Mindset Matters: Interview with Deborah Ruddy

In the latest installment of Mindset Matters, Rachel is joined by Deborah Ruddy, a Registered Yoga Alliance Yoga Instructor and a qualified Anti-Gravity Aerial Yoga Instructor, to discuss the importance behind finding the balance between mind, body, and spirit.

Before entering the fitness industry, Deborah worked in the corporate world in both retail and finance. She's no stranger to high-stress jobs and environments. It was these experiences that led Deborah to create Lila Fitness, which strives to recharge her clients by bringing balance to their mind, body, and spirit.

Deborah is also currently co-authoring "Don't Wait in the Wings," a book discussing how important it is to pursue your passion and not allow outside circumstances to hold you back, with Rachel.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy another enlightening conversation on today's edition of Mindset Matters!

Timecodes:

0:50 - Overview on Deborah Ruddy and her background in fitness

1:30 - Deborah's first exposure to yoga

7:05 - What pushed Deborah towards a career in fitness

11:00 - How Lila Fitness focuses on fun while restoring mind, body, and spirit

14:19 - The types of classes offered at Lila Fitness

18:10 - Why having a balance between mind, body, and spirit is so vital

20:48 - Deborah shares her personal experiences of co-authoring a book with Rachel

34:00 - What Deborah's chapter in "Don't Wait in the Wings" consists of

38:00 - Tips on how someone can find themselves

40:30 - How we speak to ourselves and why negative self-talk is so damaging