Show Notes
Mercede Hittmeier is a yoga instructor with over a decade of teaching.
In today's episode, Mercede shares her story of how following her intuition led her to pursuing careers in modeling, massage, barre, and finally guided her to yoga. Along the way, she lived all over the world and gained valuable insights about what it looks like to follow her calling along the way. Can't wait for you to hear her stories.
Key Moments and Insights: Nicaragua yoga retreat How do you bring back lessons after traveling? Moving to New York City Handling burnout and knowing when to pivot Discovering yoga The value of community and Home
Mercede's yoga class was a blessing for me in my first year of business, and her contagious energy is something that I've wanted to find a way to emulate since I've met her. Can't wait for you to hear her story!
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Show Chapters: 00:00 Nicaraguan Yoga Retreat 04:35 Vacationing As A Mom 06:24 Bringing Home Lessons 09:11 Origin Story 13:12 Acts of Service 16:20 Burnout And Barre 20:43 New York 26:53 Trust And Support 31:00 Manifestation Without Expectations 33:41 What Matters 39:42 Coming Home 41:16 Embrace the Suck 42:20 Trust Opportunities 46:58 Conviction Over Opinions 50:40 No Option to Quit 52:42 The Importance of Community 57:19 Billings, MT 01:00:06 Black Orchid Community 01:03:08 Finding Yoga Everywhere 01:08:28 Why I Instruct 01:13:16 Serving Through Teaching 01:17:19 Lessons & Blessin's
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