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Hi my love. Welcome back to the yoga inspired life podcast. I have this energy of like I'm reporting on the news right now. I literally am about to run out the door and head to Pilates.

I was just walking Bali and while I was on my walk, I was having this thought about up leveling

and loss. And I realized that I need to just hop on the mic when I get these intuitive downloads

because sometimes I'll just make notes in my phone and then I go to record episodes for you later.

And yeah, hopefully they're still inspiring. But I don't know, it just doesn't hit the same as when I feel this intuitive nudge to share something. So I'm trying something new today. Although I'm a little stressed because I'm short on time. But you know what? It's all happening exactly as it should. Welcome back to the podcast. I'm so glad that you're here today because I want to talk to you about a topic that a lot of us can relate to

and that is loss. And it's not just any loss though. I want to talk about loss as a part of the

upleveling process. And like I said, I'm a little short on time. So this episode might be a little

shorter. But I'm hoping I can get my message across quickly and

efficiently. Loss is a part of the upgrade. Loss is a part of the upleveling process. And I know that

that might sound a little counterintuitive at first, right? It's like, how can loss be a part of

growth? But I want you to trust me. This is something I've experienced

time and time again in my own life. And I need you to know that if you are experiencing loss right now,

if you're on your personal development journey, you are upleveling, you're upgrading,

you're doing all the things, you're manifesting, and you are experiencing

some form of loss, I just want you to take a deep breath because it's not only a natural part

of upgrading and up leveling, but it's also an essential one. When we decide to step into a

higher version of ourselves, whether it's pursuing a new career path or deepening our relationships

or manifesting our desires. We are essentially saying, I am ready for more. I want more. But here's

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