A Note from Alex

Dear community, Another month has come and passed!

At the start of April I made some big, scary changes. I cut back on many commitments and classes at the Mindful Life Practice and started prioritizing me - for the first time ever. I was terrified we'd lose members when making this decision

We have lost a few members - yes

But

what have I gained?

For the first time since 2020, I am only working two nights a week instead of 5-7, and I only work until maximum 10pm one night a week. As a result, for the first time ever since I started the business, I've felt like I've had a social life beyond my screen.

As I look back through my photos of the past month, I see pictures of myself doing things I haven't done in years: going out at night. To Kirtan, going out to dinner, relaxing in bed at night time instead of working

I still have changes to make - because here I am at 10:30pm on Saturday working on the final touches of this magazine for all of youbut the point is - things are getting better!

I think as people who were previously in an unhealthy relationship with alcohol, we might have a tendency to develop unhealthy relationships with other things For me, it became work. I became a work-a-holic.