Opening — The Pattern I Was Afraid to Admit Out Loud

Let’s start with the truth most business coaches are too scared to say: your yoga business isn’t stuck because you’re unqualified… it’s stuck because you’re repeating habits that protect you — not propel you.

And I say that with love and with precision.

I remember when I first realized this in my own business. I kept waiting for clarity. Waiting for confidence. Waiting for the “right time.” Waiting for the course, the certification, the perfect website, the perfect offer…

I wasn’t stuck because I was incapable. I was stuck because I was hiding behind habits that made me feel safe.

And here’s the twist: most of those habits looked responsible, spiritual, or productive from the outside. But on the inside? They were keeping me small.

If reading that makes your stomach drop — good. That means this message is for you.

The Real Problem: Hidden Habits That Keep You Misaligned

Here’s what most coaches will not tell you: you don’t have a strategy problem — you have a self-protection problem disguised as a strategy problem.

Your nervous system is trying to keep you safe, not successful. And it does that through habits that feel familiar… even when they’re blocking your expansion.

Let’s name the patterns so you can finally shift them:

1️⃣ The Overthinking Loop

You already know enough. You already are enough. But your brain convinces you that certainty must come before action. (It doesn’t. It never will.) So you stay stuck in planning mode while your soul is begging you to move.

2️⃣ The Hyper-Learning Spiral

Every time you’re about to become visible, you sign up for another training. It looks ambitious on paper, but underneath it’s avoidance dressed up as “professional development.”

3️⃣ The Energy Leak Pattern

You spend energy on everything except the thing that creates income and impact. You tweak your logo, reorganize your Canva, rewrite your bio… and end the day exhausted but not actually closer to serving your people.

4️⃣ The Everybody-Welcome Identity Trap

You think being broad is safe. But broad = invisible. When you refuse to name who you’re truly here for, your message becomes mushy, your niche feels vague, and your soul gets quieter and quieter.

5️⃣ The Business Model Mismatch

You’re running a business model meant for someone else’s nervous system. You’re trying to force daily content, high-intensity launches, or a membership rhythm that your body simply can’t sustain right now. No wonder it feels like pushing a boulder uphill.

The Soul-Led Shifts That Fix Everything

Here’s the shift, love: your habits don’t change until your identity changes. The moment you step into Sacred CEO energy, your actions start lining up behind that choice.

Shift #1 — Let Your Body Make the Decision

Clarity is somatic, not just strategic. If you aren’t feeling your decisions in your body, you’re not making aligned ones. A “yes” that tightens your chest is not a real yes.

Shift #2 — Commit to One Path for 30 Days

Your business can’t compound if your energy keeps fracturing. Momentum requires devotion, not constant reinvention. Choose one aligned path and let your nervous system stabilize around it.

Shift #3 — Choose Safety Before Confidence

Visibility doesn’t require you to feel confident; it requires you to feel safe enough to show up. Confidence isn’t a prerequisite — it’s a byproduct of regulated, repeated action.

Shift #4 — Pick the Business Model That Fits Your Life

Stop forcing a strategy that drains you. Your business model should breathe with your energy, your season of life, and your capacity — not suffocate it. Sustainable success is built from alignment, not adrenaline.

Shift #5 — Lead Like the Sacred CEO You’re Becoming

Not the yoga teacher who doubts. Not the woman who’s scared to take up space. Not the student who keeps waiting for permission. The Sacred CEO identity asks: “If I fully owned my power, what would I do next?”

Soul Energy Activation — Break the Habit Loop

1️⃣ Padadhirōshaṇa (Armpit Breath) — Nervous System Reset

This breath cools the system, disrupts avoidance loops, and sharpens intuitive clarity. It’s powerful when you feel stuck in overthinking or resistance.

How to practice: Find a quiet spot and your Comfortable Seat

• Lift your right arm and gently open the armpit area.
• Inhale slowly “through” the right armpit, feeling the breath travel up into the side body and lung.
• Lower the right arm, lift the left, and repeat: inhale through the left armpit.
• After each inhale, exhale slowly through the mouth, releasing tension.
• Repeat for 11 cycles, alternating sides, until your mind and body feel softer and clearer.

2️⃣ Neural-Somatic Prompt

“If I trusted myself completely today, what would I choose?”

Ask this with one hand on your heart and one on your belly. Let your body answer before your mind jumps in.

3️⃣ Timeline Jumping Cue

Close your eyes and step into the timeline where you’re consistent, clear, and soul-led. See that version of you teaching, creating, and receiving with ease.

Ask her: “What habit did I release to become you?”

Write down whatever you hear. That’s your next aligned action.

Coaching Moment — From My Heart to Yours

And yes — this means showing up even when fear whispers “not yet.” Because “not yet” has stolen more dreams than “no.”

Your lack of momentum is not a character flaw. It’s an alignment issue. Once your nervous system, identity, and business model are working together, what used to feel impossible starts to feel inevitable.

Soul Challenge — 5 Days to Break the Pattern

For the next five days, give yourself this sacred experiment:

• Day 1: Name the habit that keeps you hidden. Avoidance thrives in the dark.
• Day 2: Choose one aligned action you’ll repeat for 5 days (posting, emailing, or reaching out to one person).
• Day 3: Speak your Sacred CEO identity out loud each morning.
• Day 4: Share one piece of value publicly, even if it feels slightly stretchy.
• Day 5: Celebrate your consistency, not your perfection. This is where self-trust grows.

If you feel brave enough, tag @carlaclinethomas and use #SoulBizBlog so I can witness your shift and cheer you on.

Your Next Step — Start from Alignment, Not Anxiety

Everything changes when you understand the energy behind your habits. You are not meant to build your business from tension and second-guessing. You are meant to build it from truth, regulation, and devotion.

If your whole body is whispering “this is me,” don’t shove that knowing down. Honor it.

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