# @yogawithbriohny on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DGN0XkeRXRK
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33933830-yogawithbriohny-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-02-18T13:30:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Briohny Smyth (@yogawithbriohny) — https://gondola.cc/yogawithbriohny

## Caption

I think about her often. The one in her mid-20s, standing at the front of an almost-empty yoga room, wondering if anyone was ever going to show up. Her ego was having a meltdown. Her insecurities were louder than the playlist she spent way too long making for class. And beneath it all, she was just trying to figure out how to be liked, how to fill a room… and how to fill her new life.

What I wish I could tell her (and you):
✨ Shrinking yourself to fit in will never get you where you want to go.
✨ Your voice, your practice, and your presence aren’t meant to look like anyone else’s.
✨ Growth isn’t just about getting it right from the beginning, it’s about trusting yourself enough to keep going. 
✨  Becoming who you’re meant to be starts with trusting yourself. No one else can do it for you.

Starting something new IS ALWAYS MESSY. Whether it’s teaching , practicing, or becoming a new version of yourself, it’s so easy to shrink yourself, you WILL second-guess yourself. You’ll wonder if you’re doing it right. But trying to fit into expectations that were never meant for you? That doesn’t have to be part of the process. 

Because you will find your way. You will fill the room. And the people who are meant to be there? They’ll come because of who you are—not who you think you need to be.

Yoga has been my anchor through every version of myself. That’s why transformation is at the heart of everything I teach. I know what it’s like to stand in that messy, uncertain space—and I also know what’s on the other side when you don’t give up. In my trainings, I hold space for you to find your way—whether you’re a teacher, future teacher, or just someone figuring out what’s next.

If you’re in that “WTF-am-I-doing?” place right now… I see you. You’re not doing it wrong, you’re just becoming. I’d love to hold space for your present version. So that one day soon, you’ll look back and realize this was the moment you chose to grow into who you were supposed to be.

Drop a ❤️ if this resonated. DM me if you’re ready to take that next step, I’d love to hold space for you in my training. 

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#yogawithbriohny #yogateacherlife #yogaheals #yogamindfulness #yogateachers

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