Karilyn Owens
The Discernment Process

Discernment is a tool in our spiritual arsenal – one of the Holy Spirit gifts to us. It guides us to the will of God, which is to say the best possible outcome for us.

The Discernment Process
open heart, love
Karilyn Owens
Word of the Year: Blossom

This year I choose blossom as my Word because it represents my intention to grow from the roots I planted as a new creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5) and build back what was broken through the vehicle of relationship.

Word of the Year: Blossom
Karilyn Owens
The Power of Decisions

It was the morning of the most important interview of my career; with emotions running haywire and hormones adding a dizzying effect, I decided that I just couldn't go to my interview that afternoon. The fear shouted so loudly that I couldn't hear the voice of wisdom that knew to show up despite the very big feelings. This was my dream job, after all!

The Power of Decisions
Karilyn Owens
Drop the Baggage

God recently revealed to me that I am holding onto the weight of my past. By holding onto my past, I’m not only carrying around a weight I was never meant to carry, but I am blocking the blessings of God’s plan for me in the future. So today I ask you: What weight are you carrying that is hindering your upward momentum?

Drop the Baggage
Karilyn Owens
10 Ways to Manage Depression

Covid-19 caught nearly all of us by surprise, leaving us ripped of our routines, schedules and normal circumstances — everything we typically rely on for stability and consistency. If we weren’t already prone to or struggling with depression, COVID-19 certainly stirred up prime circumstances for depression to show up (many of us without any prior experience with mental illness or the coping skills to deal with it in healthy ways).

10 Ways to Manage Depression

wellness

I am Human—My Yoga Journey

Yoga is my everything. And Yoga for Humans is spreading the word on the humanity behind yoga. I love how they portray the imperfections behind the practice, simply because yoga is not about perfection at all. It took me years to get on my mat again after three attempted classes circa 2009 frightened the living daylight out of me; my body said we aren’t having this. Not one bit.

But something told me to try again, so when I moved to Arizona in 2013 I dedicated my heart to the mat. It was extremely difficult and even painful at times. I fought through the magic in my body stemming from spinal fusion. I loathed downward dog (and let’s not even talk about any one of the hip opening poses). My hips carried so much garbage that they screamed at me to stop the torture.

But I didn’t give up, and two years into my regular practice I stumbled upon my groove (with the help of dear teachers), and my body began to work with me through slow but steady improvements. I devoted more time and energy on my mat and the investment in myself started to pay incredible rewards in mind, body and spirit.

Yoga changed my life, and it can change yours if you allow yourself the determination and patience. I still have magic in my body after three years of practice (we all do), but what matters is how far I’ve come. And I encourage you to start exactly where you are.

This practice transcends every imagined possibility and brings about a level of consciousness that affects every aspect of your life. Yoga fills your heart with so much love and joy that it bleeds into the way you live, love, work and play.

Thank you Yoga for Humans for portraying my most graceful moment while playing on the beach.

And an exuberant amount of gratitude for my teachers Jenn Chiarelli, Chloe Olivia Littzen, Kristin Bullock, Eleanor Bramwell, Lisa Groves and Anton Holmes Mackey and your endless inspiration, light and love. Namaste.