welcome. For those of you who are returning listeners, welcome back. I'm so glad to be connecting with you today somewhere in the ether. How's your heart? What's present there today? For me, the glitch sure has been glitchy. So far, and I've been really grateful for the practices that we've been talking about recently to lean on. In case you missed the last episode, or maybe it's been some days since you listened, I just wanted to remind you, of the options that we talked about so far of things you can do when when life gets glitchy. And just so you know, this goes for when it's like the glitch between seasons, because in case you missed the last episode, the glitch is the term I or Veta uses for excuse my alarm. The glitch is a term that I or Veta uses for a period of time of transition between the end of one thing and the start of another. So we are in that right now, when this episode airs, as we are bringing some are to an end and fall beginning. But it also can happen, you know, between jobs, it can happen. Between ages and chapters of life, it can happen throughout so many different periods in situations of our life. And so the these practices that I discussed last week, are ones really that you can use pretty often I do. And so the first one we talked about was pausing or slowing your roll. The second was tuning in the third was reflecting. And the fourth is meeting your energy where it is for pausing or slowing your roll. I offered options like if you're in movement, maybe come to stillness, you know, this is when you're realizing like shits kind of off, and you've got to tend to yourself, if your eyes are open, maybe close them, maybe take a deep breath in and a deep breath out if that feels accessible to you. If you are in stillness at that time, or at the computer, maybe stretch. If you're inside, can you move to another room or in order to change the scenery, or maybe even step outside or look out a window for tuning in, I encourage you to consider how are you feeling? mentally, emotionally, physically and energetically? Right? Because those can be different things. And there may be similarities, there may be not, or one way of being is more saturated than the others. And so it's important to tune in on all those levels. And then for reflecting consider, how do you want to feel right now? What's one teeny tiny thing you can do to meet yourself where you are and offer yourself some support or some relief. And finally, for meeting yourself based on the energy present within you, you know if you're feeling unsettled or frantic, because you've got a ton on your plate. I'm wondering what's one way you might release the pressure just a bit and get grounded. And remember, like when you meet yourself in a small way, it may not, you know have a big effect, it may not bring complete relief. And that's okay. Right? What we're trying to do is just release the pressure, give you some relief offer a little bit of support, to allow things to not feel so concentrated. And it's not to say that completely relieving yourself is not important it is but sometimes we just can't meet ourselves there based on what life has going on. If you're in a situation where you feel like you need to push forward but you're not properly resourced. The question I asked you was where can you ask for support? Or is there some way you could open space for yourself to get what you need? And if you're feeling overwhelmed and buried by stuff going on the consideration is What's one way you can lighten your load a bit and feel more uplifted. So those are the questions I typically ask myself and again, not just you know in the traditional glitch periods, but you know, anytime I'm feeling off honestly, and in addition to those questions, those prompts those practices. In the last episode, I also offered you a bunch of end of summer reflections. So if you haven't had the chance to tune into that episode, I encourage you to do so when Ever your resource, because you know, it's really important as one big time comes to an end and we embark on another time, it is really important to look back on your experience during that time, see what worked, what didn't what adjustments need to be made, so that you can do that next year, but also not wait till next year to do that, and implement some of that now. Because remember, life is, you know, connected. And so it's really important to honor that, and honor yourself as you move out of one season to the next. In since we're still in the glitch that when this episode airs. Today, I'm going to offer you continue offering new practices that will support you as you navigate this time of change. And also, these practices can support you throughout the fall season, which is really nice. So to get us primed and ready to go, I'll start with a another reflection. Are you sick of me yet? At the end of last episode, I asked you how you wanted to feel and experience this fall. And in terms of four ways mentally, emotionally, energetically, and physically, you've heard this before. Now remember, the fall season is three months of time, even though it involves four months, right? But you've got time to work through your committed action steps. And you've got time to work through all the ups and downs and in betweens that it brings, even though I totally understand if you're like yeah, but stuff I really don't feel like I have time or space or anything. And I get that right, because that's just wild capitalism, white supremacy culture. And also, that's how the glitch makes us feel. And I'm not saying it's not true, right? Life is way too busy, and there is too much shit going on. And there's just too much fuckery going on. So yes, to all of that. What I'd like to do, keeping in mind, how it is that you want to feel for the fall, what your committed action steps are, because I want to actually narrow the focus for a moment and ask you to simply consider the month of September. And I'd like you for you to if you feel resourced to consider what is your son call for this month? So that is what is your heart's deepest desire? What is your deep your soul's need for this month? And then the next question is why? When I say why it might be like, Why is that your son Cabo? Or why is this need present? Where's this need coming from? What is this meat attached to? What is this desire attached to? And not necessarily just the endpoint goal, but like, in your overall life? Right? Like? And truly the consideration comes in of how do you ultimately want to feel? How do you ultimately want to feel when it comes to this desire, this need that's coming up? How is this connected to how you ultimately want to feel? And if you have the capacity, and you can completely remember, you always can omit anything, right? You can take what you want and leave the rest. But I'm curious, this sankalpa this need this desire you've got for this month? How does that if it at all does connect back to your overall sankalpa for the year, or the sankalpa that you've created for the season or for the last few months, you may not have made one for the year, whatever, if you have an overarching sankalpa for the rest of this year or something that you just have on your heart in your mind and your soul, how does this sankalpa for this month, relate to connect to that because honoring connection is important if there is a connection and sometimes they're unrelated on the surface, but below the surface is probably connected some way shape or form. And then then and like I said you could take that question you could leave it whatever it is that you want to do. But when it comes to this month, what is your commitment to yourself? Right and so, we identify the sankalpa the the need the desire, and then the next step is to create the commitment and the way that we bring the commitment to life right is through our action or committed action. So remember, though,
or consider another consideration I know how will you bring In this action, or this commitment into action, based on two very important factors, one is your bandwidth, which is the amount of time you actually have to do this thing. And to the second thing is your capacity based on your capacity, which is how much energy and the type of energy you have. Now, considering both of these factors, brings reality to the forefront, so that you can create your plan of action, based on your real life as it is right now. And you meet yourself there. This is the way my friend honest to God, honestly, this is the way to begin to create sustainable change. And most importantly, it gets you into the habit of then doing something that limits should, guilt and shame, especially when life lives or the plan needs to change. Because the reality is, you absolutely 100% may have the best intention to do this thing this way, this frequency, this quantity, whatever it is, but the reality is, if right now, your life is not open for that, whether that is because of time, whether that is because of access to resources, whether that is resources that you need to make this happen, you know, directly or if it is support, you need to create space for this app. I mean, there are so many factors, right. And what happens is, you know, in dominant culture, you know, we're taught, we're told we're guided to and what you know, Western culture, especially American culture, like you've got to do this this many times a day or this many times a week like these, this is the standard, right? This is the best practice. And that is all well and good. But that also does not take into account, real life, our identities, our access, our proximity to power and privilege, all of the things. And so you, we all must take our power back in this process, and do the considering for ourselves. That's what we have to do, because society is not going to do it for us, unfortunately. Right? We're not taught to do this. And so my encouragement to you is to begin to consider what is what time do I have like you, if you've got a calendar? You got to consider it. Like where's the space? If you have trouble asking for help? Right? Delegating, right, this, this is your opportunity to do that. And then considering the type of energy how much energy like are you resourced? How resourced? Are you in terms of your energy? Are you feeling pretty at ease? And and and like energy is plentiful? Is it kind of moderate? Is it low? And the type of energy and we've talked about this quite a bit in recent episodes, right? Like, are you feeling at ease and balanced? Or is it that you are feeling unsettled? Maybe a little frantic? Or is it that you're feeling fiery and like pushing forward? Is it that you're feeling lethargic, unmotivated, right, what's present for you, because that is going to affect what you have available to give to any practice anything. And so it's really important to begin to consider this and you may find that you fall short of the mark right? Sometimes you might forget you might you know, fall to old habits for me old habits die hard, for sure. 100%. You just come back to it right? You got to continue to learn, unlearn, and relearn right now. Besides that, right, besides your commitment to yourself that you're committed action considering bandwidth and capacity. Something else that you can do to support yourself during the glitch is focusing on your morning rituals or your morning routine of self care of, depending on it depends on what you call it, right? Some people call it personal hygiene. Some people call it soul care. I'm here for all of it. Now I read our guide that guides us to rise with a son or by 6am so that we can spend time alone, connecting to ourselves and nourishing our being being in our chosen ways. Notice how I said our chosen ways, right? Being in the routine of connecting with yourself alone, whether that's for 30 seconds, or 30 minutes, it doesn't matter how long it is. But being in the routine of meeting yourself in this way, daily or almost daily, is super grounding before the hustle and bustle of the day begins. And it's also a great way to to kind of build your skill in and in and out The comfort of focusing on one thing. Also, it helps us to slow the pace of our thoughts, and also helps us to create mental space. And all of this is really wonderful for setting the tone for the rest of the day. Now, what's really cool is that Iveta encourages us to adjust our practices based on how we're feeling, as well as the time and type of energy that we have, right, our bandwidth and our capacity. Now, this process, like I have been saying is especially helpful during the glitch, like if it's just plain old, weird, or it could be during times of life when life is just way too much. And you're not really in a glitch period at all. And I completely understand if whether you've been around this podcast for a while, or you're relatively new to it. If you're this concept of shifting your your practices based on how you're feeling and time and all that, if that's new to you, or if you're still kind of trying to get your bearings with it, because it is really hard to unlearn the rigidity that has taught to us in the name of discipline and consistency. And it's hard to relearn a more intuitive and tender way, because that's just not what society teaches us. It's not what it upholds. And as I said earlier, like for me, old habits definitely die hard. And I often find myself chastising myself for not sticking to the plan that I had. But then I remember that I get to choose, like, I get to choose to keep the plan, or I get to choose to change it. And if I choose to keep the plan because I know it's what I need to do, even if I'm like, Oh, how does don't want to do this right now. But I know myself and I know that I just need to keep the plan this instance. That's okay. And I also know myself and if I need to change the plan, then that's okay, too, then I can change it. Right? We have to let both of those things be okay. And remembering that we cannot bypass our needs for the sake of being consistent because that just drives unease and deepens burnout. That's the reality. So as the summer season comes to an end if your schedule or responsibilities are changing, if you ever find that the hot and intense energy of summer is still present, or maybe if you're feeling like the cooler temperature and lighter energy is present, if you're ever feeling unmotivated, remember, no matter what if whether you fall into one of these categories or something else is present, you can change your morning practices to meet you where you are. 100% If you're feeling unsettled, maybe turn to your slower grounding and soothing practices. If you're feeling big time, fiery energy or like fire like you've got to produce, then amplify your practices that bring you joy, sweetness and space. If you're feeling unmotivated, or lethargic, try practices that bring movement, spontaneity, and uplifting energy into your life, in the morning and even throughout, but the morning again is a really wonderful focus time for the glitch when shits wild, you know, and really honestly, during the entire fall, and if you are in a place a season of your life where you're feeling at ease. Remember, you still can shift right, like continuing to choose the things that keep you feeling easeful that keep you feeling resourced, and that can change remember, if you're like, Yeah, I just don't feel like journaling today. Rather, I'd rather do this. And that's going to help me to feel resource that's going to help me feel whatever it is I want to feel then do that thing.
Do that thing because cares, care. Care is care period.
Now my friend in the coming weeks, I'll be breaking down all the guidance for Fall self care, not just to help you remain aligned or established harmony, through, you know, from now through the beginning of December when you know, fall becomes you know, starts to come to an end. But also to do two other things to help you interrupt or slow down the cycle of burnout. And also to feel more resourced so that you don't crash and burn at the end of the year as you head into winter, especially if winter is a particularly tough season for you. If you're itching or you know for more guidance, if you're yearning for more guidance, especially sooner rather than later, maybe you're yearning or itching for something like to be in real time learning with me. Friend, I'd love for you to join me in the fall back to yourself series that starts this Thursday, this Thursday, September 21. If you're listening to this the week that this airs, you This series is offering you four fall balancing gatherings over the course of two weeks. We're going to start with an iron beta self care masterclass. And then there is an align yoga practice. Then there's the community circle with private pranayama, and meditation for the fall. And then we'll end the or bring our time together to a close with a gentle mobility, stability and restorative practice. Now, my friends, I created this offering, offering with three types of people in mind, yoga teachers. Number two, those who practice yoga, but don't teach, and three those who want to start or come back to a practice. So I want to reiterate, you absolutely do not have to be a yoga teacher or someone who practices Asana regularly to register. And you also don't have to have a practice. I also want to be sure to emphasize that my approach to teaching Asana to teaching iron betta all the things, it all comes from a decolonized perspective. So all of the practices bring you back to yourself, your agency and autonomy and everything. It is not centered on the western whitewashed processes you see and dominant culture. And so you will be offered a ton of options in each session to honor how you're experiencing life in the moment. And you're absolutely welcome to do anything else that feels aligned. Even if it's not something I offered, you know your body best, you know, you're being best. And in case you're wondering what style of Asana, that's the physical posture of yoga that I teach. It's an agency autonomy and heart centered practice that really focuses on meeting yourself where you are in the moment and honoring how you're feeling. In our asana practice, I offer standing and seated options throughout class. And you're always encouraged to practice, you know, with different variations, and at a pace that suits you again, whether it's something I've offered or something else that you want to do. And throughout all the sessions your camera can be on or off. And in case you're wanting to register, but you've got a conflict. You know, because life is busy, there's so much shit going on, right? If you've got a conflict with any of the sessions that are included in the fall back to yourself series. Remember that all of the sessions are recorded and then available to you for the entire fall season so you can watch and rewatch them. So it's not just available to you once you get to, you know, revisit them throughout the season. My friend, you can save your spot at Steff gallante.com/fall I really can't wait to see you there. And if you've got any questions, please reach out and ask me. I want to make sure that you're clear moving forward as you make your decision. And if you feel resourced to I'd love it if you would, you know share this with somebody who you have in mind that like I think this person would really enjoy this. Now, as always, before we leave one another. I'd like to offer you some wrap up considerations, how can you use the teachings or what is coming up from for you to human more easily. And to support and uplift those in your community, especially those who are different from or hold identities more marginalized than yours? How can you use this information to connect more authentically and deeply to your community, and also to begin to move toward mass mutual reliance and away from Western cultures, individual individualistic society. Really important ways, things to consider and ways to really embody this, these teachings right. Now until next time, my friend, please be kind and gentle to yourself just as you would to those who are most precious to you, whether that's a human and animal, baby or a plant. I always love to hear your thoughts, those of you who reach out to me to tell me what resonated or follow up with questions. I freaking love it so much. So please keep it going. Do not be nervous, please do it. Even if you and I don't know each other. Send me a message on Instagram, you can fill out a contact form on my website to reach out to me please, I really do love to hear from you. And if you've got anything going on that you might want me to speak to, of course, anonymously, I never include anybody's names and in episodes or anything like that. So I would really love to hear from you. And another thing if you've been loving the show, you can support the show in a few ways. Number one, you can you can share it with your nearest and dearest. You can also leave a rating you can write a review and that really helps this to continue to move on and find other people who would benefit from connecting with me and this information in the ether somewhere. My friend I'm always grateful for you remember you are a badass and you are enough now go be your favorite self and be well
