Welcome to the Yoga Inspired Life podcast. I'm your host, Shayla Quinn, and together we'll go on a journey of self-discovery as we explore all of the inner workings of what it means to live in inspired life. Join me for solo episodes and conversations with special guests for real, authentic deep dives into all things yoga, wellness, self-love,

mindfulness, and everything in between.

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Hi, babe, what's up? How are you? I hope you're having an amazing week. Welcome back to the Yoga Inspired Life podcast. I cannot believe that I have officially been in New York for a year and that my

birthday is coming up at the end of this week. It's wild. I think I mentioned that in the last

podcast, but it still is just mind-blowing how quickly time seems to be flying these days. And I feel

like it can be difficult to get a grasp on time

unless you are aware and present. And I wanted to chat to you today about the importance of

awareness for many reasons, but also because I just had the final call for the yoga inspired life

program. The current cycle just came to an

end on Sunday. And awareness came up because I think it's one of the most important pieces of the

puzzle of transforming your life and also getting the most out of life. The general definition

of awareness is quite literally knowledge or perception of a

situation or fact. But there are three different types of awareness. Peripheral awareness, which is the

ability to physically see objects and moving targets that are not in your central line of vision.

Sensory awareness, which is the direct

focus on some specific sensory aspect of the body or outer or inner environment. And then we have

self-awareness, which is the conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires. And I'm sure this probably goes

without saying, but just for the purposes of getting us all on the same page, when I'm speaking

to you about awareness, I'm referring to self-awareness. And your level of awareness is measured by

your ability to focus on and objectively evaluate yourself

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