Fear is not real.
Fear is an illusion, a compilation of thoughts we form that can be disguised as many things; doubt, procrastination, comparison or really just a straightforward fear like heights or darkness. These fears become barriers in our lives, holding us back from doing the things in life we want to do. We don’t realize the potential that lies just on the other side of these thoughts.
Maya Tulum Yoga Retreat
One of the highlights from my yoga retreat last week was the Temazcol experience, also known as a “Sweat Lodge” (aka torture chamber, aka brick oven, aka my nemesis). I won’t drown you in the details of what this ceremony consisted of, but will provide you this link to give you an idea: Mayan Temazcal
In short, the main purpose …show more content…
I stepped right up to it and crossed it. I felt like I reached a new frequency level I had never experienced before because I never looked over that edge. It was like a new door appeared and I had the ability to open it and look through it. And what I saw on the other side was infinite space.
We’re so used to stopping when we feel we have reached our limits and then filling that space with excuses as to why we can’t go beyond them – “I won’t go in the Temazcal because I’m claustrophobic, period!” (or whatever your “claustrophobia” is).
Keeping that door open wasn’t easy. My mind wanted to constantly snap back to the reality my body was being exposed to. And that battled continued through the remainder of the ceremony.
“You will only ever have two choices: love or fear: Choose love and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart.” ~ J.C.
The Bigger Picture
To me it was like this – imagine drawing a circle on a piece of paper, the circle represents you within the space of the universe; the circle is your energy. Now draw a larger circle around the first circle. That larger circle represents the new frequency or level of consciousness you expand to when you experience
Fear is an illusion, a compilation of thoughts we form that can be disguised as many things; doubt, procrastination, comparison or really just a straightforward fear like heights or darkness. These fears become barriers in our lives, holding us back from doing the things in life we want to do. We don’t realize the potential that lies just on the other side of these thoughts.
Maya Tulum Yoga Retreat
One of the highlights from my yoga retreat last week was the Temazcol experience, also known as a “Sweat Lodge” (aka torture chamber, aka brick oven, aka my nemesis). I won’t drown you in the details of what this ceremony consisted of, but will provide you this link to give you an idea: Mayan Temazcal
In short, the main purpose …show more content…
I stepped right up to it and crossed it. I felt like I reached a new frequency level I had never experienced before because I never looked over that edge. It was like a new door appeared and I had the ability to open it and look through it. And what I saw on the other side was infinite space.
We’re so used to stopping when we feel we have reached our limits and then filling that space with excuses as to why we can’t go beyond them – “I won’t go in the Temazcal because I’m claustrophobic, period!” (or whatever your “claustrophobia” is).
Keeping that door open wasn’t easy. My mind wanted to constantly snap back to the reality my body was being exposed to. And that battled continued through the remainder of the ceremony.
“You will only ever have two choices: love or fear: Choose love and don’t ever let fear turn you against your playful heart.” ~ J.C.
The Bigger Picture
To me it was like this – imagine drawing a circle on a piece of paper, the circle represents you within the space of the universe; the circle is your energy. Now draw a larger circle around the first circle. That larger circle represents the new frequency or level of consciousness you expand to when you experience