Hello, and welcome to the first episode of my new podcast, Jess On The Mountain.
I’m Jess Goulding, a longtime yoga teacher, certified yoga therapist, and chakra system expert.
Jess On The Mountain is an ongoing conversation about gaining self-awareness as you move up, down, and around this mountain called life, with a lot of useful tools and resources to help your journey along the way.
I used to look at a mountain as something to climb, to conquer, to get to the top and finally see the view. Now I know that there is an amazing view to be seen with every step we take up that mountain when we are tuning in, listening deeply, and following our own inner wisdom.
As much as I’ve been connected to my intuition most of my life, trusting it has been a process. I’ve had many teachers and guides along the way, and all the best ones would always point me back to myself. My first great teacher was my dad, and you'll hear me refer to him often. After he died when I was 27, I found myself searching for another teacher who could be that mirror into my deepest knowing. But after several years, I came to the conclusion that nobody outside of myself had the answers I was seeking.
There is no guru on top of the mountain. There’s just a mountain.
I have, however, found guides who have helped me along in my journey. They are a small handful of people who I believe were placed in my life at just the right times. You probably have people like this in your life too. Like sherpas on the mountain, these guides can help us carry the load, navigate the rough patches, and keep us from getting totally lost, but they don’t decide our direction or destination - that’s on us.
We have the roadmap - YOU have the roadmap – to living your best, most balanced, most harmonious life.
What I’ve learned teaching yoga and chakras over the last several years, is that the chakras can be that roadmap. By learning about your blocks, habits, patterns, strengths, and challenges, you will uncover your truth. You will learn to trust your inner wisdom and always know your next step.
I used to think that the chakras were a mysterious language learned by "woo-woo" yogis and new-age weirdos, but it turns out that they’re actually quite practical, useful, effective, and incredibly helpful for our overall self-awareness and mind-body connection.
This is the journey we will take together. We will learn to tune in, listen, and follow our blueprint - our own wise self embedded in our DNA. We get to be in wonder of the journey, even when we trip and fall, or come up against a boulder. Each step is one of curiosity, leading to the next at just the right moment.
It is my dream to get as many people into the self-awareness game as possible. I believe the world will be a better place because of it.
So let’s get started, shall we? This is going to be fun.
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