When my reality did not resemble anything near success or glamor. I still closed my eyes, breathed fully and visualized my desired future. When I was almost getting deported, when I was handed my eviction notice, when I filed for bankruptcy, when I got fired from my job, when my boyfriend broke up with me and when I was quarantined all by myself. When people around me thought I was delusional, unrealistic and held interventions because they were so worried about me and wanted me to get a “job”, I still closed my eyes each and every day, first thing in the morning and last thing before I sleep, and visualized an optimistic future where I can spread the very teachings that I deeply love and saved my life and help as many people as I can on their own transformative journey to heal, transform and manifest their best life.
MANIFEST YOUR DREAMS! Because they do come true! If this girl can do it, anyone else can! Alongside, Michelle Obama and Serena Williams, Maha Bodhi, M.A. is now represented by the Harry Walker Agency in Beverly Hills - part of WME - as she leads captivating inspirational speaking engagements, international yoga retreats, events for Fortune 500 corporations and is featured in the upcoming HBO documentary “Scars Unseen”.
I was a 19 year old disempowered and marginalized young woman standing up against the most powerful men, in a corrupt country run by dictators. I was being slut shamed and locked up. Yet my brave little soul held its ground and said, no way!
A few days ago I received a text message from two of my younger sisters in Yemen that my father is on his deathbed, and his death wish is to speak to me.
You know that feeling when your heart drops along with your cell phone when it breaks. We've all been there at one point of our lives. I was without a phone for 2 days, and was starting to have withdrawal symptoms.
Before yogi maha was born, like most of you, I had a job at a corporation and was working my little asana away. I actually liked my job at DIRECTV, it was a very progressive and innovative company and they truly cared about their people. I was part of the leadership development team, so our focus was helping people reach their fullest potential, not too far from the work I do with people now on the yoga mat.
I will never forget the day when I first saw The Shawshank Redemption movie. To say that this movie changed the trajectory of my life, and that it is the reason behind why I am still alive today, living a free life in the United States, doing the work that I truly love for a living and manifesting my best life, is an understatement.
When I was about 6 years old, I accidentally stepped on a tiny sewing needle and the tip of it broke into my foot. My mom tried to take it out with a tweezer, she tried to squeeze it out, shake it out, but nothing worked.
I was on my hands and knees on my living room floor, uncontrollably shaking to my bones and sobbing. I felt terror and hopelessness but mostly I felt so alone in this world. It was suddenly dark outside and I noticed that I have been crying for nine straight hours. I paused and wondered if that was a normal reaction, what is normal in a situation like this? Was this my PTSD, is a past trauma being triggered by the sound of violence and rage?
Dear Friend, I want to share this story with you…As I walk in, I can see that there was only one worker, he had a mask covering his mouth and nose, he was dripping sweat and panting. The unit was smoky and smelled like metal.
