224: Cultivating a Life of Self Compassion with Ashley Sondergaard

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self to the self… What we really truly desire, want, and crave that could actually fulfill us is when we settle back into our own wholeness.” - Veronica Thai </span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of the Curious Monki Podcast, Ashley Sondergaard and I have an amazing conversation about creating more self-compassion, how practicing self-care doesn’t automatically cultivate self-compassion in your life, and tools that we use to elevate our self-care.    </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ashley Sondergaard is a self-care coach, yoga teacher, astrologer, and host of the Yoga Magic podcast. For 9 years, she has studied yoga, meditation, astrology and mindfulness practices that prioritize self-care and self-discovery. After having her two girls, Ashley discovered the hard way that taking care of yourself first is the only way to take care of others. Today, she supports her students & clients in up-leveling their everyday routines into magical self-care rituals.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>[00:01 – 05:19] Recovering Perfectionists and Ex-Hustlers </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Ashley and I introduce ourselves </span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>[05:20  – 16:21] The Biggest Life Shifts When We Stopped Hustling </strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How I switched from hustle to ease</span></li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Having to first uncover what ease and flow really meant </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Starting in school, the pressure to get 100% marks and the nagging urge of never being enough carried itself into the corporate world, overworking, always wanting the next position, never being satisfied wi