Mallika Chopra: Living with Intent
Mallika Chopra: I think that’s true. People always assume, you know, that we go to yoga class every day and are vegetarian and meditate regularly, all of which, I think like other people, maybe we strive for some of those things. But, being a busy mom with two kids, an entrepreneur, and–just getting through the day sometimes is difficult for me, like for so many of my other friends as well.
Sylvia Henderson: So–and I love how you mention the yoga, because there’s a great story in the book about your first–not your first experience, but an experience with a friend asking you to go to a yoga class that was pretty humorous. So, can you just share with our audience what the pivotal moment was for you in your life when you realized that something needed to change?
Mallika Chopra: Yeah. So, I think we all go through phases in our life where, you know, we’re in balance, and then we definitely feel that we’re out of balance. And for me, about two years ago I was actually standing on a stage speaking in front of a couple hundred people and talking about intent and balance and meditation. And while I was speaking, my mind was in a different place. I was thinking about the tasks I hadn’t done, how I have to go to the drycleaner, how my dog has to go to the groomer, I have to sign up for my daughter’s after school classes, and I realized I was completely not present. I also had just had my coffee and my chocolate chip cookie and I was on a sugar high, feeling heavy and bloated. And I felt like a fraud, frankly, standing in front of the audience.
And so, that was kind of a moment of realizing, you know what? I should be living more with intent, living more following all these things that I’ve learned throughout my life, and that I actually need to take some time to really reflect, think about my deepest desires, and then figure out the path to get back in balance. So, that–it really was kind of a feeling that, you know, I need to live an authentic life, both from what I’m speaking about, but second, I’m just not feeling great.
