Month: March 2020

It’s hard to change. At least that’s what we tell ourselves.  

The truth is anyone can create change. 

But what holds most of us back is how we feel.

We focus on taking action, without considering our emotions. Then we find ourselves frustrated, overwhelmed, and unable to make progress. 

When your emotions don’t align with your aspirations, you’ll sabotage your efforts.  

And if you feel like your emotions control you, not the other way around, you’ll struggle to take action and get results…

Click here to watch a brief video where I share:

• How your chakra system affects everything in your body, from your physical state to your emotions…
• Why moving your body is the key to changing your mind…
• An energy-directing exercise to prove that you have the power to change how you feel instantly…

Sat Nam,
Gloria

If you’ve ever taken one of my classes, you know I incorporate a lot of squats.

Why is that?

Squats do so much more than strengthen your lower body. They offer other important physical and emotional benefits too.

That’s why there are so many squats in my classes.  

Click here to watch a brief video where I share:

• How squats tap into your first chakra, which is essential to feeling grounded…

• Why being fully present, instead of mentally “checking out,” is the key to moving through life’s stressful experiences…

• The type of person who needs grounding exercises most…

Sat Nam,
Gloria​

There are a million ways to reduce anxiety…

And maybe you’ve tried some of them: Apps, meditation, essential oils, exercise…

There’s an easier, quicker way.

What’s one thing you always have with you…always have free access to…that can change your state in a matter of seconds?

Your breath.  

More specifically, this left-nostril yogic breathing technique that can be done anywhere, anytime to reduce anxiety…

Click here to watch a brief video where I share…

• Why the more you practice yoga, the less stress and anxiety you’ll feel…

• How the left-nostril yogic breathing technique works with a specific body system…

• The exact technique that can lower your stress, overwhelm, and anxiety in less than a minute…

Sat Nam,
Gloria

One of the most common questions I get from my students is: Can I skip the relaxation at the end of the practices? 

That’s why it surprised me when one of my students recently asked if she could extend this part of the practice, the deep relaxation called “savasana” in yoga.  

My answer: YES. Please stay in savasana for as long as you like. 

There’s no problem extending savasana. But if you skip it, you’re cheating yourself.

I used to skip it too. I was simply too busy to “just lie there,” and I was always running from one thing to the next. 

Turns out, I was missing out on the best part of my practice…

Click here to watch a brief video where I share:

• Why savasana is considered THE most important pose to practice and can also be the most difficult…

• The long list of tangible health benefits from savasana, and why it’s especially important after a Kundalini Yoga practice…

• How savasana acts as a buffer between your practice and your next activity…

Sat Nam,
Gloria​

Do you suffer from a case of the endless what if’s?

“What if I don’t get the job? What if I get it, and my new boss is horrible?”

“What if I try this and I fail? What will everyone think?”

Of course, you should weigh important life decisions. But overanalyzing, second-guessing, and playing the “what if” game won’t actually help you make a decision.  

Instead, they keep you stuck in a cycle of indecision, doubt, and worry, and that is mentally exhausting.   

It’s much more mentally taxing to stay in this place of indecision, than it is to make a decision and move on…

Click here to watch a brief video where I share:

• Why chronic indecision, overanalyzing, and second-guessing show up in your life, and how this bad habit can rob you of success…

• The big mistake most people make when trying to break a thought pattern or mental habit, and what to do instead…

• How third-chakra activation can build your decision-making confidence and activate your intuition… 

Sat Nam,
Gloria

P.S. – Always second-guessing yourself? I made a quick video for you. Click here to watch​

When you start boldly going after your dreams, all of your mindset blocks and limiting subconscious beliefs pop up everywhere. 

One of the biggest mindset blocks I see is perfectionism. 

When you expect nothing but perfection from yourself, you build barrier after barrier between you and your dreams because you don’t want to fail.

And this perfectionism leads to overthinking, procrastination, and info-hoarding. You think if you just learn more, master another skill, or find the perfect course/app/system, THEN you’ll give yourself permission to move forward.    

The tricky part is…all of this “perfecting” makes you feel productive, but in reality, it gets you nowhere.

Click here to watch a video where I share

• How perfectionism creates anxiety, is a factor in addictions, and can even block you from feeling the full benefits of your yoga practice…

• The one thing you might be doing in your yoga class that isn’t serving you, and what to do instead…

• Why Kundalini Yoga is the best type of yoga for perfectionists, plus, a link to a free practice…

Sat Nam,
Gloria

P.S. – Are you a perfectionist? You need to try this. Click here to watch​

The number one reason people come to yoga is to heal their pain. And you might immediately think of physical pain. But that’s not the kind of pain I’m talking about. The common thread between my yoga students is their emotional pain. At times, I’d even call it mental anguish. And after digging deeper, I often find their present pain is anchored in their past. 

They come to class looking for a release. Looking for relief. But they’ve been stuck for so long in the story of their painful pasts. This past pain is often the one thing that’s truly keeping them from living their dreams.   

Are you allowing your past to dictate your present and your future? In this brief video I share:

• Why you might be clinging to the past, how it affects you now, and why it may be blocking your success…

• A meditation to clear the toxic and painful emotions of the past…

• How you have the opportunity to drop the past and re-create your vision for your life…

Click here to watch the video.

Sat Nam,
Gloria