We Can Do Hard Things

This weekend, I completed a two-year Ayurvedic Health Counselor program. Ayurveda, often called the sister science of yoga, is a holistic system of health that teaches us how to live in greater balance with ourselves and the world around us.

While I learned an incredible amount about wellness, digestion, herbs, and lifestyle practices, one of the greatest lessons came through svadhyaya, the yogic practice of self-study. The program challenged me in ways I never expected and taught me just as much about myself as it did about Ayurveda.

What made this accomplishment meaningful wasn’t reaching the finish line. It was discovering what I was capable of along the way.

Reaching the end of this chapter reminded me of something I often say in the studio: We can do hard things.

This week, choose one thing that feels difficult or daunting and take a step toward it. Not because you are guaranteed success, but because you may discover that you are capable of more than you think.

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