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.

If you're ready to get inspired, learn, grow, evolve, to connect and up-level your life,

then you've come to the right place.

I am beyond excited that you're here. So let's dive in.

Hi, my love. Welcome back to the Yoga Inspired Life podcast or welcome if you're new. I'm Shayla. I'm your host.

And today's episode is it's really just an honest, unfiltered share from the heart.

If you've been listening to the podcast for a while, then you probably know that I am naturally a really positive energetic person. I'm optimistic. I take action. I create structure.

I set goals. I'm the first to remind you guys and even like people

in my life that everything is working out, that things happen for a reason, that it's all coming

together behind the scenes. And I do truly believe that. Like truly believe that with all of my

heart. But even so, I also go through seasons where I feel really out of touch with all of that.

I go through seasons where I feel stuck, where I feel unmotivated, tired, disconnected, and if I'm

being completely honest with you, I feel like I'm kind of in that place right now.

I'm laughing, but it's not funny.

It's pretty frustrating.

I've been navigating a chapter that I can only

describe as the messy middle. And I had a completely different episode plan for today, but we're

pivoting and we're going to talk about being in the messy middle because when I wake up feeling

this heaviness or intuitive pull to explore something

personally, that is always my sign that somebody else is going through it too.

So we're going to talk about it because I know I'm not the only one who's felt like this or

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