I don't like to talk about 'my anxiety' very much 😬
Mostly because I don't like to embrace clinical labels. We all experience anxiety to some degree, feeling afraid, nervous, and anxious at times. While clinical diagnoses can be life-saving, they can also be limiting.
Secondly, I don't like anyone thinking I'm anything less than perfect 🤣 And I know that's absolutely hilarious. We all know I'm not perfect, and perfect doesn't even exist. But it's uncomfortable for me to share with you one of the ways I am far from perfect.
But I feel so motivated to share my Morning Practice because it has been crucial for me. Without it, I'm not sure I would be here sharing this with you.
The way I used to live led me down a path of addiction.
Starting my day with anxiety and unconscious patterns of people-pleasing often led to addiction. When I was younger, it was drugs. Then it became alcohol. Later, it was food and purging. It was the severity of my purging that pushed me to address my anxiety and start healing from my childhood trauma.
Today, the most important way I handle ‘my anxiety’ is through deep healing and somatic work. However, the most active and consistent approach I use to handle it is with my Sacred Morning Practice. This puts Love, Courage, My Soul in the driver’s seat of my life, preventing my irrational fears and trauma from hijacking the day and leading me into unnecessary downward spirals.
Undeniable and Life-Changing Reason #2 – Peace and Trust in Life
The second undeniable and life-changing reason to incorporate a Sacred Morning Practice into your life is if you want to have peace of mind and trust in life.
We all have a mind, an ego, and many annoying voices in our head that tell us 'we're not enough', 'we don't deserve it', and 'what's the point anyway?' Yes. All of us. We ALL have those moments. And while many of us CAN successfully ignore and rise above them, some of us with stickier childhoods and other karmic opportunities might be called to create more space and release for that repressed energy within.
In this program, we will specifically focus on creating a morning practice that can be effective even when waking up feeling depressed, anxious, or hopeless.
Throughout the different daily foci, we will explore how to start our day when it's difficult to cultivate a positive attitude or feel any sense of gratitude.
Moreover, we will delve into how a SACRED morning practice can help release emotional and karmic patterns that may be surfacing for you at this time.
I wish I didn't get so emotional and passionate about all this. But that's just my anxiety and ego talking.
AND I am so glad I allow my Authentic Expression to lead and to create my life – even if I do get embarrassed when I watch my instagram videos 🥹
This is me. And I am SO grateful I have created a life for myself that ALLOWS me to be me.
I no longer have to work in a corporate culture always wanting more or better from me.
I'm so grateful I have loving family and friendship relationships that love all sides of me.
But mostly I am so grateful I am developing a kind and compassionate relationship with myself, that inspires and supports me do BIG, Brave, Bold and Super Bright things, like this wonderful 17day adventure.
I love you.
I hope to see you January 17.
xoox Zoë
Dr. Zoë Lumiere
