Whilst travelling in Asia I have always aimed to follow my higher purpose, my Sadhana, a conscious spiritual, meditation and yoga practise. Some places have heightened my practise and I have never felt more aligned and focused (namely North India). While others it has been harder to find the space and energy to dedicate as much time as I would like because I was also relishing in new experiences such as diving, trekking, historical museums, socialising and travelling in itself.
Recently I have found it challenging that the majority of people I meet and am surrounded with have very different intentions. Many people use the opportunity to travel as an excuse for one massive indulgent booze filled party. I don't want to judge others but I personally don't want to waste my time in some of the most amazing places in the world being off my head or suffering from an excrutiating hangover. Of course I like to have a good time and let my hair down now and then but not night after night, day after day until it's one big blur - I've had enough of that in my early twenties.
But anyway I digress my point is that although I know I don't want to drink loads and party hard it can be difficult to obstain when everyone around you is and say they are having the 'time of their life' and making lots of new 'best' friends. When I was struggling with this feeling the other night I was lucky enough to get talking to Jacob Sokol. It's amazing how one conversation with a like minded person is sometimes all you need to validate your opinion and strengthen your resolve to stick on your path even if its veering off in different direction to the majority. Even though they are often just acting as a mirror to the truths which already inside.
Jacob is a really insipirational person. When he was suffering from disillusionment and was discontented in his early 20's when he should have been happy as he suppossedly had it all (I know this feeling all too well), he undertook a radical change to create an 'extraordinary life'. Jacob confronted his unhappiness and decided to leave his old life behind; quitting his brilliant job in NY Times Square, selling his car and setting off on a mission to retrain and study everything that interested him in order to create a life he loved. Better still he chartered his personal journey with an incredibly honest blog which attracted huge numbers of followers (eg this post
www.sensophy.com/14-monumental-moments-of-2010/).
Two years later Jacob is using what he learnt to help others, sharing his stories with hundreds of thouasands of people who follow his super successful website: www.sensophy.com, he has written a book Living On Purpose and is working as a personal life coach. And if that wasn't exciting enough he is doing all of this whilst embarking on his latest adventure spending time in cool places across the world - San Diego, Tokyo and currently Chiang Mai. It was really exciting to see how much Jacob has achieved in a relatively short space of time by focusing wholeheartedly on his purpose.
It's time for me to do the same, I know my path and I have the perfect opportunity to build a successful life around it. I am returning to beloved India in a few days time to completely immerse myself into living my purpose, my spiritual sadhana and commitment to the yoga and sharing it with others. No doubts, no resistance to change, no fear, I resolve to stay connected, true to myself and the gift of yoga and bring all of this back to London!
So in true Jacob style I'm dreaming big and aiming high, the next 3 months I will devote to:
Check out Jacob's website www.sensophy.com
for inspiration and sign up for regular newsletters
Recently I have found it challenging that the majority of people I meet and am surrounded with have very different intentions. Many people use the opportunity to travel as an excuse for one massive indulgent booze filled party. I don't want to judge others but I personally don't want to waste my time in some of the most amazing places in the world being off my head or suffering from an excrutiating hangover. Of course I like to have a good time and let my hair down now and then but not night after night, day after day until it's one big blur - I've had enough of that in my early twenties.
But anyway I digress my point is that although I know I don't want to drink loads and party hard it can be difficult to obstain when everyone around you is and say they are having the 'time of their life' and making lots of new 'best' friends. When I was struggling with this feeling the other night I was lucky enough to get talking to Jacob Sokol. It's amazing how one conversation with a like minded person is sometimes all you need to validate your opinion and strengthen your resolve to stick on your path even if its veering off in different direction to the majority. Even though they are often just acting as a mirror to the truths which already inside.
Jacob is a really insipirational person. When he was suffering from disillusionment and was discontented in his early 20's when he should have been happy as he suppossedly had it all (I know this feeling all too well), he undertook a radical change to create an 'extraordinary life'. Jacob confronted his unhappiness and decided to leave his old life behind; quitting his brilliant job in NY Times Square, selling his car and setting off on a mission to retrain and study everything that interested him in order to create a life he loved. Better still he chartered his personal journey with an incredibly honest blog which attracted huge numbers of followers (eg this post
www.sensophy.com/14-monumental-moments-of-2010/).
Two years later Jacob is using what he learnt to help others, sharing his stories with hundreds of thouasands of people who follow his super successful website: www.sensophy.com, he has written a book Living On Purpose and is working as a personal life coach. And if that wasn't exciting enough he is doing all of this whilst embarking on his latest adventure spending time in cool places across the world - San Diego, Tokyo and currently Chiang Mai. It was really exciting to see how much Jacob has achieved in a relatively short space of time by focusing wholeheartedly on his purpose.
It's time for me to do the same, I know my path and I have the perfect opportunity to build a successful life around it. I am returning to beloved India in a few days time to completely immerse myself into living my purpose, my spiritual sadhana and commitment to the yoga and sharing it with others. No doubts, no resistance to change, no fear, I resolve to stay connected, true to myself and the gift of yoga and bring all of this back to London!
So in true Jacob style I'm dreaming big and aiming high, the next 3 months I will devote to:
- * Immerse fully and completely in Sadhana in India
- * Learn the basics of ayurvedic massage
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* Undertake a meditation retreat
* Create a series of 12 themed, intermeditate 1hr30 vinyasa flow classes
* Plan a creative workshop in honour of Shiva and Naturajasana
* Keep writing and updating this blog with all my learnings
* Read anything and everything that inspires me
* Keep sharing
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And in the next 3 years my aspirations are to
* Devoted full time to teaching yoga (including regular workshops and retreats) and continuing my studies
* Offer atleast 15% off my funds/time to good causes including offering subsidised yoga to those that can't typically afford it and would benefit from it
* Have a professional website with rich content including video talks/demonstrations and a regular e-newsletter
* Develop my writing in order to contribute to yoga publications/reach wider community
* Live an eco-friendly and ethical lifestyle
* Keep sharing
Check out Jacob's website www.sensophy.com
for inspiration and sign up for regular newsletters
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