Her Mornings Are Guaranteed: Tuning into the Essentials of Daily Life

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Lauren Eckstrom, co-founder and co-CEO of Inner Dimension Yoga alongside her husband, Travis Eliot. While Lauren is an accomplished yoga teacher, teacher-trainer, and certified mindfulness meditation instructor with retreats offered all over the world, what struck me most during our conversation was her devotion to daily intention and disciplined choice. Lauren goes to bed around 8:30 p.m. and rises before 5:30 a.m. to make space for movement, meditation, and reading. She lights a candle and offers a prayer for the day, grounding herself in the deepest intentions of her heart. Even while leading a company and managing a team, she protects the intentionality that guides her life. Our conversation spanned many ideas about what it means to build a Delicious Life™, but we kept returning to one essential theme: deciding what truly matters each day, and breaking the addictive cycle of being "too busy," especially when parenting is part of the equation. So how do we stop being handcuffed to our calendars and reclaim the playful, nourishing parts of life? Listen to Lauren share how aligning your energy, even in small increments, can transform your impact and the way you show up for the people around you. We can be beacons of light, not overextended and exhausted. Lauren has trained in somatic trauma therapy, relational mindfulness, and Buddhist contemplative psychotherapy. She has written about yoga and mindfulness for Yoga Journal, MindBodyGreen, The Huffington Post, and other leading wellness publications. You can find her at  https://www.instagram.com/laureneckstrom/ If this conversation resonates, please like, review, and share the podcast, along with all the episodes featuring extraordinary women so we can all lean further into a more Delicious Life™. We deserve it. Want to know more about me? https://www.kimoharaauthor.com