Do you choose Conscious Evolution?

"What's changed for me is that I am finally excited about getting old. I am excited about the health and vitality I will have for the rest of my life." - Amy Wood, Vitality Circle Member

You are not the same person you were a decade ago, a year ago, or even yesterday.

There has been a long held belief that evolution cannot happen within one's lifetime. We were taught that we were born with a pre-determined genetic path. That path could be negatively affected by certain environmental factors, but otherwise we could not positively influence the expression of our genes.

The recent discovery of epigenetics proves that our chosen behaviors and environments can affect the ways our genes work. This, in essence, means that we have a large say in how our lives (body, mind, and spirit) evolve.

I believe that one of the greatest gifts of being alive is that we are constantly evolving. Ayurveda (the knowledge/wisdom of life) is all about recognizing our unique potential and supporting our health and wellbeing at every level. We learn as we grow and age. So many of us are living out of rhythm with the natural world and our innate potential for vitality. We see dis-ease popping up throughout our lives as we separate ourselves further and further from nature.

Humans have never had more resources or access to information AND been so unhealthy at any point in history. This should be a wake-up call to all of us that we need more conscious evolution if we are to create less suffering and more well-being. It's time we live by the truth that we are not separate from nature, and honor that ancient healing systems have much to offer us in a world that has sacrificed health and balance in the name of "progress through technology and profiteering."

We humans are most happy when we are expanding our skills and a sense of who we are. We can either experience this as a bystander, or we can consciously seek out opportunities for identity evolution.

When we recognize how our behaviors affect our health and see what is possible, we grow tremendously, and we're happier!

This is identity evolution!