Healing From The Hustle: The Power of Stillness
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about pace. How fast I move through life. How much I’ve learned to carry. How my ability to juggle a million things at once – kids, clients, ideas, emotions – is one of my greatest strengths… and also one of my biggest areas for growth.
For most of my life, I’ve operated at a very high speed. I move quickly, I process quickly, I switch gears easily. People are always asking me, “How do you keep all the balls in the air?” And the truth is – it’s just how I’m wired, and it’s what’s gotten me to where I’m at now in life and business.
But slowing down? That’s the hard part for me.
Earlier this year, I made a commitment to start shifting the way I show up in the world. I’ve been working with a yoga therapist, and when I showed up to our first session, I was basically vibrating. I said, “Hi, I’m Ashley. I’m spouting energy from every orifice and I need a morning practice so I can calm the fuck down.”
She just looked at me and smiled. “Okay,” she said, “here’s your morning practice. Sit on the floor. And breathe.”
I laughed. But I also got it. It wasn’t about poses or productivity. It was about stillness. Presence. Intention. And as simple as it sounded, that was exactly the thing I had been avoiding.
So that’s what we’ve been working on for the last several months. Slowing down. Feeling into things. Tuning into my body. And now, I’m stepping into a 40-day commitment to really anchor in a morning practice that helps me do just that.
Every morning, I roll out my yoga mat on the porch. I listen to the birds. I connect with my breath, my body, my spirit. I write myself a little love note when I’m done and put it in a jar. It’s not complicated, but it’s an opportunity to connect with myself in the present moment. It’s a choice I’m making, every single day, to show up differently.
It’s not easy. Especially for someone like me, who is both a night owl and an early bird and always a little sleep-deprived. But it’s important.
So that’s where I am. Slowing down. Waking up. Choosing presence – on purpose.
And if you’re someone who struggles with this too, I just want to say: you’re not alone. Try putting your hand over your heart. Breathe in and out through your nose, sit still, and come back to yourself – again and again.
In this mini episode, you’ll hear about:
Why our greatest strengths can also be our blind spots
What it really takes to slow down and feel
How her new morning ritual came to life
The importance of showing up for yourself before the world
… and so much more!
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Unapologetically yours,
xx Ashley