Kayla Sheely

9 Reasons You Should Take A Road Trip (Right Now)

When people tell me they want to travel — but don’t have the time or money — what I really hear is that travel isn’t a priority for them. And that’s totally okay! No judgement here. Travel isn’t for everyone, and, even if it is, we all go through seasons where other things will take…

Acadia National Park, Maine [PHOTO BLOG]

My perfect way to end the summer is with a road trip! Seriously, I can just get into my car and drive a few hours to get out of my hometown, see amazing sights, and visit friends who live in other parts of the country — how great is that?! Since camping has been on…

August Reflection (2016)

“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” ― Margaret J. Wheatley Each month, I set aside a chunk of time to reflect on the previous month: memorable moments, lessons I learned, how I spent my time, how I’m different, who/what I’m grateful for, improvements…

23 Lessons I Learned From 23

22 was a great year for me. So since I can no longer sing Taylor Swift’s wonderful song 22, I decided to make a list of 23 things I’ve learned over my past 23 years (in no particular order). It’s a little long, so I’ll just jump right into it! 1. Sleep is important When…

Don’t Limit Yourself

I don’t know about you, but I have the tendency to write myself off. “Oh, I could never do that” or “Yea, I’m not very good at that.” True, I am not great at everything I do. But often by putting ourselves down, in a sense, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Maybe, even though I…

The Hardest Part of a Yoga Class

I’ve often heard that savasana is the hardest yoga pose. Savasana is the final pose in a yoga class (normally), where you lay silently for a few minutes. I used to dread this part of class. I didn’t want to sit still when I had so many other things to do. I got bored. My…

July Reflection (2016)

The Dark Side of Yoga: Ego + Injury

Yoga has a lot of benefits that I truly believe in. As a freshly minted yoga teacher, trust me when I say I believe in yoga enough to sink a couple thousand dollars into training to make me a better yogi and teacher. But there are also some downsides to practicing yoga that don’t get…

13 Reasons You Should Practice Yoga

If you follow me on any sort of social media, you’ve probably picked up that I like yoga quite a bit. I was skeptical of yoga at first though. The idea of stretching and weird breathing exercises didn’t appeal to me at all. I thought I’d be bored. But I had some friends who absolutely…

Why You Won’t Win My Heart

Although I loved Disney princesses growing up, I’m not a very romantic person. I’m sure I dreamed of a Prince Charming (although Jasmine always was my favorite, and she’s pretty badass). But now as my 20-something self, the romantic culture that I associated with relationships doesn’t interest me. It’s not that I don’t want a…