Pure Light

Meditation gives you the power to change how you relate to your thoughts and choose which ones you want to believe.

Resources & References

Liz Gilbert's post about her mind The biggest benefit of exploring your thoughts What happens when you start to meditate Learning to sit still (and love it) A meditation to help release worry & anxiety

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When you're trying to get people to think about you a certain way, you're no longer free to be who you are.

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A more recent article on how hair affects professional image (the one I originally read was in 2004/2005): Is your hair holding you back?

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Giving in to the fear of missing out can lead you to miss out on something even greater: the life that you truly desire.

Resources & References

Definition of fomo (fear of missing out)

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Does your self-image ever get in your way?

Changing what you believe about yourself isn't about trying to convince yourself that you're something you're not. It happens naturally when you choose to show up in the world in a different way.

Resources & References

Where limiting beliefs come from (the post about why I thought my writing sucked) Effects of doing a practice for 1000 days according to Kundalini yoga (note: sadhana means daily practice and the article also explains the effects of 40/90/120 days) I've since archived the 1000 photos on Instagram but you can follow me here. Oprah quotes:

"I used to pray for the discipline to lose weight. My diary is literally filled with prayers to God, `Please give me the willpower . . .' Then when I finally did it, I realized you don't pray for discipline, you get discipline by doing it." –Oprah (as quoted in this article) ". . . it wasn't until I made the decision to be true to my word that my prayers were answered. I began to work out every morning whether I liked it or not. And before long, I started to behave and look like a disciplined person." –Oprah (as quoted in Barbara Stanny's book, Sacred Success)

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Confidence isn't necessarily what you think it is.

Your ideas about what it's supposed to look like can prevent you from experiencing it for yourself.

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Definition of confidence

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Constantly comparing yourself to others isn't proof that you're defective. It's just noise inside your head.

Resources & References

Percentage of women with body image issues Seth Godin's podcast episode on Status Roles A meditation for perspective & emotional balance A meditation to help release worry & anxiety

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Fear of what people might think doesn't have to stop you. You always have the power to do what's right for you, even if your mind is screaming, "But what will people think?"

Resources & References

Definition of power What I wish I'd known before my first Kundalini yoga class

Quotes on being yourself: To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. —Ralph Waldo Emerson Your real job on earth is to become more of who you really are. —Oprah Winfrey Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. —Oscar Wilde Our time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. —Steve Jobs To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting. —e.e. cummings The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. —Friedrich Nietzsche Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. —Marilyn Monroe

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This intro episode covers the meaning behind the name, what this show is about, and what to expect coming up.

Resources & References

Kundalini yoga Estonia Estonian version of google Aili name meaning (in Estonian) and translation (in English) Katherine name meaning International yoga day

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