Never in my life did I think that I would be creating a blog, especially one about myself. Mostly everyone goes through a point in their life when they question what their purpose is. Often times, they don’t guess that it has anything to do with what they would consider a weakness in themselves. From the time I can remember, I closed my voice off to the world and suppressed who I am as a person. I have always been described as quiet, and shy, and soft spoken and I clung to those words with all my might. It became my identity. If people said I was those things, then it must be true. I never challenged that thought process until recently. I realized that those thoughts, along with other limiting beliefs, have caused me to have an identity that wasn’t fully true to myself. I was told that I was good at school, good at sports, obedient, quiet, hard working, resilient, mellow, nice, so that became all that I felt I could ever be. I felt I had to always honor the image that people had of me. Nothing more, nothing less. Reiki is what completely changed my life and changed my way of thinking. The concept of chakras and energy healing made me realize that I was in desperate need of changing a lot of the thought processes that I had believed for so long in my life. I realized that my throat, sacral, and solar plexus chakras were definitely chronically closed. Being able to begin to heal these energy centers that have been closed for God knows how long has been the most liberating experience of my life. I am finding my voice in this world that has been silenced. As I have become more open to new ideas and hobbies, creating a blog came to mind. It was a pressing idea, one that felt so right yet so wrong to the old Shayla. How am I supposed to put myself out there and be vulnerable to people I have never met before? Who will care? Will it even make an impact on anyone’s life? These are all pressing questions that I had and still have, but I somehow sat down and made the blog anyway. The ideas all flowed to me and I created the name within seconds, all because I finally allowed the creativity within me to flow. Crazy things happen when you actually allow your soul to guide you without surrendering to your limiting beliefs or ego. The ego is a crazy thing, a blessing and a curse that will keep you safe but stuck in your box.
I’m not exactly sure which direction this blog will take, but I know that it will consist of my journey of self discovery and the lessons that I learn as I take a spiritual path to healing myself. I have known the basic concepts of spirituality, but I am a novice at best, hence the blog name. Normally, I would shut the idea down of even trying something new because of the idea that if I’m not going to be perfect at something, why even bother. I know that this is what my throat chakra needs to heal. What better way to release all of this stagnant energy than to put your entire life and emotions on blast. I hope that this blog reaches people like me who are embarking on this new journey with an open mind. I know that I have so much to learn and so many lessons to grow through, but it is invigorating to finally embrace this. If you have read this far, thank you so much for taking the time to listen to my newfound voice!
The Inexperienced Yogi 