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I’ll never forget the time my friend called to tell me that he had an extra ticket to see Beyoncé in Seattle that night and asked if I wanted to go.

He called me in the morning while I was already at work and said that if I wanted the ticket, it was mine. I just needed to get there by the time the show started. ⏰

At the time, I was working as a chef in a private Catholic school. I never called in sick or took a day off that wasn’t pre-planned weeks in advance.

I decided my best course of action to get out of there immediately was to tell my boss that I had an emergency. 🚨

I told her everything was ok, but that I needed to leave and I couldn’t talk about it. 😶

She was a little concerned, but granted my request to leave with this vague explanation. 🤔

Now, as far as I was concerned, this was an emergency—a Beyoncé emergency. 🐝🎶

As a young, unmarried person without children, I believed an emergency was mine to define and according to my standards, this was one. 👩‍🎤🚀

I ran home. Grabbed the coolest outfit I could find and headed to Seattle to see Queen Bey. 🏃‍♀️👗👑

The concert was phenomenal. I was happy as a clam. The seats weren’t great, but who cares! I was in the physical presence of greatness! 🎉🎵

I slept for about 3 hours at my friend's apartment. I left Seattle at 3 am and arrived back in Portland to be at work by 6:30 am when my shift started. 😴🌃

No one pried into the nature of my emergency and except for one or two close work friends, I kept the experience inside the confines of my heart and mind. ❤️🤐

Maybe you can relate—most days I’m happy to follow my plans and routines, but once in a while, I am handed an opportunity to break business as usual and go with the flow. 🌊

When the opportunity to see Beyoncé presented itself, I embraced the spontaneity of the situation and chose not to let my work routine or the short notice get in the way of the flow.

I made a last-minute decision, thought on my feet, and didn’t allow the lack of sleep or the need to be back at work the next morning deter me from enjoying the experience and having a fantastic time. 🌜🥳

This week’s episode of the Luminous Recovery Yoga podcast is about going with the flow. In the episode, I discuss how going with the flow is a way to greet life on life’s terms. Flow is the absence of resistance. When I am not in resistance, I am more open to my Higher Power’s will for me. 🧘‍♀️🌿

Going with the flow means being open and adaptable to whatever life brings your way, without resisting or trying to control the outcome.

It's about embracing change, being spontaneous, and accepting situations as they are, rather than stressing over what you think they should be.

When you go with the flow, you're able to navigate life with more ease and flexibility. 🧭🤸‍♀️

Going with the flow often involves trusting the process, letting go of rigid expectations, and being present in the moment. 🙏

If you’re interested in physically experiencing the flow this week, join me for a live yoga class! 

 

Take a break from your status quo routine and join me on the mat. 🏠➡️🧘‍♂️

 

We’ll move, breathe, and end with a little meditation to let it all settle in. 💨🕉️

 

However, if there’s an opportunity to see Beyoncé and I need to cancel class, I’ll give you full disclosure without any vague excuses. 😉🎤

 

With love, 💖

~Kari

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Kari Doherty: [00:00:00 ] Thank you for listening to the Luminous Recovery Yoga Podcast, hosted by Kari Doherty. The views and opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who gave them. Take what you like and leave the rest. These views and opinions do not represent any specific 12 step program, only my experience, strength, and hope in recovering from the dis-ease of addiction and codependency.

If you'd like to learn more, please visit my website at www. Dot Luminous Recovery yoga.com. Hello my friend. Welcome back. Thank you so much for joining me for the Luminous Recovery Yoga podcast. My name is Carrie and I am so grateful to share this space with you. This podcast is an opportunity for me to share.

Two really important modalities in my life. One of those things is recovery. How I recover my spirit from all of the people, places, things and situations where I left myself behind, and [00:01:00 ] also yoga. Yoga is a practice that has helped me to learn to live inside my body. When I first found yoga, Well, not only did I hate yoga, but I hated my body.

And so both of those things were true for a while. Took me a long time to find yoga in a way that felt accessible. That felt meaningful. And so I bring this space to you because I discovered yoga and recovery really at the same time. And the two have developed alongside of one another for me, as I couldn't even begin to separate one from the other.

So when I think about my life, oftentimes I think about my life in terms of a yoga pose. Like I have learned that how I show up in the yoga pose is often how I show up in other areas of my life because my yoga mat [00:02:00 ] has become this safe place to explore how I am and how I show up. And so if there are certain things that I struggle with on the yoga mat, chances are I struggle with those same things.

Out in the world because it becomes almost this snapshot. So for me, what I love about yoga is, It's actually very metaphorical. Like the practice itself is the practice. Like the poses are the poses, and yet I tap into the pose as a metaphor for life. And so that's what I love about yoga is it gives me this.

Place to explore myself on a deeper level. And so when I bring you the, these topics of this podcast, luminous Recovery Yoga podcast, I generally like to bring in a recovery related topic, but then how I also see that through the lens of a yoga practice. But then there's also yoga history and philosophy.

And I [00:03:00 ] don't get so deeply into that all the time, but there are just all of these different layers about how we can start to explore how we show up in the world. And so for me, yoga is one of those things. And you know, there are ways to take these principles that we practice. Into the rest of our lives.

And you know, one of the things that we say in 12 Step Recovery is that we practice these principles in all of our affairs. And the same applies for yoga. We practice these principles in all of our poses. And so for me, the pose becomes this place to try on principles. And it's not so much about the pose itself, but it's about who I'm being, how I'm showing up.

And how I am use, utilizing the practice, using the practice in a way that helps me to try on principles. And, and so that's, that's why it works for me. So tha