The Story of Sol Being
I HAVE THE DOG TO THANK
Life does this thing where it presents us with moments that bring us to our knees: moments where we are forced to stop and reassess our whole lives, moments where all the lights turn off and we have no choice but to turn on our own light.
My moment happened in 2021 when a dog pulled me back to earth. Lying face down on the pavement, with my elbow in a direction it shouldn't have been, I knew I had the dog to thank at that moment.
I WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN
Up until the dog accident, (to be clear, I was running and a dog came out of nowhere and literally tripped me over), my life looked and felt very different to what it does now. I was the overachiever, the hustler, the goal-getter, the people pleaser. I cared more about what was happening outside of me, rather than what was happening within me. I cared more about my life looking perfect, than feeling good from within.
I was 'go go go' and I didn't know how to stop. I figured if I kept pushing, striving, and achieving, I would fill the void inside me that never felt enough. My life was a never-ending exhale, constantly giving and pouring into other people's cups, until I was at the point of burnout with no more breath to give. In 2021 I learnt the power of inhaling, taking a breath for myself.
We are human beings
not human doings after all
I never really understood the concept of slowing down, embracing stillness, and just being. I thought this was a waste of time and a waste of life. But when I had no choice but to physically stop DOING after my accident, my only option was to embrace BEING. To completely stop and feel. Feel all of the things I had been avoiding.
Meditation allowed me to do this. This practice found me when the time was right. As the saying goes, "When the student is ready, the teacher appears," and that's exactly what happened. I was drawn to my teacher as if the universe was bringing us together, and she opened my eyes to a world I knew existed but didn't want to enter - my inner world.
HELLO
SOL BEING
HELLO
SOL
BEING
Every time I sat in meditation, I felt like I was coming home. It was the only practice that made me feel like myself. It was a space that allowed me to delve deeper into myself and realise that beneath all the achieving, all the striving, and all the controlling was the real me.
Beyond all the clouds, lay the part of me that was already whole, complete, and more than enough. This was the moment Sol Being came to life.
Sol is the Latin term for 'the sun', and through this journey of self-discovery, I came to realise that's how we all started when we entered this world: born as pure love and light, radiating like the sun. Filled with so much warmth, power, and limitless potential. Just think of a baby; how whole, complete, and perfect they are. But it's during the journey of life that we begin to forget that. We start to experience other climates like clouds and fog that begin to cover our light. Moments in our lives that have made us feel not good enough, smart enough, successful enough, or worthy enough. Cloud after cloud, we start to identify with these layers.
I created Sol Being to remind you of what you have forgotten and bring you home to your light-hearted self.
My vision with this community is to help you become more self-aware by shining light on your inner world through the power of presence and connection.
When we combine presence with meaningful connection (connection to self, connection to others & connection to nature) radical shifts happen. We can alchemise fear into love, pain into purpose, and chaos into clarity. This is my mission, and I'm ready to guide you on this journey.
The goodness in me sees the goodness in you.
Mon x