Balu Yoga & Wellness

Mindful Mondays: Who (not what) do you want to be?

'Instead of taking pictures of ourselves constantly doing ‘cool’ things, what if we used our energy and mission to support causes that help create positive change in the world?'

Latest in Balu Yoga & Wellness
Mindful Monday
Mindful Mondays: Is a bad habit really ‘bad?’

‘I began to forgive people who hurt me and find my boundaries, which wasn’t intuitive, it’s been a grueling process of trial and error.’

Mindful Monday
Mindful Mondays: Do you need to struggle? Or can you avoid it?

'Evolution happens when we get uncomfortable and when we are challenged. This includes the life experience and maturity that we gain from learning to pick ourselves up after we’ve fallen.'

Mindful Monday
Mindful Mondays: The health benefits of gratitude

'Culturally we’ve lost perspective. We value titles, wealth, beauty, awards and being famous over feeling joy and contentment with the small things that fill our lives. When we appreciate the seemingly unspectacular moments in life, we have the potential to create a magnificent life.'

Mindful Mondays
Mindful Mondays: Wanna go on a friend date?

'In the same way we put energy into creating intimate relationships - we could do the same for friends. Wouldn’t that be as thrilling as dating?'

Mindful Monday
Mindful Mondays: Why does failure feel so devastating?

What if being scared to admit what’s not working in our society is what is creating chaos?

Mindful Monday
Mindful Mondays: Are you distracting with self-help?

'This life is an individual journey. It’s not about timelines and check boxes. It’s easy to get caught in self work and use codependency to teachers, products and practices to feel at peace.'

Mindful Monday
Mindful Mondays: Struggling to connect to a loved one?

If being emotionally available is something you struggle with, and most of us do, it takes practice to hold your own pain and struggles. It takes making space for your emotions and allowing them to exist.

Mindful Monday
Mindful Mondays: How much of our lives are lived through our egos?

'It will take a long time to be vulnerable enough to see through your own veils.'

Mindful Monday
Mindful Mondays: The dark side of spirituality

'No matter what information we take in, it's healthy to look at all sides, get diversified perspectives and make well-informed and educated opinions, spiritual or otherwise.'