Jessica Takes Bali

Jessica Ridley Start Date: Jan 9, 2023 - End Date: May 8, 2023
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Vacation/Personal Trip
  • Bali, Indonesia

My Travel Story

by: Jessica Ridley Start Date: Jan 9, 2023 - End Date: May 8, 2023
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Vacation/Personal Trip
I vividly remember back in 2020 when I started my 200hr Yoga Teacher Training and the lead instructor asked, "Why are you here, why do you want to teach yoga?".  My response, "Because it scares the shit out of me!" Those same sentiments are still very real and true for me today even after completing that training in the midst of a pandemic in April of 2020. I am a firm believer that anything worth doing will make you uncomfortable but will also change your life. With that being said, I have decided to enroll in another 200hr Yoga Teacher Training in Bali, Indonesia at the Bali Yoga School. I have finally taken the plunge and said YES to fully getting out of my comfort zone and chasing my dreams with no distractions and in a place I have prayed and manifested living in for years. Although I'm doing this nervous, scared, and anxious (ya girl is losing her shit EVERYDAY lol) I'm doing it knowing that I have the most amazing support system/village a girl could ask for. I know my mother is beyond pleased with how people show up and out for her favorite little girl in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD. So thank you for your well wishes, prayers and endless love over the years and more so now as I embark on this new journey. This trip is very personal and my only expectation is to come back a better me, more grounded, more confident, more loving and more in tune with who I am and how I show up in this world, which is everything the practice of yoga entails. 
I will be in school for 23 days and have 10 days to celebrate and just LIVE. I am super appreciative of any and all donations, ya girl is trying to live her BEST LIFE and see what life outside of this ghetto place we call America is all about. lol. THANK YOUUUUUUU!
  • Bali, Indonesia