Happy September, friend! I can’t believe summer is coming to a close and fall is upon us. As I settle into our new home in Arkansas, I feel ready for the cool weather and a shift in seasons.

Summer has been a wild time. We moved from our home in Charleston, SC to a small lake town in rural Arkansas back in June. Since then, I’ve had periods of travel, more work opportunities show up, and juggling time to relax and catch up with loved ones.

In times of inconsistencies, I’ve been taking more time for myself. In the last month or so, I’ve been adding time to my mornings to sit with myself. I heat up water for tea, find a comfortable spot to sit, and have my journal within arm’s reach.

Some mornings I meditate, other mornings I move on my mat, and maybe I journal about big decisions or reflect on small moments. But regardless of what I do – my mind becomes more aware. This is what I call a check-in.

Are you carving time out of your day to check in? Even if it’s 5-10 minutes in the morning, a short break in the middle of the day, or while you’re winding down before bed. As we settle into this new month, here are some prompts to get you focused on what you might need in the month ahead.

• What is working in your life right now?
• What’s been hard over the past month?
• What are some highlights from August that make you smile?
• What’s something you learned from that you’d like to continue seeing improvement in?

What’s been coming up for me is patience. This last month was filled with lessons of patience, teaching me to take my time with things that I expect to happen right away. Although in my mind they seemed like things that would be quick to accomplish, in reality – they need more time.

I’ve always liked to stay busy, jumping from one thing to the next. In true Capricorn fashion, I love to make goals and create a plan to get there. But over the past month, things began to show up that disrupted the plan I created.

I was challenged to stop and sit with myself.

I stopped to think about an increase in hours for my day job. How that will shift other commitments in my schedule.

I thought about how many aspects of my business need more work and time to come into fruition.

And in the time I spent alone with myself, on weekends or after a long work day, I automatically went into work mode rather than finding intentional rest.

I wouldn’t have noticed any of this if I never sat with myself and took note.

I was listening to a podcast the other day and the host said,

“There is power in taking a pause.”

Imagine how much more we’d learn about ourselves if we took a moment to pause and sit with our decisions, our actions, our plans, our behaviors?

If I never took the time to notice these things, they would likely repeat themselves – leaving me and the people in my life feeling frustrated and upset.

As we shift into this new month, can you begin to think about what you want to welcome into your life? Can you start to imagine what goals you want to set for the rest of this year?

• What do you need to let go of?
• What do you need to work on?
• What can you dive deeper into?

If you need help carving out time for yourself, schedule your first call with me and see if private yoga sessions are right for you.

The time I take on my yoga mat has created groundbreaking realizations.

I’d love to support you as you become the best, fullest version of yourself.

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