Welcoming Fall in the Southern Hemisphere

Fall in Villa Serrana, Uruguay, Photo by Martin Herrera

"The secret to happiness is very simple: find out what you are supposed to do and then learn how to love it". Swami Rama.

South American Greetings to All!
As most of you are experiencing nature blooming in fullness, we have the opposite season here in Uruguay. I am again getting ready to hibernate and conserve vital energy.

It's great to be reconnecting after a 3-months hiatus. I missed writing this post and planting seeds of growth in the yoga teachers community. On the other hand, there was too much going on in my life and I decided to honor that. Recognizing my work as an extension of who I am is a fundamental value that makes my business a conscious and meaningful endeavor for me.

Is it ok if this is not a very business oriented post? Is it ok if I don't give a magical and secret marketing tip? Can I just share where this big wave of change has led me since my last post? Great, because I am doing just that!

As most of you know, in March I moved to Uruguay. I haven't exactly dreamed about it all my life, in fact, I had huge resistance to the idea. Being a Brazilian entrepreneur, I never thought I would adjust to the sober and sometimes backward looking Uruguayan culture. But when I realized it could offer me a more serene lifestyle, a strong support network (my partner's family) and lots of people and companies eager to hear what I had to offer, I decided I was going to learn how to love it. So here I am - reinventing my life, aligning my will with Universal will and claiming a space that I know has been reserved for me.

And how has it been? Well, very full! Full of moments when I forgot why did I think it was a good idea to come here. Full of moments when I just wish I could go to Whole Foods. And moments in which everything fell into perfect order.

I am tempted to tell you the details of all the repairs we had to do in the house to be able to inhabit it, or about how we need to coordinate calendars so that our recently bitten dog does not stay by himself. But I will skip so that I can share my most precious AHA.

Whatever we have embodied through practice transcends any language, culture and context. It radiates in silence and everyone around you will feel it and be drawn to it, without even knowing why. That's how we grow as teachers, healers and service people. Yes, marketing helps, it amplifies your message and allows you to project yourself in full size. But it's really your ability to access creativity, courage and peace that draws people to you.

I was reminded of this powerful truth when I was able to close two very meaningful local projects, with high profile companies, in less than 2 months. I don't have a very vast or relevant network here nor a crisp strategy, but I do know what I am passionate about, how to share my talents in unique ways and where I can make a difference. For those of you who took the Yogi Incubator, you may remember we talked about how to balance these 3 aspects using a pyramid.

It was that clarity (with some help from good marketing and sales skills) that got me in front of clients who were deeply interested in something that I know too well: how to help corporations and their employees become better in what they do by finding their own source of balance and renewal. You can learn more about this work I do in addition to the Yogi Incubator by visiting Balance Integration's website.

So that's it, there's a lot more to share, but life is short so let's go enjoy it. I am myself getting ready for a holiday, May 1st is Labor Day here and everything is closed, so you can't even be tempted to go shopping!

I hope you can join me in the wires for our May tele-class.

Warmly,
Clara