Feel Confident in Your Body and Voice

Join me, Shawna Krueger, for a solo episode on finding confidence in your body and your voice… Yoga teacher edition but applicable to anyone. :)  Today I share my personal journey of working towards confidence and offer practical tips and insights. I believe that confidence is a muscle that can be developed over time… It’s not something that you have to be born with or that you can suddenly switch on, never to go back to your old nervous, shaky-anxious self. (Trust me, I’m there at times, too!!) This is about taking accountability for your own fears and judgments, rather than blaming others.  I give you my biggest mindset shifts including thinking of yourself as an artist and embracing uniqueness and individuality. My goal today is to give you a message of hope and empowerment for building confidence. Our chat explores various strategies to build confidence in yourself, particularly in terms of body image, how you carry yourself and show up, and your voice with an emphasis on self-acceptance and gradual progress.  Tune in to… Practice holding a confident state in challenging situations. Shift your perspective on criticism as a sign of success and visibility. Develop fluency in confidence, just like in learning a new skill or language. Building confidence takes time and self-acceptance. Start by acknowledging and accepting the things you currently like about yourself. Use movement and dancing to boost confidence and get into a state of flow. Join the Leadership and Yoga Fam email list to stay up to date on giveaways and L&Y news. Join the fam. Find me on instagram: @shawnakru Get a copy of my guided journal. https://www.ritualofwritingjournal.com/  Evolve with Inversions Retreat Feb 17-22: https://shawnakru.com/retreats/ Time stamps: 00:00 Intro 03:00 My journey towards confidence 05:00 Simón’s feature story and comments 08:30 Releasing the desire to never be seen from your “bad side” 9:50 You’re invited. My 4th yoga retreat is nearly sold out!  13:50 Build confidence like you build a muscle. 15:30 Confidence is a fluency, like a language. 19:00 Is it really someone else’s fault?  23:00 Think of yourself like an artist. 26:00 The factors that make you stand out are of extreme value. 27:00 The BS meter 31:00 Shake out the awkwardness 35:00 Stop apologizing for how you are showing up, just do your best. 40:00 Using your voice confidently. 44:30 Re find it refine and re grind it, this ain’t for the weak minded. 46:10 The waterski example.  48:50 The homework: winners circle moment.