This week's Honor Yoga profile is with our own Neal Bakshi. He shares his journey from former investment banker to present day best selling author, teacher, and spiritual guide with a refreshing mix of introspection and practical insight.
Are Your Beliefs Up To Date or Are They Holding You Back?
Beliefs are core to Neal's teachings on self-discovery, growth, and living into your greatest possibility. Beliefs, he explains, are “core hardware of our human being and the human being and how we interact with the world”. It is, he explains, a matter of paying attention. “You wouldn’t think of not updating your cell phone. It’s the same with beliefs, it’s important that we stop and reflect on our beliefs over time - what are they, what values are associated with them, do they still serve me?”
Belief: I Am One With Everyone
Neal is open and generous in conversation when asked about his own self transformation. Beliefs and practices are key. Meditation and yoga and breathwork offer limitlessness exploration of self and of others at the same time. “I am one with everyone." This belief allows me to be heart centered and be in service to others from a place of deep care. I have a genuine belief that my growth is others growth; it's simultaneous and reflective." It's this belief Neal says that led him to leave behind his work in banking and toward his work as a Spiritual Guide and Coach.
Belief: Yoga As Union
Neal has practiced meditation since childhood, but it was when he began to listen deeply that he became more attuned with his own path. "I heard clearly, you need to help people. You need to help people. You need to help people.” Synchronically, the right people came into my life who helped me discover my gifts that I could share with others. That led me to a much deeper spiritual and work life.” This ultimately led to his book Banking on Angels: How an Investment Banker Found Spiritual Fulfillment and Inner Peace and a full time vocation as a teacher, healer, and guide.
Listen As Neal Shares His Story:
You can also find out more at www.nealbakshi.com or follow him @neal.bakshi on Instagram
Interview by Honor Yoga Writer/Blogger, Lori Ball
