05: Balancing Effort and Grace with Lily Goodman
Do you have a hard time balancing all of the different sides of yourself? In this episode, I’m joined by my friend, Lily Goodman, to have an insightful conversation on how finding balance and allowing all parts of ourselves to be expressed (no matter how opposite they are) can deepen our human experience.
We talk about Lily’s personal experience balancing her spiritual side with obtaining a law degree and what the sudden loss of her stepdad taught her about balancing grace and effort while studying for her exam. She shares how the creation of her guided journal helped support her through her grieving process, how tarot can be a strong tool for self-inquiry, and much more.
Lily is a yoga teacher, Reiki master, and tarot reader living in Richmond, Virginia. She founded Crystal Chakra Yogi to share these modalities with her clients and help guide them on their journey to finding peace. Lily believes that as we each cultivate our own personal peace practices, we simultaneously bring more serenity to the world. Her company vision is to help inspire a global peace movement by empowering individuals with tools to guide them on their journey toward peace. Outside of these practices, Lily services others through human rights activism and will attend law school in the fall of 2024.
Topics Covered in this Episode:
- The perception vs reality of Tantra and how it can help us to heal and reconnect with our bodies after trauma
- Finding the balance between the tangible and intangible, the masculine and feminine
- The ways that Lily held space for herself while grieving her stepfather
- How this experience inspired her to create her own guided journal
- The basics of tarot and the power of readings to address personal issues
- How Lily incorporates Reiki into her yoga classes
Take a moment to breathe and check in with yourself. How can you start to find more balance in your own life? I would love to talk with you about it! Reach out to me on Instagram or through email, and let’s continue to expand the conversation.
Links & Mentioned Resources:
Creating Change: Your Guided Journal for Holistic Transformation
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