My Top 10 Take-Homes from Our Utah Retreat
I had the pleasure of hosting a retreat for 50 members of our community last week.
We were repeat visitors to St. George, Utah at The Red Mountain Resort. This year was very special because each member in attendance came ready. I am humbled by the strength and beauty all in one room. The group had the desire to see each other and to be seen. We got vulnerable and as a result, we have all experienced massive awareness and growth.
There are so many things that I learned at our retreat, and here are some of the pearls I want to share.
It all starts with feeling safe in our body. Safety in our body is often something we overlook. And, many of us don't have a standing practice to check in with this. When we can confirm that we are safe, we will allow ourselves to be seen. And, this is when we can really start to dive in and experience massive growth.
Our natural energy matters. At the retreat, we discussed our natural energy levels and our tendencies based on these levels. This exercise gave us awareness into why we may seek out certain people, places, and things. That our own authentic energy can be supported in a way that allows us to live our life with purpose.
Our vibrational energy also matters. We like to call this our "vibe." The beautiful thing about vibrational energy is that we can actually increase it. You have heard the phrases "low vibe" and "high vibe." When we are in high vibe, we are choosing a growth mindset. This means that we have to check our ego at the door, set boundaries, and even make some massive changes with where we are spending our time. Remember, low vibe can seek low vibe and high vibe, but high vibe will seek high vibe.
We all have intuition and a higher self we can refer to whenever we want. The issue is that we are often living in stress mode. When we are in stress mode, we are not regulated emotionally, and we cannot access what we know to be true. In order to tap into our intuition, we have to put daily practices in place to stay more grounded. In fact, we shouldn't be waiting until we are stressed to ground. We should ground ahead of time. At the retreat, I asked each member to leave with one grounding technique that they will implement daily.
Understanding our core desires is different than understanding our core values. Our core desires are those emotions we want to feel and live our life by. For example, my core desires are connection, peace, love, and freedom. When we are clear on our desires, we can use them to help make decisions. We can simply ask ourselves: Is this decision honoring at least one core desire?
Discomfort is growth. We are comfortable with familiar things. We are not comfortable with unfamiliar things. So, we have a choice. We can be comfortable where we are OR we can choose to move ahead AND honor the discomfort. After all, nothing has gone wrong.
It's not all or none. All we ever have to do is the baseline minimum which will allow us to show up with consistency. It also allows us to set realistic expectations. When we do this, we show up for ourselves in a way that will allow us to build a loving, trusting relationship with ourselves.
You may have to leave spaces that once served you. With growth, you will have to evaluate where you are spending your time. The future version of you will likely exist in a different space. Honor where you came from and also honor where you are going.
Asking for help is a power move. Very few do it without guilt. What if you could? Just as much as you like to be helpful, so do others. Decide what you need help with AND ask for it.
A way to protect precious energy and emotional health is to start being very clean on owning ONLY what is ours to own AND not owning other people's stuff. Drop that burden right now. It is not helping you or the other person. When someone tries to give you their emotional garbage, ask yourself… is this mine? Refuse to carry burdens that are not yours!!
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Xo,
Ali