The Essence of Care in Your Life

The Essence of Care in Your Life

We care is important to us. So important we’ve chosen it as one of our Yoga to Transform values.

And it's quite an interesting value really, isn't it? In terms of what does that actually mean, to really care? So what does it mean for you?

I had quite a big think about this before we decided to have a chat, because I was wondering about it. And for me, it comes down to being part of a community, really. So, we're in families and we've got groups of friends, but in terms of how we are running our business, Yoga to Transform, yogatotransform.com we want to transform the world, basically. Nothing too big, just the whole world.

And really, one of the ways that we do that is by working together to create something bigger than we are as individuals.

A whole world community.

Community is so important. Being there for each other, sisterhood, and really holding space for each other.

But also then knowing that if I care enough, I can take little actions on a day-to-day basis that are going to make a difference. Or if I care enough about that person's suffering, that I can hold them and support them through it to the other side.

We can create a space for people to hold themselves to account,  to be able to make the changes they need, and we can be there alongside.There's no need for people to make changes if they're not ready. We can just hold the door open as an invitation, right?

We care about your journey. We care the fact that you've made a decision to do some new things or to step out or whatever it is, and we're here to support.

And we also care about how the planet's going, how the collective consciousness is going, because ultimately, everything that we are offering is in highest service of the greater good, right? So there's the greater good for you as an individual, but then there's just the greater good of the planet, right?

Our intention is to improve the quality of women's lives. That's why Yoga to Transform exists. And there's a whole lot of women living some pretty horrible lives out there. And we've been able to get to a point of peace and joy and contentment in our own lives that it's time now to give back.

There's always a turning point in your own journey where you realise that my joy, my peace and my contentment is more about being in service of something far greater than myself. We have to stand in our own feminine power. And we care about being able to role model what feminine power looks like, because feminine in power, it's mighty. It's outstanding.

When you stand in your power, you make everyone around you more powerful. You lift everyone up.

Maybe the first step is to self-care, is to take some steps in your daily life, maybe, to actually improve the quality of your own life. And we've done that, because we work at meditating daily and practicing yoga daily.

Fix yourself first. You've got to be able to feel whole so you find that ability to give.

Get charged by the power of the sisterhood too. Have some healthy female role models in your life who give back. There are so many conversations about womanhood and rights of passage that we just don't have anymore, because we've all become so separated.

So the idea is choosing your friends wisely, listening to good podcasts, going to lectures, all the things that help us find that power and that care for ourselves, and then the collective care, isn't it?

I think through the self care, you feel better. Through the self love, you feel better. You start stepping into a higher vibration where you start kind of going, "I feel so good, I want to share this with everyone else."

Yeah. And that's the care. Saying to yourself I want to hold these people while they move through what's holding them back from really fully experiencing life at its best for them. And then heck, now I want to get involved in a course and I want to make a difference. 

And how do you give back? Just turn around to a sister who's one step behind you and give her a hand to say, "Hey, I've walked this path. Let me take you on the journey.  Let me stand beside you as you go on yours.”

And that's the care, isn't it?