Summary

“Life is not a spectator sport so show up for the game.”

Cara Bradley, author, yoga teacher, mental strength coach, entrepreneur, and former pro-skater, has devoted more than three decades to movement disciplines and has coached hundreds of thousands of people. Cara Bradley, athlete turned renowned yoga and mindfulness expert, reveals how to wake up, show up, and shine everyday.

Living an extraordinary life and feeling awake and fully alive is not about doing more, but about being more. It isn’t about achieving more; it’s about experiencing more. When you shift beyond your to-do lists and drama-led stories and show up in this moment, you will experience a profound sense of clarity, vitality, and confidence. Wake up right here and now, and unleash your natural genius.

In this episode I chat with Cara about what it truly means to live on the verge. Cara shares her stories, experience and research on human potential the the techniques we can all use to better wake up, show up, and shine everyday.

Enjoy this one. Peace, passion and purpose.

Key Take Outs

• The Verge. This is the place you flourish in life. This is available to us all right now and exists within us already. This is to become aware and present now to who we truly area and expressing our individual beauty. The sooner we realise that we have all the we need, the sooner we will start living life fully.

• What makes you feel alive? It you can become more aware of what it is in life that already makes you feel alive and then take the time to reflect and appreciate those moments you will train yourself to be more aware in each moment in the future. By building your awareness you will be more present. If you are not aware you wont have the conscious focus.

• Be present. Ask yourself this questions – how present am I right now. While reading this what is it that distracts your mind. The more you can ask yourself this questios the better you will become accustomed to being more present.

• Your busy mind. The mind is cluttered by thoughts of the past and thoughts of the future. We are overwhelmed by our to-do lists and information. We are so busy in our minds that it is hard to become present to life right now. If we don’t wake up now we may just miss out on this great opportunity, we have all been given – to live life and discover what it means to be human.

• Practice. Like all habits and behaviours, it is only through consistent practice that we improve. If you set out with the expectation that you will become an expert in a short period of time you will fail in your attempt to reach any goal. Start off small if that is required and don’t be so hard on yourself. If you remain consistent, disciplined and avoid the temptation to give up when results may not seem to appear flourishing you will better you chances of releasing the true results.

Do you have any routines and rituals that you believe contribute to your success?

A solid morning practice. Up early and three practices, writing, meditation & movement.

What advice would you give to your 20-year-old self?

Let go and trust more.

Cara’s interpretation of success

Being at ease in the moment.

What is your number one productivity advice?

Get to know what it feels like to be present. What does that mean to experience life right now and being fully available. In that we will become more effective and productive naturally.

Quick round questions

Favourite Food

A really good peach

Favourite Leisure Activitiy

Hiking in the woods.

Favourite book(s)

Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Choygum Trinpa Tinpoche

On the Verge: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine by Cara Bradley

Quote

“Life is not a spectator sport so show up for the game.”

What does living life with passion and purpose mean?

Listening and trusting. From there you know what you need and you know what you need to do.

How to find Cara and other links

You can reach out to Cara and find out all about her by visiting here website here.