Leaning Into Bali: Trusting the Island, My Intuition, and the Unknown
Finding My Flow (Again): Island Rhythms, Human Design, and Coming Home to Myself
If you read my last post, you know I didn’t land in Bali with a sense of ease and clarity. It was… a bit crunchy. (If you missed it, catch up here.) But somewhere between Karsa Spa massages, riding on the back of mopeds, spirit animal meditations (mine is a tiger), and flowy yoga classes, I started to soften. I started to let the island hold me.
And what’s unfolded since has surprised me.
Letting the Island Set the Pace
There’s something about this place — maybe it’s the humidity, the ocean breeze, or just the smiles from every single local I meet — but it’s impossible to stay rigid for long here.
Now, I’m settling into something that feels like a rhythm, though it’s nothing like the one I had back home. I wake up with the sun. I spend most of the day at yoga school (6:30am to 6pm!), but during my lunch breaks, I sit by the pool. On my afternoons off, I walk the streets of Uluwatu or bring my laptop to the beach and write with sand between my toes. It’s simple. It’s real. It feels like mine.
Yoga school itself has been beautiful — not just for the asana, but for everything around it. The meditations have been profound. The group dynamic is strong and safe and nourishing. And honestly, I’ve been more drawn to the energy, the people, the spiritual teachings than anything else. It's reminding me that yoga is more than movement — it's the energy we carry, the presence we bring, the openness we practice.
A New Lens on Myself
This week, I dipped into Human Design for the first time. (Bali being the perfect place to look into this.)
I learned that I’m a Manifesting Generator — someone who’s not meant to choose just one thing and stick with it. My energy wants to explore, pivot, respond, and light up from many directions.
My strategy? Wait to respond. My authority? Emotional.
Which means I’m designed to feel deeply before I move. To ride the waves. To let things come to me instead of chasing them down.
And that’s what I’ve been doing — maybe without even realizing it.
I’ve stopped forcing myself to go out if I don’t want to. I’ve stopped pushing through when my body says “rest.” I’ve started listening to what I truly want and letting that guide me, rather than looking for someone else to affirm it. That alone is a shift I didn’t know I needed.
Noticing What’s Falling Away
I’ve found myself thinking a lot about what happens when this is over. What home will feel like. What I’ll carry back — and what I’ll leave behind.
I know I don’t want to bring hustle culture home with me. I don’t want to race from one task to the next, measure my worth by how much I’ve accomplished by 10am, or confuse urgency for importance. That version of success — the shiny, overscheduled, always-striving one — doesn’t fit anymore.
Instead, I’m starting to believe that success might just be… fulfillment. Not excess. Not a jam-packed calendar or an overflowing bank account. But enough. Enough to live, to breathe, to do meaningful work, and still have space for joy. For connection. For being.
Coming Home to Myself
Here’s the truth: I’m remembering things I forgot I loved. I’m listening to myself first, before polling everyone else. I’m making decisions based on how I feel — not how I should feel.
And even though I don’t know exactly what life will look like when I return, I’m okay sitting with that. I’m not in planning mode — I’m in feeling mode. I’m letting the ideas percolate, letting the clarity build before I act. And that feels… powerful. Different. Right.
So if you’re in a season of unknowns, or feeling like you’ve lost your rhythm — maybe the answer isn’t to push harder.
Maybe it’s just to soften. To listen. To wait.
Maybe it’s to let life come to you.
IRL & Online Things
🧘♀️Let me know what you’d like to see from me when I return! Either with yoga or other healing modalities.
🌿 Coming Soon: Private Yoga Sessions
When I return home later this summer, I’ll be offering a limited number of private yoga sessions — tailored to your goals, your energy, and your body. Whether you’re brand new to yoga or looking to deepen your practice, I’d love to work together.
Interested?
Let’s talk about what you’re looking for. Spots will be limited!
📚 The Downtown New Rochelle Book Club
Still going strong while I’m gone — join the club here:
I’ll be back just in time for our June meeting!
With love from the island,
Cassie