let’s start with a yoga pose I don’t think I need to warm up for this well I
think I need to warm up for this well I
think I need to warm up for this well I usually don’t need to warm up come on
usually don’t need to warm up come on
usually don’t need to warm up come on come on Michelle oh crap
come on Michelle oh crap
come on Michelle oh crap [Applause]
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[Applause] let’s try a fresh start
let’s try a fresh start
let’s try a fresh start hi I’m Michele oolong and even as I
hi I’m Michele oolong and even as I
hi I’m Michele oolong and even as I experience a yoga instructor I need to
experience a yoga instructor I need to
experience a yoga instructor I need to tackle challenging poses one step at a
tackle challenging poses one step at a
tackle challenging poses one step at a time
time
time for example if I want to achieve this
for example if I want to achieve this
for example if I want to achieve this pose I need to break it down into the
pose I need to break it down into the
pose I need to break it down into the necessary steps step one put your left
necessary steps step one put your left
necessary steps step one put your left knee down I’m not proposing put your
knee down I’m not proposing put your
knee down I’m not proposing put your left palm down
left palm down
left palm down step two lift up your hips first and
step two lift up your hips first and
step two lift up your hips first and slowly move your right knee to your
slowly move your right knee to your
slowly move your right knee to your right step to raise your right knee up
right step to raise your right knee up
right step to raise your right knee up first and step three slowly raise your
first and step three slowly raise your
first and step three slowly raise your right leg up haha
right leg up haha
right leg up haha step four breathe
step four breathe
step four breathe [Applause]
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[Music] in order to connect it’s important to
in order to connect it’s important to
in order to connect it’s important to first separate now I have found my
first separate now I have found my
first separate now I have found my balance and I could stay in this
balance and I could stay in this
balance and I could stay in this position all day even in high heels but
position all day even in high heels but
position all day even in high heels but I don’t need to show off how I star this
I don’t need to show off how I star this
I don’t need to show off how I star this talk leaping into a complex yoga pose
talk leaping into a complex yoga pose
talk leaping into a complex yoga pose without taking the time to find my
without taking the time to find my
without taking the time to find my balance is how many people dive into a
balance is how many people dive into a
balance is how many people dive into a yoga class their intentions are
yoga class their intentions are
yoga class their intentions are admirable but a desire for instant
admirable but a desire for instant
admirable but a desire for instant gratification almost always leads to
gratification almost always leads to
gratification almost always leads to disappointment
disappointment
disappointment students begin doubting their
students begin doubting their
students begin doubting their flexibilities and focusing on their
flexibilities and focusing on their
flexibilities and focusing on their insecurities they put for dimmer lights
insecurities they put for dimmer lights
insecurities they put for dimmer lights dark corner of the room from which they
dark corner of the room from which they
dark corner of the room from which they can observe others to look to their
can observe others to look to their
can observe others to look to their peers as leaders they worry too much
peers as leaders they worry too much
peers as leaders they worry too much about embarrassing themselves and
about embarrassing themselves and
about embarrassing themselves and instead of working on their own craft
instead of working on their own craft
instead of working on their own craft this fear can become debilitating until
this fear can become debilitating until
this fear can become debilitating until they give up and they decide no yoga is
they give up and they decide no yoga is
they give up and they decide no yoga is not for me sound familiar it’s not
not for me sound familiar it’s not
not for me sound familiar it’s not unlike how we try to conquer social
unlike how we try to conquer social
unlike how we try to conquer social media especially these days we dive in
media especially these days we dive in
media especially these days we dive in trying to display only imperfection and
trying to display only imperfection and
trying to display only imperfection and awaiting the immediate satisfaction that
awaiting the immediate satisfaction that
awaiting the immediate satisfaction that follows but then we start to see what
follows but then we start to see what
follows but then we start to see what everyone else is doing and then we get
everyone else is doing and then we get
everyone else is doing and then we get frustrated it may start with look she is
frustrated it may start with look she is
frustrated it may start with look she is so beautiful but quickly becomes why can
so beautiful but quickly becomes why can
so beautiful but quickly becomes why can I be her it can be overwhelming but how
I be her it can be overwhelming but how
I be her it can be overwhelming but how do we go from being overwhelmed by
do we go from being overwhelmed by
do we go from being overwhelmed by social media to a place it can actually
social media to a place it can actually
social media to a place it can actually enhance our lives well just like any
enhance our lives well just like any
enhance our lives well just like any complex yoga pose we need to first
complex yoga pose we need to first
complex yoga pose we need to first separate then connect step 1 find what
separate then connect step 1 find what
separate then connect step 1 find what makes you you embrace a healthier sense
makes you you embrace a healthier sense
makes you you embrace a healthier sense of self commit to measuring yourself by
of self commit to measuring yourself by
of self commit to measuring yourself by only one principle and then realizing
only one principle and then realizing
only one principle and then realizing your own potential
your own potential
your own potential consider what you want to accomplish and
consider what you want to accomplish and
consider what you want to accomplish and why that pursue is fulfilling you can
why that pursue is fulfilling you can
why that pursue is fulfilling you can spend all your time worrying about what
spend all your time worrying about what
spend all your time worrying about what others think you should be and listen I
others think you should be and listen I
others think you should be and listen I get it I grew up with a traditional
get it I grew up with a traditional
get it I grew up with a traditional Asian mother yep a tiger mom I see some
Asian mother yep a tiger mom I see some
Asian mother yep a tiger mom I see some of you know what I’m talking about I
of you know what I’m talking about I
of you know what I’m talking about I love my mom but I was always compared to
love my mom but I was always compared to
love my mom but I was always compared to other girls growing up whatever I did
other girls growing up whatever I did
other girls growing up whatever I did wasn’t good enough if other girl did it
wasn’t good enough if other girl did it
wasn’t good enough if other girl did it I better unfortunately I had to stop
I better unfortunately I had to stop
I better unfortunately I had to stop listening to what she wanted for me
listening to what she wanted for me
listening to what she wanted for me because it wasn’t healthy so that’s part
because it wasn’t healthy so that’s part
because it wasn’t healthy so that’s part of why I left a home at a young age I
of why I left a home at a young age I
of why I left a home at a young age I had to find my own voice and my own goes
had to find my own voice and my own goes
had to find my own voice and my own goes separate yourself from the person that
separate yourself from the person that
separate yourself from the person that everyone thinks you should be and it
everyone thinks you should be and it
everyone thinks you should be and it disconnect find yourself step 2
disconnect find yourself step 2
disconnect find yourself step 2 don’t obsess about them don’t stalk
don’t obsess about them don’t stalk
don’t obsess about them don’t stalk don’t obsess and don’t follow whenever
don’t obsess and don’t follow whenever
don’t obsess and don’t follow whenever you discover social media is making you
you discover social media is making you
you discover social media is making you uncomfortable
uncomfortable
uncomfortable just stop stop looking at others and if
just stop stop looking at others and if
just stop stop looking at others and if you do catch yourself stalking then ask
you do catch yourself stalking then ask
you do catch yourself stalking then ask will void are you trying to fail in your
will void are you trying to fail in your
will void are you trying to fail in your own life if you’re serious about being
own life if you’re serious about being
own life if you’re serious about being your best self you will stop worrying
your best self you will stop worrying
your best self you will stop worrying about anyone else connect to yourself
about anyone else connect to yourself
about anyone else connect to yourself but not in relation to others just know
but not in relation to others just know
but not in relation to others just know the self discovering and self-acceptance
the self discovering and self-acceptance
the self discovering and self-acceptance requires tremendous strength in my case
requires tremendous strength in my case
requires tremendous strength in my case always people always tell me how they
always people always tell me how they
always people always tell me how they loved my photos and my social media
loved my photos and my social media
loved my photos and my social media posts I found a home on social media
posts I found a home on social media
posts I found a home on social media because it gave me a place to hide from
because it gave me a place to hide from
because it gave me a place to hide from my fears will also give me an
my fears will also give me an
my fears will also give me an opportunity to express myself I could
opportunity to express myself I could
opportunity to express myself I could write posts that allowed me to share my
write posts that allowed me to share my
write posts that allowed me to share my thoughts without worrying about being
thoughts without worrying about being
thoughts without worrying about being misunderstood but they can see me
misunderstood but they can see me
misunderstood but they can see me struggling to overcome my greatest fear
struggling to overcome my greatest fear
struggling to overcome my greatest fear my biggest insecurity
my biggest insecurity
my biggest insecurity my accent that’s right I’m not from
my accent that’s right I’m not from
my accent that’s right I’m not from Brooklyn I live in fear that people
Brooklyn I live in fear that people
Brooklyn I live in fear that people won’t understand me because of my accent
won’t understand me because of my accent
won’t understand me because of my accent where it won’t be patient enough to try
where it won’t be patient enough to try
where it won’t be patient enough to try were worse that they will think I’m not
were worse that they will think I’m not
were worse that they will think I’m not smart enough I get nervous
smart enough I get nervous
smart enough I get nervous speak English especially in public my
speak English especially in public my
speak English especially in public my body panics and it goes into overdrive I
body panics and it goes into overdrive I
body panics and it goes into overdrive I start to sweat and I feel I thought me
start to sweat and I feel I thought me
start to sweat and I feel I thought me feel exposed I’m safe but I know if I
feel exposed I’m safe but I know if I
feel exposed I’m safe but I know if I ever want to come
ever want to come
ever want to come my biggest fear I have to face it
my biggest fear I have to face it
my biggest fear I have to face it head-on on my social media post I post
head-on on my social media post I post
head-on on my social media post I post the hundreds of beautiful yoga photos
the hundreds of beautiful yoga photos
the hundreds of beautiful yoga photos but I never exposed my accent and I know
but I never exposed my accent and I know
but I never exposed my accent and I know I’m not only one hiding a piece of
I’m not only one hiding a piece of
I’m not only one hiding a piece of myself
myself
myself many of us use social media hide a piece
many of us use social media hide a piece
many of us use social media hide a piece of ourselves just like in a yoga class
of ourselves just like in a yoga class
of ourselves just like in a yoga class feeding off our own insecurities as we
feeding off our own insecurities as we
feeding off our own insecurities as we suddenly observe others looking to find
suddenly observe others looking to find
suddenly observe others looking to find others who would take the lead so the
others who would take the lead so the
others who would take the lead so the next one very important used
next one very important used
next one very important used uncomfortable in order to empower
uncomfortable in order to empower
uncomfortable in order to empower yourself we need to take what is
yourself we need to take what is
yourself we need to take what is uncomfortable for us and own it better
uncomfortable for us and own it better
uncomfortable for us and own it better yet kaykai’s us
yet kaykai’s us
yet kaykai’s us I like to tell my yoga students what I
I like to tell my yoga students what I
I like to tell my yoga students what I had to tell myself about Instagram even
had to tell myself about Instagram even
had to tell myself about Instagram even for those of us who are determined to
for those of us who are determined to
for those of us who are determined to always spending forward it is okay to
always spending forward it is okay to
always spending forward it is okay to sometimes bending backwards so many yoga
sometimes bending backwards so many yoga
sometimes bending backwards so many yoga teachers start a class with the right
teachers start a class with the right
teachers start a class with the right foot right arm first so I make my
foot right arm first so I make my
foot right arm first so I make my students start with the left you need to
students start with the left you need to
students start with the left you need to let yourself try something different
let yourself try something different
let yourself try something different which is the hardest part facing what
which is the hardest part facing what
which is the hardest part facing what makes you the most uncomfortable
makes you the most uncomfortable
makes you the most uncomfortable exposing your vulnerabilities so here I
exposing your vulnerabilities so here I
exposing your vulnerabilities so here I am before you today trying to practice
am before you today trying to practice
am before you today trying to practice what I preach because believe it or not
what I preach because believe it or not
what I preach because believe it or not standing here in front of all of you
standing here in front of all of you
standing here in front of all of you right now it’s much harder than the
right now it’s much harder than the
right now it’s much harder than the position I was standing here earlier but
position I was standing here earlier but
position I was standing here earlier but I know if I thank you if I ever want to
I know if I thank you if I ever want to
I know if I thank you if I ever want to overcome my greatest fear I need to take
overcome my greatest fear I need to take
overcome my greatest fear I need to take what is uncomfortable for me and then
what is uncomfortable for me and then
what is uncomfortable for me and then it’s actually not so bad I’m finding my
it’s actually not so bad I’m finding my
it’s actually not so bad I’m finding my accent it’s beautiful in its own way of
accent it’s beautiful in its own way of
accent it’s beautiful in its own way of course it will always present me with
course it will always present me with
course it will always present me with some challenges but this is what makes
some challenges but this is what makes
some challenges but this is what makes me unique it’s part of what makes me me
me unique it’s part of what makes me me
me unique it’s part of what makes me me whenever you have trouble navigating
whenever you have trouble navigating
whenever you have trouble navigating your place on social media I encourage
your place on social media I encourage
your place on social media I encourage you to come right back to where we
you to come right back to where we
you to come right back to where we started and it take things one step at a
started and it take things one step at a
started and it take things one step at a time step one find what makes you you
time step one find what makes you you
time step one find what makes you you step two don’t obsess about them step 3
step two don’t obsess about them step 3
step two don’t obsess about them step 3 use the uncomfortable oh and I almost
use the uncomfortable oh and I almost
use the uncomfortable oh and I almost forgot step four after you have
forgot step four after you have
forgot step four after you have connected with yourself find a healthier
connected with yourself find a healthier
connected with yourself find a healthier perspective reconnect follow whoever you
perspective reconnect follow whoever you
perspective reconnect follow whoever you want
want
want myself included of course
myself included of course
myself included of course I will be right there with you two maybe
I will be right there with you two maybe
I will be right there with you two maybe it would be the moment I post a video of
it would be the moment I post a video of
it would be the moment I post a video of my accent on my Instagram use social
my accent on my Instagram use social
my accent on my Instagram use social media that is healthy for you like sugar
media that is healthy for you like sugar
media that is healthy for you like sugar is fine in moderation but it can be very
is fine in moderation but it can be very
is fine in moderation but it can be very unhealthy if abused find a candy were
unhealthy if abused find a candy were
unhealthy if abused find a candy were eye candy in this case that allows you
eye candy in this case that allows you
eye candy in this case that allows you to enjoy rather than the content that
to enjoy rather than the content that
to enjoy rather than the content that leaves you feeling sick I know it’s
leaves you feeling sick I know it’s
leaves you feeling sick I know it’s easier said than done but try not to
easier said than done but try not to
easier said than done but try not to overeat step one step two step three
overeat step one step two step three
overeat step one step two step three separate then connect
separate then connect
separate then connect thank you Anna namaste
thank you Anna namaste
thank you Anna namaste [Applause]
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