Barb Shelton BALA Yoga

03/15/2026

Still here… love you all ❤️

02/09/2026

Get on your mat and let the world fall
Away.

12/06/2025

Everything is temporary,
don't stress.

No matter how heavy the moment feels, it will eventually pass. Every emotion rises and falls. Every challenge comes and goes. Every season of life moves forward, even when you feel stuck.

The things you are worrying about today will not matter forever.
Pain softens.
Confusion clears.
Storms settle.
Life finds balance again.

Nothing stays the same.
Not the hard times, not the good times, not the people who enter or leave your life.
Change is the only constant, and understanding this makes everything easier to bear.

Instead of stressing over what you cannot control, breathe through it.
Instead of fearing the future, trust that you will handle it when it comes.
Instead of clinging to what hurts, allow it to move through you.

Buddhism teaches the truth of impermanence: everything is always changing, moment by moment.
Suffering comes from wanting things to stay the same.
Peace comes from accepting that nothing does.

When you understand this, you stop stressing over what is temporary
and start appreciating the present for what it is.

Everything changes.
Everything passes.
Let that truth bring you peace.

10/30/2025

You don’t need courage for the entire journey, you only need courage for the first step.
You got this!

10/21/2025

10/13/2025

Emotional maturity means focusing on your own reaction when faced with someone else's dysfunction.

10/13/2025

Sit, stop, become a human still life. Do nothing, be nothing, just breathe.

01/26/2025

This is a reminder to let you know that you are not here just to do stuff, just to perform duties and complete tasks.

You are here also to feel happy, and content, and inspired and well within yourself.

You are here to have some fun, create meaningful moments and find the sparkle in your eyes again.

You are here to unravel the magic of being alive, the magic of being you. To heal, to feel whole again.

Do something today that lights you up. That activates your joy. That brings about a genuine smile from your heart.

You are worth the effort.
~ S.C Lourie

~ Art by Sam Toft

01/09/2025

Don’t forget. You are your most valuable asset !

01/05/2025

Happy New Year to you!!
I know I have been missing in action.
Started a new job , hanging with the grandbaby ….lots going on.

I’m thinking about you and wanted to drop in to remind you……….
How awesome and amazing you are!! 🙌🏽🩷🥰🧘🏽‍♀️🔥💕

Look in the mirror and remind yourself that you are a gift to the world and nobody can bring to the world what you bring to the world.

Don’t forget to get on your mat!