Sophia Butler-Cowdry, Yoga & Fitness

It’s a good day to be alive.

After I lost my guiding star, my dad, two years ago today, I made all the permanent changes I had been preparing for my whole life.

I moved to a hot country, with diving and kiting and people with fire in their blood. I went to a new town alone with only a few acquaintances from the previous year. But I wasn’t nervous, not even for a second. I’ve travelled alone all life.

What I have learnt is to get comfortable with compromise and learning slow to stop feeling bad for everyone else when I ask for my needs to be met.

Grateful for fitness and even for the last few weeks I’ve not felt like moving much. I know I needed rest to let life stuff move through me.

I’m lucky I continue to have a healthy relationship with food, so I choose daily to nourish myself, and have never really struggled to speak with my own authentic voice. I’m grateful for the lessons my father taught me and which carry me forward. I’m even thankful for screaming his name as I came round from an anaesthetic last month; it showed how strongly I loved him.

I love you and miss you my popsies. I live my life now fully and am learning to manage stress without so much panic. Your passing humbled me and threw me and my world turned upside down. But now I move forward with courage and love.

The anchor you held for me has been released as I navigate what it feels like to truly anchor myself. If you have the means to change your life, just do it. 🦸🏻‍♀️♥️🏴‍☠️

How much of what you do is habit? How much is actually conscious choice?

Each movement matters. Each movement is the result of a conscious, specific, and detailed brain signal.

Swiping:
1. Shoulders open and scapula stable. Hips back to heel. Toes awake.
2. Hips move forward as thigh/hip flexor flexibility allows. Core stays awake. Toes stay awake. Shoulder blades drive the heart open and forwards.
3. Heart is open and internal gaze faces the exact same direction. Spine and neck stay aligned. Core stays strong to access true flexibility of quads and hip flexors. Back is alive. Toes are alive. Prana can flow and you are awake.

Details matter. Strength connection builds true flexibility, not loose mobility and likely chronic injury. Online sessions available. How do you move?

Do you get swept up in what everyone else thinks about you / in particular some version of a “significant” other? I know I do…

Got to remember who you are, what you love, what inspires you, and tap into how you feel when you’re in a flow state where nothing else matters. Because that’s your centre and it’s actually rock solid 💪🏼.

Who would be up for a daily What’s App meditation course with me? Planning 10-days straight of inspiring and uplifting audio files sent direct to you.

Message me MEDITATE and I’ll confirm the joining info. It will be £15 starting Sunday 23rd. I’ll monitor your individual practices to keep you motivated and accountable.

GIVE BACK TO YOURSELF and practice Abundance. Let’s do it together.

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