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Our relationship with our finances can spark

attachment, avoidance, envy, fear, and more. But when

you approach money with the same consciousness you

bring to your yoga practice, your financial life can offer

profound personal insight and wisdom.

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july 2016

yogajournal.com.au

By Meghan Rabbitt

SIX YEARS AGO, Sadie Nardini was

trekking around New York City

teaching more than a dozen group yoga

classes a week, many of which were

donation based. When students started

asking her about her rate for private

classes, she wanted to say “$125”—

but instead, “$5o” came out of her

mouth. “I avoided finances like I avoided

Bound Triangle [Pose],” says Nardini.

Then, about a year later, she had a

realisation. “Asana is powerful, though

not always comfortable,” she says.

“Letting the tough stuff emerge is where

you get your chance to realign with who

you really are.” Nardini knew it was time

to apply the same principle to her angst

around money. So, she curled up in her

favourite café with a large chai and a

journal and started writing her “story”

around finances—noting, for example,

that even as a child she had never felt

capable of handling money because her

father always had control over the family’s

accounts. As she wrote, she also recalled

how, as she began her yoga career, she

didn’t feel truly worthy of making a good

living doing what she loved.