Yeah… I’ve been there. When I left my old career to start teaching yoga full time, people thought I lost my mind. Good job, good benefits, all that. They didn’t understand why I’d walk away from something “secure” to follow this… feeling in my chest.
I cried a lot that first year. Lost some friends. My family was confused. But something deeper kept saying, “Keep going.”
I won’t lie, the loneliness is real. But it’s also holy, in a way. Like clearing space for truth to come through.
Now I lead meditation circles and women come up to me after and say, “This changed me.” That’s worth everything I gave up. Every single thing.
You can’t carry the world’s approval and your true path at the same time. One has to go. I chose peace.