{"id":213395,"date":"2020-03-25T11:37:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T15:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=213395"},"modified":"2020-07-08T23:40:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T03:40:00","slug":"ashley-turner-find-opportunity-in-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/fr\/journal\/ashley-turner-find-opportunity-in-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Turner: Find Opportunity in Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

As the world grapples with the shift toward social isolation, managing pandemic-related stress, and an uncertain future, we at Wanderlust know that our greatest strengths are the wisdom of our leaders and the power of community.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

We have reached out to the lighthouses in our teaching community to <\/span>share some succinct, actionable insights with our community<\/b>, as well as <\/span>to call on us to be bold and envision how this shift can create a better world. <\/b>Because extraordinary times call for extraordinary leadership.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n
\n
\n<\/div>\n

COPING IN THE PRESENT<\/h3>\n
\n

\"ashleyAs yogis, every meditation and every practice has prepared us for this exact moment. We\u2019re being tested to trust the unknown, let go of our illusion of control and surrender to the inevitable vicissitudes of life.<\/p>\n

On a certain level, I find myself grateful for the spacious, slower pace and quietude that has blanketed the world \u2013 a welcome chance to realign with the rhythm of nature and reevaluate my priorities amidst the rising chaos.<\/p>\n

The Chinese expression for \u00ab\u00a0crisis\u00a0\u00bb consists of two characters. The first is a symbol for \u00ab\u00a0danger\u00a0\u00bb; the second is a symbol for \u00ab\u00a0opportunity.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n

I\u2019m trying to keep my focus on the opportunities at hand \u2013 to double down on my spiritual practices, strengthen my business and ask how I can serve more creatively and effectively.<\/p>\n

Every morning, I do a ritual of Box Breath<\/a> (or 4×4 Breath) to soothe my nervous system, chant the Mahamrityunjaya Healing + Protection mantra<\/a>, followed by an Abundance Affirmation (specific 40-day sadhana direct from \u201cThe Abundance Book<\/a>\u201d) and a silent meditation to anchor into my center.<\/p>\n

Plus, I need to get as much (isolated) time in nature as possible!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

ANSWERING THE CALL<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n

We are being forced to our edge \u2013 with a global health crisis, mass financial instability and isolation on top of it.<\/p>\n

When all else is stripped away and we rise up to face our greatest fears…we can breakthrough old paradigms. This threshold of initiation is an opportunity for a quantum shift in consciousness.<\/p>\n

My hope is that this global quarantine shocks people awake \u2013 to remember how interconnected and interdependent we all are \u2013 that we need each other. We belong to each other. We need to slow down and spend more quality time with our loved ones and ourselves \u2013 to dismantle systemic oppression and greed and reclaim our reverence for life.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re also being called to strengthen our mental health and emotional processing skills<\/a> \u2013 to remain steady and calm instead of slipping into panic and reaction.<\/p>\n

True leaders guide from a grounded center of balance and wisdom. The real yoga is yoking ourselves to the source of true power within and then serving from this place to protect and elevate all life on this planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n

\"ashley<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ashley Turner<\/a> is a yoga\u2013meditation instructor, Licensed Psychotherapist, writer and facilitator.<\/p>\n

She is the founder of Yoga.Psyche.Soul.\u2122<\/a>, an innovative Yoga Psychology training for teachers, psychology and wellness professionals fusing yoga, psychology, meditation, shadow work and neuroscience.<\/p>\n

Ashley has graced such lists as:<\/p>\n

\u2022 100 Women in Wellness to Watch ~ MindBodyGreen
\n\u2022 100 Most Influential Yoga Teachers in the US \u2013 Sonima
\n\u2022 Top 100 Psychology Blogs \u2013 FeedSpot<\/p>\n

She is passionate about training the next-generation of wellness leaders in yoga and mental health skills and helping them build successful, profitable careers. Ashley lives by the ocean in Venice Beach, CA.<\/p>\n

Connect with Ashley via the following:<\/p>\n