While I was at Soul Camp (yes I am still obsessed), one of my favorite instructors was Patricia Moreno, the founder of Intensati. If you haven't heard of it before, Intensati is a combination of cardio/ dance movements with positive affirmations. We opened the first day of Soul Camp with an Intensati class, and it was the greatest way to crack open our energy. I haven't been able to find an Intensati class in San Francisco yet, but am trying to find a way to build it into my life.
After camp, the host of a podcast that I was listening to mentioned a piece of advice that Patricia Moreno had given her while at Soul Camp. When you're freaking out about something, ask yourself these four questions:
- Is this 100% true?
- Are you sure that it's true?
- How does it make you feel and act when you believe it to be true?
- What happens when you hold the opposite to be true?
This advice has stuck with me ever since, because it's so tangible. Often when we're stressing out about a situation or outcome, it's our rational mind taking over and making up fears. But if we question our fears, they become less real.