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Hi, my love is a welcome back to another episode of the yoga inspired life podcast.

I am very grateful that you're here with me today, truly. I know I say that every week, but I really do mean that. This podcast is such a special space for me and I just really appreciate you being a

part of it. So hi, welcome. Today's episode is all about something that sounds super simple, but it's

actually one of the most powerful energetic principles when it comes to so many things,

manifestation, mindset, and truly feeling good in your daily life.

And that is the energy of gratitude, not forced gratitude, not toxic positivity, not bypassing

your feelings, actual embodied aligned gratitude that shifts your frequency in a way that

opens the door for more abundance

to flow in. And if you've been doing my new program, anchor into abundance, you know all about

that already. But today I want to talk to you about how gratitude changes your energy, how it can

rewire your brain and how it interacts with manifestation, right? Like why it's actually one of

the quickest ways to shift out of scarcity, lack or anxiety, and come back into alignment. So first,

I think it's important to differentiate something. Gratitude is not about pretending everything

is fine. Okay. It's not about denying what you want. It's not about saying,

well, I should just be happy with what I have in a way that shuts down whatever it is that you desire.

Desire is super sacred. Wanting more for your life is more than okay. And that is sacred. Gratitude isn't

the opposite of desire. Gratitude is what grounds your desire. So gratitude says,

I honor where I am and I'm open to what's next. And I think that distinction alone, at least for

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