Vision Boarding, Going Slow and Leaving LA
Hello from the last piece of furniture in my house. We bought this couch 3 years ago off Facebook Market place and had to lift it over a fence and squeeze it through the back door. So much has changed since then.
Just like that, it’s 2024 and the world is swirling with resolutions and New Year’s goals. I remind myself that winter just started and it is still a time for rest, dreaming and nourishment. Capitalism has us thinking that after a short break of holiday frenzy, that we should all be ready to burst into the New Year.
The way I see it is, you do you. If you feel energized and aligned to get after it, go! If you aren’t ready yet, that’s okay too. I wanted to share how I am welcoming in 2024 as well as some exciting new updates.
First, let’s talk vision boards. I love vision boards. They work. I have made one every single year since I was 22. For me, they invoke a feeling. Putting visuals together that inspire me help direct my year and create excitement for what’s to come. I never see them as “stuff I must accomplish, otherwise I will feel like a failure,”rather, a way to illustrate my biggest dreams and have the board serve as a guiding light.
They way I do this is on Pintrest. Sometimes I will do the old fashioned way with magazines and a glue stick, but I like the digital one because I return to it more often. I will add to it throughout the year and it stores my boards year after year to look back on. This morning I made tea, put my fireplace on and started pinning. It is a gentle, slow and fun process. Remember winter is about rest, going inward and planting new seeds. Your fiery action can wait. Keep dreaming! Do not act like Summer when it is winter. Heed to the natural cycles of life! Do not deny yourself of rest. So a sweet little 2024 Pintrest board and a hot cup of tea might be the key for you as well.
Other than that, I am taking things as slow as I can because…drum roll please… I’m moving! My husband and I are leaving LA and chasing some big dreams! I will be sharing where we are going to soon but in the meantime you can find me in LA for one more in person class. Join me next Wednesday for a yoga, breathwork and new moon event in Santa Monica. All the info is here.
One of the stops on our LA exit will be Asheville, North Carolina for an Active Breathwork Training led by me and my bestie George Ramsay. We only have a few spots left. If you are interested in joining, learn more here.
The last thing I want to tell you is that my podcast, The Ally Maz Show, launches January 17th! I can’t wait to share it with you.
In the meantime, trust that I am going to bed at 8pm (I am serious), reading dragon fantasy novels (this is a fun escape, much more entertaining than doom scrolling) and wrapping work up by 2 or 3 pm each day. I have slowly been purging our LA home and am left with just a few suitcases of our belongings. I have never felt more calm before such a big life change and I attribute so much of the work I did on myself in 2023.
We think rest will slow us down and we won’t get done what we need to if we don’t push but I am telling you that slow and steady wins the race, my friends.
Lots of love and rest,
Ally Maz xo