Five years ago I called my friend from Brown to tell him about a business I was involved in. I asked him how NYC was. He said they’d moved to Barrington, Rhode Island. “What’s Barrington, Rhode Island?” I asked.
We moved to Barrington a few months later, ripping up 30 years of roots in Newton, Massachusetts and leaving behind 3 of our 5 Prana Power Yoga ✨🙏🏻✨ studios (the other 2 were in NYC).
I used to listen to Steve Winwood’s “While You See a Chance Take It” as I drove back-and-forth from Newton to Barrington looking at homes to buy. I followed my highest excitement and my heart even though there was resistance going on, especially from my middle schooler. I knew in my heart that this move was in total alignment for my family of seven. And I did something I had never done before, even with potty training… I bribed my middle schooler, with a new dog.
So now we have our beautiful Aspen, a white Siberian husky with bright blue eyes and the most eccentric hilarious personality ever, we live in a dreamy town that is beyond my wildest dreams and we walk to the beach and on the beach every day, have an amazing community of wonderful people who care and step up and out for each other, my now junior in high school who was the middle schooler back then has the most amazing group of friends she could ever ask for, and I too have found my tribe here - my fab five - as well as so many other wonderful friends for whom I am so grateful.
When I took the leap, following my highest excitement and my heart, I could never have known that we would sell our Prana Power Yoga ✨🙏🏻✨ studios in the next few years. I had no idea. I took the leap anyway and knew everything would fall into place as it should.
When you follow your highest excitement, when you follow your heart, you’re on the right path my friends. Yes it can be scary, yes it will be scary, but it’s worth the ride. I am living proof.