About Me
Welcome to Warrior meets Empress, a blog that focuses on the mind, body, and spirit by blending nutrition, yoga, meditation, and spirituality. I'm Ali, a certified yoga instructor, nutrition coach, life coach, tarot reader, witch, and budding blogger. I take a holistic look at honoring the body, mind, and spirit starting from within by focusing on food, movement, meditation, and spirituality.
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After getting word that I was being liberated from corporate job (sounds better than being laid off, right?), I took a real look at my professional life and where it was headed. I was upset about this turn of events, but if we're being honest, I wasn't upset about losing this job. It wasn't my dream job. Most days I hated it. But it was a small department that offered a lot of flexibility in a much larger corporation that offered a lot of financial benefits. But all in all, I really hated that job.
I started getting into natural ways to manage stress and anxiety, especially since I was going through such a stressful time. I learned that everything plays a role in our mental health. If we eat crap, we feel like crap. If we sit around and do nothing all day, we are tired and unmotivated. And if we think negatively, we will continue to look at things negatively. All of this may seem pretty obvious, but taking a deeper look at how these behaviors affect us long term was eye opening.
I started my learning journey with yoga. I've always enjoyed yoga and meditation and was looking into ways to deepen my practice. I wanted to go past the physical benefits of the poses and breathing and fully understand the psychological and spiritual aspects. So, I became certified as a yoga instructor. That course led me to becoming a nutrition coach, and then a life coach.
During this time I also started diving deeper into my spirituality, exploring more than just tarot and discovering new, everyday ways to practice. I realized how these little rituals made me feel strong, and in control, and how that helped me emotionally. I wanted to share some of what I've learned and these practices with others...
And a blog was born.