Stephanie Fandrey

"For those who have an intense urge for Spirt and wisdom, it sits near them, waiting"

-Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

Patanjali named it an "intense urge" I might call it desperation. I was lost or I was everywhere, not coming or going, not living, just existing. I didn't know me anymore. I wore so many hats all the time that I didn't know what was underneath all of them, if anything. It's a relatable feeling, that "What the hell am I really doing?" moment. A shift needed to happen and it was nothing that anyone else was responsible for nor could anyone help me. It was internal, self work. That was where my practice came from. I needed space for myself, for my circus mind to calm, for time to pause and for someone to just tell me what to do. As crazy as it sounds, in a room full of others, I was able to be alone with myself, which is something we rarely allow ourselves. Fast-forward through 2 years of snow-ball effect to now and here I am, teaching and trying to pass along, not only the importance of "self" in your life but the child-like curiosity of "what if". That is my biggest joy of teaching, to see people's facial expressions when they have realized that they have just surprised themselves. 

"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it" 

-Roald Dahl