy.  I know that everything is going to be fine.  I am ready to give up the limitations of the physical form.  I told my daughter, “I will be with you always because I will have no more limitations.”

I want to give thinks to this community.  Because of you, my transformation was possible.  I had a dream last night and the voice came to me that said, “It is time to go,” and I am at peace.

~ Luzmaria Lopez

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BV Yoga Student, Drew Wright, shares how yoga has changed his body and his life.

“I want to begin by thanking BV Yoga for asking me to share my yoga experience with you.

I was the Fire Inspector who signed off on the original studio four years ago when Kiersten first opened Bala Vinyasa. Though I wanted to start my yoga practice back then, I was too macho at the time. If I can’t catch on to a new exercise quickly, I tend to avoid it all together and yoga was intimidating.

I have been a Fire Fighter/Inspector for the last 20 years, and was a soldier in my late teens and early twenties. In these roles, I’ve been tasked with carrying heavy loads on my back for much of my life. I’ve been thrown out of airplanes, fallen off of roofs, and stumbled through the rain forest. In a nutshell, my body has been beaten up over the last 30 years.

After a few weight training injuries and noticing excess weight gathering around my waist, I decided it was finally time to take another look at yoga. By that point, I was more concerned about my lack of flexibility and misalignment of my spine than looking foolish getting in and out of the poses. It was time to embrace change, and I’m glad I did!

I now am standing on both legs equally for the first time in years. In only three weeks of classes I noticed a huge change in my hip alignment and spinal posture. The instructors and staff have been helpful and motivational in keeping me grounded in reality, checking my machismo at the door, and reminding me that this is a lifelong practice. They answer any and all of my questions and physically assist me into proper alignment when necessary.

My mind has changed as well. Before I began yoga, I thought it had merit in the flexibility one gained, but I wasn’t aware of the mental side of the practice. I find the present tense thinking and internal reflection very therapeutic. Living in the thoughts floating around in my head has proven distracting and destructive for my health. With yoga, the lack of negative thoughts I once had is amazing. After classes my mind is quiet and clear. I love a less cluttered mind. That alone is worth the cost of membership.

Most importantly, I’m always brought back to my breath. Now, when I feel stressed or get into a negative conversation, I retreat to my yoga breath. It has become invaluable when I’m faced with the daily stresses of my firefighting duties. I slow down, breathe into my throat, think and wait to respond.

Knowing that I can reverse the aging process and end undue stress in my life through yoga brings me great comfort. Yoga helps me in my lifestyle by adding a lifelong exercise practice to attain my goal of living past 100 years old. I suggest to others who haven’t tried yoga yet, particularly men — forget what you ever heard or perceive yoga to be and just try it! If you want a better golf swing, to be able to do simple tasks like tie your shoes more easily, or you simply want peace of mind at the end of your day, yoga is the path to follow on the journey to a healthier, balanced life.

Thank you for the opportunity to share with you what yoga has done for me, and thank you to BV Yoga for a new lifestyle!”

Thomas (Drew) Wright
Firefighter, Father, Friend

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By Sara Mueller

Last month I participated in Level 1 Journey Into Power Teacher Training with Baron Baptiste. I went to the weeklong boot camp to strengthen my teaching and assisting skills and to find out if my friends who had already participated in Baron’s bootcamps were right when they told me Level 1 would change my life. One of the 130 participants of the training summed it up well when she said, “I came here to learn how to be a better teacher; but instead, I am learning how to be a better me!”

For me, Level 1 was about being seen through the eyes of others. Through other’s open and honest feedback to me I learned many things, in particular that I was trying too hard in my teaching. “Quit trying, Sara,” one of my teammates said to me, “and just be yourself.”

Just be. That’s a lot easier said than done. But as I sat with those words, I saw that “trying” rather than “being” came up a lot in my life. I was always trying to accomplish something, trying to meet what I thought were other’s expectations of me, trying to practice my yoga better.  Why couldn’t I just be?

During Level 1 Baron encouraged us to give up what we must in order to show up in our lives and as yoga teachers as powerful and authentic. What was holding me back? As the week’s practices and exercises began to digest in my heart and mind, I learned that what I needed to give up were judgment and expectation.

The first morning class, for example, was very difficult for me. It was long, physically challenging, and hot. As I struggled through class my mind kicked in full speed, as it often does: “How come you are so tired, Sara? Why isn’t your practice as strong as it normally is? You should be trying harder. This pose should be cake for you. You are better than this…” And on and on. I was clearly judging myself and comparing my practice to past experiences instead of practicing with what was currently real for me. And because my mind got the best of me, I fought myself, my head, through most of the four-hour asana practice. Needless to say, it didn’t make the practice any easier.

Through others’ sharing at Level 1, I learned that how we treat ourselves is often how we treat others. So if I was being judgmental of myself during practice and in my life, where was I being judgmental of others? I started becoming more present to the thoughts that race through my head when I am with other people; thoughts I hadn’t even realized were there before. In my head I was trying to figure others out when I was with them, and creating my own story about who they are and what I thought they were thinking. From this place I was then trying (there is that trying again!) to be who I thought they wanted me to be. With all this trying and judging, I miss out on just being with each person. When I drop the story in my head and allow myself to just be, I am able to see beauty in everyone. I am able to be real with them. I also notice that when I stop judging myself and let go of expectations, I see the beauty and power within me.

Through the other yogis at Level 1, I uncovered strengths that I never realized I possess.  My teaching team, for example, highlighted integrity, equanimity, and commitment to growth as three of my strongest traits. By being present and being real with me, my team was able to empower me, and in turn, I was able to empower them.

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by Kiersten Mooney

This past month I assisted Baptiste Level 1 teacher training in NY, as well as attended the lululemon athletica Ambassador Summit in Vancouver.  I am in awe of the commitment to creating bold leaders and building relationships in both organizations.  What I realized is that what matters most are the relationships that are created in my life.

Our dear friend and coworker, Luzmaria Lopez, was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.  There is nothing like looking at someone you love and knowing they do not have much time, to bring you ever so present with them.  I listened to Luzmaria more purely than I have ever listened.  I want to be for her, listen so generously and acknowledge her for who she is to me more than ever before.  I was saddened that it took her literally dying to realize how much I wasn’t doing these things from a pure space. Now I am present to the possibility of creating this in all of my relationships.

Everyone around me is a reflection of humanity, who I am, and who I am being for others.  Some people reflect love, joy, happiness and possibility, while others may bring up fear, guilt, shame, sadness and anger.  The key is using the tool of inquiry to practice being curious of why I am feeling a certain way instead of judging or reacting to others or myself.  In challenging moments I must walk through the emotional fire, stay with the feeling, then move through for the fear to dissolve.  In other words, being fully expressive, listening generously, and speaking straight, even when I don’t want to.

How I feel about myself is a direct correlation to how I feel about others and ultimately how they feel about me.  Separation comes from thinking we are different, or not understood, that something is wrong, or we are not loved; all of which causes separation of self from others, self from self, and self from source.  It limits us from living the life we love and from full expression.  The practice of yoga creates connection — connection with ourselves, others, and all that exists.

Death is the ultimate teacher and is inevitable.  We have two choices: we can live our life in self-doubt and fear therefore, not fully expressing who we are, or we can stand in our power, take a risk, and live vividly and dynamically from our heart.  To be fully expressive is to be a lighthouse for others.  Be curious about how you are being for others.  If we get triggered and are reactive with others, then we must take ownership of what we are creating all around us.  The amazing thing about yoga is that it is a practice, and every moment we have the opportunity to create something new for ourselves and in our relationships.

We never know when it may be the last conversation with those we love.  Life is a gift; listening, acknowledging, and being there for others is a gift.  I commit to this bold practice for the sake of living life from my heart so that the people in my life know that I love them!

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“The BV teacher training took me beyond what I thought was possible for myself.”
-Dana Klein

“Teacher training is challenging, rewarding, demanding, gratifying and intense.  It asked more of me than I thought I could give, and rewarded me with more than I could imagine.  I built deep, significant relationships, learned so much about yoga that improved and enriched my yoga practice, and was amazed not just about what I came to understand, but about who I became in the process.”
-Laura Groves

“The Bala Vinyasa 200 Hour Teacher Training has forever changed my life.  Not only with the possibility and knowledge to teach, but with communication and perspective skills that will help to enhance every aspect of my world.  The relationships that were forged during this process quickly grew into some of the deepest connections I have experienced.  All I can say is that if you are even the slightest bit curious about the program… just dive in headfirst and the reward is your transformation.”
Lauren Gibson

“The BV teacher training was truly a transformational process of learning how to show up and be present and how to hold space for others as not only a teacher, but in all areas of my life.  The process has taught me invaluable tools of communication, empowerment, and staying true to myself.  It was a great experience, and I came out with all the necessary tools to be a powerful yoga teacher.”
-Wendy Grossman

“This training has empowered me to create the life I want by listening to my heart and taking action to make it happen.”
-Libby Dunnigan

“I came to Bala Vinyasa wanting to be a better mom, a better wife, and a better friend.  I also wanted to become a better student and teacher in all areas of my life. I had a desire for today to be better than yesterday. Since I have completed the teacher training at Bala Vinyasa I have the tools to do all of that and I believe that the possibilities for me are unlimited. Kiersten’s power, inspiration and dedication, Debi’s strength, compassion and knowledge of the asana, and Michelle’s pure fun, honesty and love- along with the entire staff -make Bala Vinyasa a unique and magical place. The training was professional and flawless. It never skipped a beat from the warm welcome the first month to the send off at our graduation- it was like going to the best concert of your life.  If you have the slightest bit of interest in learning how to be a better student, maybe you have a dream of becoming a Bad Ass yoga teacher or you just want to learn how to breath, sign up now. If not now when!!!  The Bala Vinyasa Teacher Training program is rock solid filled with inspiration to last a lifetime.”
-Jen Dales

“If you are ready to be challenged in ways you can’t even imagine, you might be ready for the BV 200 hour Teacher Training!   Be prepared to see yourself in a new light, to grow and change and to walk out the door at the end of the training with new friends, new skills and a whole new way of being!”
-Jennifer Stevens
“It’s hard to put into words how transformative and amazing the Bala Vinyasa Teacher Training process was for me. It made me a better sister, daughter, wife, and friend, and helped me re-connect with my heart and inner self. The experience gave me the confidence to be a great yoga teacher, both on and off the mat, and helped take my practice to a new level. Throughout it all, the BV staff encouraged, supported and continues to push me to my edge as a yoga teacher and student.”
-Sara Mueller
“Teacher Training for me, was the best opportunity I have ever had to really find and reveal my true self.  Just turning 40 in January, it was chance for me finally breakthrough the 39 years of layers and start living life authentically.  Teacher Training was more than just the Physical aspect of Yoga, about which at first I was hesitant, due to the fact my practice is only two years old.  It was more of the personal and spiritual transformation.  Teacher Training is about living your yoga on and off the mat.  I see myself differently and the rest of the world differently, with a lighter and peaceful heart.  I only wish the whole world could go through this process, it works!!”
-Liz Ross

“The journey of the 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Program took me from being a person with little power, lack of inspiration, and scared, to blossoming into a person that felt empowered, becoming a teacher that will inspire, and a teacher that will radiantly shine her light to her students and the universe. The program left me knowing that I can be the best teacher I can be therefore having all others in the world striving to be the best they can be.  It was well worth the journey. With gratitude, Namaste.“
-Christine Steadman

“The Teacher Training program is a powerful experience I would recommend it to anyone who is willing to “come out of the box”. Not only did I acquire a deeper knowledge of yoga on all levels, I graduated from TT with empowerment and lightness. Only from participating in this program can one understand the great sense of community and the closeness we all shared with one another. Teacher Training will change you and change your life.”
-Christine Miles

“This teacher training shifted me into action for myself and for my life.  It provided me the platform and space to face my fears and see myself from a different perspective.  It taught me to strive to teach yoga all the time – on and off my mat – to myself, family and others.”
-Leigh Dally

“This TT process will forever change the way I view myself and others.  I must constantly remind myself to be present, but I have shifted from a state of doing to a state of being.”
-Lynda Waterhouse

“Teacher Training is much more than a time commitment, it is a commitment to yourself and your growth.  A lot of work, but a true gift!”
-Melanie Solis

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by Sara Mueller

I had the pleasure of spending five days in the Hudson Valley last month at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. I attended a five day workshop called Off the Mat, Into the World with Seane Corn, Hala Khouri, and Suzanne Sterling.
While yoga centered, Off The Mat Into The World was a workshop to create leaders for sustainable conscious activism. I have never thought of myself as an “activist,” but I really enjoy teaching yoga classes for the David Lawrence Center inpatients who are recovering from substance abuse and seeing their transformations week upon week. Teaching yoga, to me, is really about being of service to others, and I know there are many other people and populations that I want to eventually serve. Let’s face it: The world needs a lot of help. Even right here in Southwest Florida, there are people who need a lot of help. I believe that we yogis, who focus on healing ourselves, love, the union of all living beings, and giving to others, are some of the most powerful people who can really make a difference in this world. In addition, I feel that yoga creates healing, transformation, and empowerment. Imagine what the world would look like if every person practiced yoga!

Off The Mat had us examine the traumas that we have faced in our life and the limiting beliefs that we have adopted as a result of those traumas. An example:  One of my traumas was going through my parents’ divorce when I was in middle school, and the resulting rebellious, risky, and unhealthy behavior that I embraced all the way through my teen years. I still feel some shame for the way I behaved back then, so one of the limiting beliefs I developed from those experiences is that people will not like me if they know the truth about me. As I live in this limiting belief and hide my truth from others, I begin to put up an imaginary wall that separates me from others — which is a big challenge if I am trying to serve and connect with others.

Off The Mat made me realize that I need to shift my perspective about my past, my truth. My past experiences have made me who I am today. Why do I think my truth is so much worse or more important than anyone else’s? We have all done things we are ashamed of; we have all experienced trauma; we are all in recovery of some sort; we have all had to ask for forgiveness. Yoga has taught me that we are all really so much alike. We all want to be loved, included, and acknowledged. We all want to feel safe and to belong. We all have fears, insecurities, and tugging thoughts in our heads that say, “I am not good enough, smart enough, pretty enough, funny enough…. [fill in the blank with yours.]”

So in essence, Off The Mat taught me that if I want to serve or help others, I cannot approach anyone thinking that I am different, or better off, or worse off than them, or even that there is an “us” and “them.”  I can’t let any past experiences get in the way of being the person I want to be and being able to connect with others. Through connection I can share yoga, and through yoga, I truly believe everyone can find peace within.

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by Kiersten Mooney

“I cannot tell you my truth until you stop telling me yours.” Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch

I challenge you to have a transformation in your relationship to what you think you know.  The Baptiste Methodology is about opening up to inquiry.  One inquiry Baron poses is to consider that you don’t know the whole truth about anyone or anything.  We all view other people and situations through our limiting points of view.  I have come to realize that my ability to “Drop What I Know,” which is Law 6 in Baron Baptiste’s book 40 Days to Personal Revolution, and “to drop what I think I know to be true” are the keys to really knowing truth.

The truth is not a thought.  In fact, your mind will lie to you and tell you all sorts of crazy things: “I am not good enough, smart enough, too fat, bad, ugly, not strong enough, I can’t do that, or if I do, I will fail and look like a fool…blah…blah…blah…”  Truth is a feeling.  You don’t even have to think about it because you can feel it in your gut, your heart and in every cell of your being.  It is like love.  You can’t talk yourself into loving someone.  Until you feel the love inside of you, it only exists in your mind.  Your intellectual knowledge is nothing until it filters from your head, to your heart, and you know it on a gut level.  The truth that is deep within each and every one of us is also the universal truth.  When we get out of our head, we create space for the unknown and we begin to see the miracles all around us.

“There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as though everything is a miracle.”  Albert Einstein

Live your life as if every day is a miracle!

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