kobe kate noble

Hi. First I want to say, as much as I feel drawn to channel creativity and insight, it’s also a little terrifying for me to put myself out there every time I do it. I am one of those creative types who feels driven to share but has second guessed herself all the way… well not ALL the way. Even though I have second guessed myself about what I put out into the world, there’s another part who will not stop. So here we go….. again.

I say again because there are several blogs in my past…. one I kept as a journal as my kids were moving through their toddler years…. one I kept to share my fast & healthy recipes…. most recently…. flourishandshineyoga.com…. I think that one explains itself.

This new one though is for all of me. Like me, I’m not able to wrap it up in a little package with perfect labeling. Remember I said… “I am one of those creative types.” If I didn’t have such will-power you would definitely call me A.D.D! But in my own way, I’ve pulled myself together and am working hard to juggle being a mom, a good partner and friend, a devoted teacher of yoga and integrated wellness practices, and the director of Shine Yoga, a small yoga studio in the east Hyde Park neighborhood of Cincinnati.

This blog site is a place for all of me…. the messy artist girl, the nurturing mother & teacher, the “tell it like it is” / “got a problem? let’s solve it” health/life coach, a health-based (do not come to me if you want 6-pack abs) personal trainer, an anatomy  / alignment / energetic balance geek, a devoted doggie mom, a trying to keep all the wheels spinning even though I really probably do have adhd entrepreneur, a guardian of sacred space for spiritual practices, the “let’s go take a hike and keep calm” nature lover, the stop and smell the roses and definitely do a mini-photo shoot lover of beauty and art, the work hard and hope for the best “gen-exer,” the do my best but can’t help it with the run-on sentences “writer,” the cook from scratch but it better not be too complex “chef,” the dreamer, the warrior, the flawed, the healing, the ever evolving me.

You see my brain is a busy place and being an introvert, I really don’t like to just sit and chat for too long. These thoughts though…. they need somewhere to go. And… if they can help someone, inspire someone, help someone see something in new light…. give someone an idea for something healthy & good to eat this week….. encourage someone (you) to stretch your body or breathe in life a little more fully or get out in nature and take a little hike….. if they remind you of the light within yourself, or challenge you to peel away some old energetic layers that have been keeping you bound in old habits….. if they help you stretch your mind or on the other hand bring you to a place of comfort in your heart…. if my words hold meaning, inspiration, encouragement, comfort for just one person at a time…. then all the business of my brain…. all the thoughts in my mind…. the feelings in my heart…. have a meaning….. and taking the time to refine the raw material of my mind does give me purpose….. it helps me make better sense of this world that honestly often feels overwhelming to me. I have spent a lot of time learning to stay sensitive in a world that is often overwhelming with it pace and it’s press. The push in our society for MORE, BETTER, FASTER, BOLDER is INTENSE. So many of us suffer in silence with a deep longing for peace, understanding, compassion, time and space, to let our guards down and just be ourselves…. to feel content with who we are even as that almost always includes a desire to keep growing and transforming.

There are some gifts you can’t pay back. The deeper understanding of how to create more harmony in life is a gift that I can’t pay back to my teachers and guides. (Though most of them did get paid at the time. I digress only to say healers, teachers, guides deserve to be paid at the time of service! ha! But the amount of money I paid pales in comparison to the value of their lessons!) And because I can’t pay them back fully, I feel compelled to keep the insights flowing in this world in order to do my part to contribute positively to the greater good on our planet. If I can bring a little light in a world that too often these days feels darker and darker then it helps me face the days with greater curiosity and courage and even joy.

One thing is for sure. I am a sensitive girl/woman/person. I feel deeply and I’ve often felt that’s not really been a popular quality in my world. Luckily though, with the help of many great teachers and guides — and with an open mind, I’ve found a way to use my sensitivity to my benefit instead of my detriment as it had felt in the past. I don’t pretend that the world is all love and light. I have walked through many shadowy times in my life. I have deep empathy for the real challenges that every day people are going through. Life can look so good from the outside in when the truth is inside, life is scary and painful and for so many of us, overwhelming. And so really my hope is to help to be a little ray of light…. an insight that helps someone see the world from a wider angle… a thought that inspires clarity and courage to try something new or move in a more positive direction… a recipe that brings pleasure AND nourishment… an exercise that encourages better energetic balance and harmony for body, mind, or spirit.

This new blog will be used just like my sketchbook/journals…. a place to work through my deep thoughts, my hopes, my experiments. Like an artist, I offer them not to tell you what to see or look for or do in the world, but to encourage you to look a little closer –maybe from a different angle — and your own life and into your own heart. What in you wants to be acknowledged, unleashed, healed, discovered, shared?

This space is for exploration, creativity, and for sharing. I hope you will come back and visit me (and my run on sentences that are raw and real and refuse to be tamed). Technology is not my cup of tea. I’ll be working on the links and comments section as I go but I do believe we can connect through comments here and you can also find me on social media. On Facebook follow kate noble – flourish and shine and on Instagram @shineyogalife

As we say in the yoga world: the divine light of my heart – honors yours. Namaste
Hope to share again soon.