Last night I arrived in the wondrous city Vancouver! This is my very first time traveling internationally, and I can not express to you enough how exciting this experience is!
In exactly 24 hours I will be heading north to begin a 200 hour yoga teacher training course to become a certified yoga instructor! It is a 16 day intensive program off of the beautiful Daisy Lake in Whistler, British Columbia.
I will get to that later though ;)
For now, in this moment, I am here in Vancouver. I am hoping to walk a bit, see a local park and visit the Vancouver Museum!
After going vegan/vegetarian a few months ago I received much backlash from not only friends, but also family over the matter. As confusing and hurtful as it has been, I am beginning to understand why they have acted out.
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For the past few years I have maintained a diet that mainly consists of fruits and vegetables. Occasionally I would have some chicken or turkey meat, and had refrained from eating beef altogether... Many people knew this about me. Some would even call me a vegetarian! (I would kindly inform them that I was not, but had considered it.)
Since telling people about my lifestyle choice of going 'Raw Till 4,' I have surprisingly been criticized and hit with a handful of negativity. Why? Well I wasn't quite sure to be honest! Before --when I was not a full-on vegetarian-- everyone seemed very accepting of my lifestyle and food choices. For me, it was a subtle step forward to inform friends, co-workers and family members that I had made a choice to stop consuming animal products. But for everyone else this was not a very subtle transition! Until I saw this video by the AUM-azing Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram (aka Fully Raw Kristina), I had not been able to completely cope with the reactions I have been receiving. Thank you for this video Kristina!!!
Here are some important messages I took from this video:
Have confidence in what you are doing
Communicate
Be the best version of you that you can be!
Show acceptance
Love yourself, show compassion!
Speak kindly -- to others and yourself
Practice patience . . . *ommm*
Live as an inspiration always
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No matter what lifestyle you choose to lead, do it with an open mind and kindness in your heart friends. We are all very different and unique in our own beautiful ways, and hopefully we all begin to see that!
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Good Morning friends! Wishing you a happy and lush day :)
