“Bliss lies in the feeling of gratitude, for others, in giving without expecting anything in return.”
Brittney Hiller is a wife, massage therapist, yoga teacher, group facilitator, and spiritual creative; in addition to all of that she’s the author of a new children’s book, The Little Laughing Yogini. She is also one of the most joyful people I know.
It turns out that it wasn’t always that way. She wasn’t always able to celebrate the small victories. She wasn’t always able to recognize the “small signs” that were put in front of her to see. Brittney takes us on her journey that has brought her to an understanding that “[people] are more powerful than they believe they are.” She reiterates that we need people in our lives to help us to overcome obstacles…we can’t do it alone.
Yoga is a path that changed Brittney’s life. It all started with a high school dance class where she experienced yoga for the first time. Brittney said that from her first savasana (final resting pose), she was hooked. She had envisioned herself going away to an intensive in Hawaii to get her yoga teacher training certificate, but doors opened to enable her to get it locally.
She found herself practicing yoga on her porch and in the silence the idea of the outdoor yogini came to her. She developed her own outdoor practice and quickly wanted to share it with others. Her dream of having a studio without walls became a reality as she began teaching outdoor classes on the dock at Theravista. At some point she realized that people who had yoga memberships were not going to give up their memberships to come play outside. She knew she had to find a way to offer her own style or genre of yoga. Enter laughter yoga.
Brittney went to Atlanta to become certified in laughter yoga. She loved the child-like playfulness and the aerobic work out that comes from each class of laughter yoga. By receiving her certification she found her way back into studios. She found a way to incorporate both laughter and meditation into every practice.
From laughter yoga, Brittney suddenly had another revelation regarding the next step to take on her path. Away on a romantic anniversary get-away in the woods, in the quiet stillness between waking and restfulness…she had a story come to her. Although she didn’t want to get out of bed at 6 AM on vacation, she got up and wrote down the vision that was being told to her. From that very dreamy “download” birthed The Little Laughing Yogini, a children’s book about a little girl who goes into the forest, meets her friends, teaches them laughter yoga and ultimately finds her bliss. The Little Laughing Yogini doll was created as a tactile for of the girl in the book to help children be both comfortable and comforted by the ideas in the book.
Through each story that Brittney tells, we see there is a recurring theme of dropping the hustle and the direction comes in the silence.
“Bliss lies in the feeling of gratitude for others, in just giving without expecting anything in return.”
Brittney has found other creative ways to share her message through forms such as Chair Yoga Classes, Reiki Infused Yoga, Little Yoga Playshops, and Monday Morning Meditations to make yoga and meditation accessible to everyone. All along she had been asking for signs that she was moving in the right direction and one by one she received the…mostly in an entirely different form than she had imagined.She encourages others to “Get aware…and stop trying so hard to find answers” they will come in the stillness.
Brittney closes out the episode with an incredible story of giving. She talks about the greatest gift she has ever given and how it enabled her to realize that true bliss is only found in unconditional giving. She shares a moving and vulnerable story of self-realization and taking responsibility for the events that are handed to us.
A Simple Change that Brittney recommends is:
- Practice Self-Love by daily looking in the mirror and telling yourself “I love you”…until you believe it is true. Create that “soul connection.”
Yet another episode of inspiring stories and full of loving wisdom from the simple changes that shift the way we look at the world and the impact we create.
To learn more about Brittney Hiller and The Little Laughing Yogini, please contact her at hello@brittneyhilleryoga.com or visit her at the website: www.brittneyhilleryoga.com
Books Mentioned in the Podcast
by Wayne W. Dyer
The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham
by Esther Hicks
The Little Laughing Yogini
by Brittney Hiller et al.
Foundations of Flow
by Brittney Hiller -Free Ebook
Sources Mentioned in the Podcast
Brittney’s Guide to Meditation
Brittney Hiller Yoga on Periscope
Reiki Infused Yoga with Chris Suddeth
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