Limitless Dragon Newsletter #5
Greetings beautiful soul,
welcome to my newsletter... a weekly exploration of what's alive for me, what topics I am working with, tools to navigate the times we are in and overall some food for thought.
I hope you’ve been able to find some ease and flow in this eclipse portal and are overall having a wonderful time as we wrap up the season and walk into the next.
This is still the cocoon phase where we wait, digest, compost and let go of what's been begging to leave for a long time now. What comes to mind?
Personally, I believe we need courage, we need patience, we need ground and we need to move in a way that honors our heart's truest calling.
Today I want to talk habits - the good, the bad and the ugly of habit formation....
The way I see this now is noticing the difference between:
1) habits that get us closer to reaching our goals and
2) habits that get us living a life that we actually enjoy and thrive in.
These could be the same but often times they are not and there is a time and place for each of them/
eg. if you want to compete in a bodybuilding competition you will need to create habits that will:
- get you to a certain body fat level
- focus on strict routine and commitment
- demand precision and focus
- and almost certainly require a fair amount of grit and sacrifice
Adding those together = habits for a short term goal. Habits for short term goals are more strict, more extreme, less sustainable, and aimed at the goal itself (not at wholistic thriving).
Alternatively, if you want to create a healthy relationship with your body (or, say, even come back from a competition season) and then you want to incorporate habits that:
- you enjoy
- are sustainable
- will require an amount of time that also allows you to connect with your community
- are able to be changed/skipped if "life" opportunities arise (eg. a coffee and a walk with a friend to catch the sunrise instead of strictly needing to do your yoga from 5-7am each day every day)
Those formations = habits for long term thriving = flexible, enjoyable, seasonal, and nourishing.
The idea is to welcome both but to discern which is which and what actually makes us feel good in the given moment.
As we navigate this liminal space before the final eclipse of the year I invite you to fill out the Alignment worksheet PDF (attached) to gain more clarity at what you actually want! Where do you need more structure, where do you need more play?
Give yourself about 15-25 min to complete depending on how thorough you want to be :)
Once completed I invite you to reply to this email with thoughts or insights you gained from this practice. I would love to hear from you!
- tell me what topics/ themes/ tools would be supportive or interesting to you right now
Join me on the 20th September for an in person workshop
- activating breathwork and yoga nidra = getting clear on your desires and clearing
the blockages that are in the way so we can step out of this eclipse cocoon and spread
out wings in the most magical way
Hāwea Flat
