Maudstudio

beautiful for no one to see

we may never know our souls purpose here

we may never know the control and simultaneous lack of it we possess

we may never know ourselves truly

we may never know that suffering is self inflicted

to try and ‘fix’ the trials and tribulations of thoughts and mind with the mind and thoughts is paradoxical

imagine sitting in meditation, or trying to read a book and some disruptive thoughts come up
and so you produce more thoughts “why are you thinking about that right now,” “can you just focus,” “can you be quiet, be still”

the art of letting go is seldom taught

to mitigate that chatter in your mind by letting go is expressed often but rarely is it truly understood

we have to live in this discomfort of invasive thoughts until one day we may recognize we have the choice to let them go

it’s like a break up really, a break up with your attachment to the thoughts - taking away their efficacy and their importance to you as a being

if you can read without that little voice tagging along you can understand the stories just as well, except now you don’t have the chatter

if you can sit outside in nature and sense it’s life, you can still see, hear and feel the life - but without the chatter

and when the chatter comes up you can stop it dead in it’s tracks without explaining yourself to it or explaining to it that you want it to be quiet

you can break up with the chatter

you can allow yourself a break to step into awareness even if just for a moment

those moments that seem fleeting at first will come closer together and stay for longer

and then you may begin choosing what it is you want to listen to, to feel
you may begin to accept what is there and leave the rest behind

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free to be baby
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be to free

the ability to believe at face value - may have been taught to us as naivety - is in fact a gift

to see truth in others is a blessing and not a curse, nor something to be ashamed of

for the harm isn’t in the believer

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to be ‘naive’ is to trust and, see, to be able to trust in a world we have been taught not to - that is powerful

obviously speaking in terms of scamming and safety we need to be weary, but now where is that line?

if something you believe may put you at risk tangibly, say your safety or your livelihood, we have those instincts in place - and if we bet wrong, life and s**t happen at the same time

but this weariness isn’t something to carry it into your relationships with lovers, friends, family

to project all of the worlds manipulation onto others does them and you a disservice

this does mean trusting yourself to be truthful, honest and integral, non manipulative and gentle

if we haven’t been this way with ourselves this may be one of the significant blinders stopping us from trusting behaviour

if believing someone does not put you at risk,

believe them

trust them

respect them

do the same for yourself, and see how the lens on your glasses change, watch the world and the people in it transform in front of you

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rich like the soil

vast like the sky

mysterious like the moon

fluid like the ocean

evolving like the weather

warm like the sun

spacious as the universe 🪐

do you ever wish you could take someone’s pain away?

take what you know, what you’ve learned, how you’ve coped and just give it to them?

see there’s pain in watching someone experience pain, but there’s also pain in taking away someone’s ability to learn by attempting to control it for them

in stepping back to support, you create space for those around you to manage on their own, cope on their own, create their own tools to do this

and watching someone grow and learn in that way far outweighs the pain you see right now

🧚‍♀️ here’s to allowing life to change you, shape you and open you up 🧚‍♀️

just because you may not get on with someone, or maybe you just don’t like them

that doesn’t make them any less of a human being

same goes for you

just because you’re judging yourself
~ doesn’t make you any less of a human being ~

when we’re deep in judgement or thought of ourselves or others bring yourself back to the basics

try and acknowledge the magic of the body, the intelligence of the body, the intuition of the body

it breathes for you, it moves for you, it provides life to you

you are not your thoughts, others are not your thoughts and others thoughts are not you

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I’ve struggled with dismissing others challenging behaviour because I can empathize with them

pro tip: you can empathize AND loving detach simultaneously

it’s taken me many years, recurring patterns with multiple people to realize the type of challenging behaviours I excuse because I think I understand where their behaviours developed

in reality if it hurts you
a don’t take it personally - it truly has nothing to do with you and same goes for you
b ask yourself if this behaviour is tolerable for you
c if it’s not - let go

this goes for all relationships, all situations and all of the societal standards you encounter

I used to have some really intense social anxiety

until I gave all the responsibility of how I was perceived to those around me
until I released the requirement to show up how everyone else expected me to
until I allowed myself to show up as me and be present in all (or most) of my interactions

when you give away the responsibility of pleasing everyone around you with how they may be expecting you to be - you give away all the weight of socialization

allow yourself to just give it away

allow yourself to show up as you

allow yourself to be where you are

and it’s way more fun 🧚‍♀️

it’s all about the vertical dimension sweet angel fairies🧚‍♀️

not deep just me

how much control do you think you have?

the more control we believe we have over the external clutter of our worlds, the more disappointment we encounter

how much control do you think you need?

the more control we cling to or believe that we need, the more disappointment we encounter

we do not know the life path of a loved one, we do not live in anyone else’s mind nor have we lived their experiences

we cannot tell anyone their life is wrong or right, it is only a different human experience

so when someone is inflicting pain or drama on themselves - they haven’t suffered enough and that’s okay
someone has suffered enough and now act through love and service - that’s okay too
a mix of both - great that’s okay

the reality is we do not control anything but which thoughts we believe and whether we act from our pain body or enlightenment
- that is our choice -

lovingly let go of the expectations you have of others to conform to your way of thinking or living, allow others to be as freely themselves as they choose

🧚‍♀️ allow yourself the same loving freedom 🧚‍♀️

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what a wonderful quality you have

to take care of others
to serve others
to be empathetic to others

but with this wonderful quality
can bear grief

see because when we do these things with the expectation of creating someone’s happiness or to experience joy

we strip the true meaning of service

to serve openly and authentically will ALWAYS serve you
to serve with expectations or guilt will not be of service to you - will not be true to you - and therefore the same for others

listen to your insides; dive deep to discover the true intent behind your service

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days have been hard for me lately

work has become overwhelming, such seemingly small challenges are showing up to me as mountains
maintaining friendships has been difficult, I feel there aren’t enough hours in the day to make sure all I love know that they are
the average dysfunctions of family have been weighing on me heavily
starting a business is foreign to me, I am grappling with some serious imposter syndrome and incredible self doubt

all of these things have one thing in common

the belief that I have way more control than I actually do
and that because of this belief, I become disheartened when things (including myself) don’t show up the way I expect them to

the key here for me is to acknowledge all the challenges I see in front of me
become aware of my emotional response to the situations
console myself with empathy, compassion and understanding
allow myself to move forward ~ recognizing the humility it takes to be honest with myself, and to trust that this honesty will bring me closer to a liberation ~
a liberation from the clutter and chaos of my mind
a liberation from the clinging to control and expectations
a liberation from egoic suffering

these dark days I am grateful for
these dark days bring me closer to home 🧚‍♀️

Are you fuelled by guilt?

Do you hear the voice in your head telling you to be ashamed of choosing yourself?

Do you hear the voice in your head telling you that you intuition isn’t worth trusting?

Do you hear the voice in your head telling you the only way to be of service is to please people topically?

Do you know that that voice in your head ISN’T you?

Do you know that choosing yourself shows others how to respect themselves?

Do you know that your intuition is there to guide you, to be trusted and held as your essence?

Do you know that to be of best service to others you must service yourself, and hold truest intentions closest?

Do you know that you are so much more than that voice in your head, that your thoughts do not comprise you and that you are worthy of all the peace you ever dreamed of?

Once we learn to trust the universe to hand us all that we need, we end up trusting our truest selves to pave the way and freely flow simultaneously with the nature of this life.

Because we are the universe wrapped in a small and magical human body. Trust in this 🧚‍♀️

There’s something about getting to know people.

Once someone opens up to you, shows humility and vulnerability, shows insecurities and pain, shows love and passion ~ something happens. It makes them hard not to understand, it makes them hard not to love.

The same happens with yourself.

The more of yourself you reveal the more you can understand, the more patient you will be, more forgiving and loving, more compassionate and free.

The more honesty you create within yourself the less scary you become because you will find quickly that the listener is not the judge, the listener is YOU.

You have the choice to be free and honest with yourself, allow yourself the room to grow and create a nourishing space to heal. 🥲🤍

Heal babies, all the way to the stars.

The most consistent is usually the most challenging to recognize.

The pleasantries are usually the easiest to ignore.

We all have an underlying awareness ~ but because of its familiarity, it’s subtlety, it’s pleasantness ~ we do not recognize it.

Awareness was within us before thought, before we had the ability to identify ourselves with our names, where we came from, our stories.

Awareness underlies all of the descriptive words and judgements we have of ourselves and it is within us all.

When I catch myself slipping into this deep identification with the ‘who am I,’ I gently try to remind myself that I am the life beyond thought.

I breathe without thinking, my heart beats without thinking, I can see and hear and feel and taste - I can love without thinking.

I am slowly and peacefully becoming liberated from the restraints of thought and surrendering to the life that I am 🧚‍♀️

A body ✨being✨ is just as incredibly magnificent as a body ✨doing✨

To be able to do what our bodies do, without even for a second having to think about it, is miraculous.

Our heart beats, our lungs breathe, our bellies digest, our skin protects.

Our bodies are incredible little vessels that take us everywhere. They’re active always; creating new cells, fighting off bad ones, protecting and safe guarding.

The next time you imagine yourself as unproductive - gently remind yourself of the glory that is the body and how fortunate we are to be one.

My mission with Maudstudio is
🌱to provide a safe, intimate and loving space to open up to yourself
🕊heal through mindfulness and movement
🤍cultivate gratitude and compassion for yourself and your story
✨re-member the union of your mind~body~spirit

🤍 You have the power to create a peaceful life within yourself, the power to create stillness amidst chaos, trust amidst fear, love amidst pain.

🤍 You have the jewels within you ~ and I am here to reflect their light back onto you

🤍 I am officially offering in person AND online 1-1 yoga classes

~ booking starts first week of May ~

💌 send me a DM, email or visit
https://maudstudio.godaddysites.com for any inquiry, information or to book

✨come release and re-member with me✨

Take a peep and let me know what your think 🤍✨

Info on services and prices are all located on the website - email me for any bookings or inquiries, bookings start the first week of May 🤍

Individualized Yoga Program Creating a safe and intimate space to celebrate the union of mind-body-spirit