Got Your Back!
The Universe Has Your Back... always!
It has been months since I have written anything on my blog. Life has been hectic and I have experienced drastic changes in our family life that have set up road blocks to sharing. Then it was just a matter of needing the right thing to share after such a long break. I’ve had countless opportunities to write a little something about cooking, yoga, meditation, family, my work on True Bliss Living, and other lifestyle curation topics. Each and every time something held me back from writing. But then the universe sent me a clear message of what my first writing assignment was after my long break.
In 2009 I read a lovely book entitled “Add More Ing to Your Life: A Hip Guide to Happiness” by a young lady named Gabby Bernstein. I had just been certified as a Holistic Lifestyle Coach after healing from years of chronic illness and was on a path of self-discovery, nourishment and transformation. This book blew my mind! The only hang up I had was that she was a young 20-something, single, living in New York City and I was 36 year old stay at home mom living in the suburbs, married, with two young kids. I loved everything about the book otherwise. As the years went by I watch the growth of her message and purchased every book and watched every offering that I could get my hands on, all the while still trying to let go of my hang-ups.
Then I didn’t follow her for awhile but in 2012, when I moved to Boulder and her book “May Cause Miracles” was published I visited her website again. I discovered that she had added teaching Kundalini Yoga to her practice. Kundalini Yoga was something I had experienced in 1999 when I was pregnant with my daughter but never bothered asking what type of yoga it was. It was a practice I loved but lost touch with the teacher when I took a break after the birth of my daughter and then my son only a year and a half later. I had been searching for it but was unable to find it again until that point. I took it as a sign from the universe. I worked with her book and searched for a Kundalini Yoga class in Boulder only to discover it was taught at the studio where I took classes 4-5 times a week. Thank you universe!
Since 2012 I have trained and been certified in Emotional & Behavioral Eating, Lifestyle Meditation and Kundalini Yoga each time missing Gabby’s Spirit Junkie Master’s Workshop training. This summer I made the full commitment during the busiest time of my life to take the workshop in NYC and now jumping into Spirit Junkie Master’s Workshop Level 2 in November.
The hang-ups I had in the beginning have long disappeared, discovering it was my fear and ego holding me back and making judgments. Now I experience miraculous shifts in my life which are not always pleasant but always important. I am growing, learning and healing every day. I love the what she has provided for me and the message she shares with the world.
Last week Gabby published her latest book “The Universe Has Your Back, Transform Fear to Faith.” This by far is the best book she has ever written. The delivery and the lessons she provides is indescribable and invaluable. It is showing me how much I have transformed and healed to reconnect with my true self, the lessons I still have to learn, how I can serve others, and how much more love the universe holds. I am so truly honored to learn from Gabby and learn even more next month in her Level 2 Spirit Junkie Workshop Training. And beyond that I hope she knows how grateful I am for her work and the service she has provided me, for me and for all others who have received the gift of experiencing her message and her light. Thank you Gabby!
It's Mandoo Day
It is a Korea New Year's tradition to eat mandoo (dumpling) soup on New Year's Day. You have to eat this soup to have good luck and gain a year to your age. While everyone gets excited to celebrate New Year's Eve our family always put more emphasis on New Years Day. My sister, Anna, has always called this day "Mandoo Day." When she was little she would get so excited and scream "it's Mandoo Day!" over and over again.
I grew up making hundreds of these dumplings on New Year's Day with my family. It is said that if your mandoo is pretty you will have beautiful children. So of course my family goes around critiquing each other's work and making fun of each other's mandoo. Since moving to Boulder and being away from our family we have not gotten to be a part of this family tradition. This year we are so lucky to be together ringing in the new year and making Mandoo together.
