Ep 125: How to Get Unstuck with Shira Gura
Do you encounter a feeling of being stuck, as a business owner, or even in your own personal life? You feel like you can’t move forward, you can’t make a decision, and you may even have students who come to your yoga classes to help them get unstuck. Shira Gura, an expert in helping people get unstuck, has just the tools to help you and your students.
Shira Taylor Gura is the creator of The S.T.U.C.K. Method®, author of Getting unSTUCK: Five Simple Steps to Emotional Well-Being, host of the Getting Unstuck podcast, and creator of Consideration Cards. Shira’s own journey in feeling stuck in different areas of her life helped her discover tools to use to help herself and others.
With her five-step S.T.U.C.K Method, Shira coaches Shannon through some areas in her business that she has been feeling stuck. They discuss what it means to be stuck, why people often fall into the same areas of “stuck-ness” in their lives, and why it’s so important to take time to do this work on yourself.
This is such an informative episode with valuable tips and actions you can take immediately to get unstuck in your business or relationships, and to help others in your life get unstuck with things they’re struggling with. Tune in to the end to find out more about Shira’s special giveaway too!
Key Takeaways:
[5:40] Shannon introduces her guest for this episode – Shira Gura
[7:26] Where did Shira’s yoga journey begin?
[9:57] How did Shira get started becoming a STUCK coach and educator?
“I was basically trying to use mindfulness to help me get out of the stuck spots, but … I found mindfulness wasn’t enough.” -Shira Gura
[15:39] Shira used to blog every week about where she was feeling stuck. She shares one of her more popular stories that really resonated with her audience.
[19:34] How can you figure out if you’re stuck?
“If you’re doubtful, if you’re not sure if you’re stuck or not, you probably are.” -Shira Gura
[20:35] Shira talks through an example of where a yoga teacher might get stuck, and how they can use her method to get un-stuck.
[24:06] Shira coaches Shannon with her stuck-ness around starting her new venture, Pelvic Health Professionals.
[32:45] What are some tools Shira recommends to help you feel your emotions instead of avoiding them?
“Those stuck spots, the recurring ones, will stay in your life forever until you learn the lesson you’re supposed to learn from it.” -Shira Gura
[34:51] Ask yourself ‘what are the beliefs that are creating that emotion?’, and how can you flip that belief?
[42:43] The last step in the method is to wrap up with self compassion.
[44:21] Shannon and Shira recap the S.T.U.C.K method.
[51:39] Get in touch with Shira via her website, and do check out her podcast and book too.
[52:10] Shira leaves us with some final thoughts.
[54:09] Shira has a special giveaway!
Links:
- Pelvic Health Professionals
- Shira Gura
- Getting Unstuck: Five Simple Steps to Emotional Well-Being, by Shira Gura
- Getting Unstuck Podcast
- The Getting unSTUCK Tribe Facebook Group
- Shelly Prosko Podcast Episodes
- Stuck on My Grey, by Shira Gura
- Consideration Cards
- Yoga for Pelvic Health Teacher Training in Meaford, Ontario
Gratitude to our Sponsor Schedulicity
Great episode! I often get stuck around decisions so it was great to hear Shira go through these tools. Good luck with your Pelvic Health Professionals membership site Shannon! Sounds great!
Thank you for tuning in, Christine!
Thanks Christine!
Really enjoyed listening to this podcast. Also going to listen to Shira’s podcast to become more comfortable with the STUCK process. Thank you, Shannon, for asking such great questions and for allowing Shira to use you as an example of how the process works. Thank you, Shira, for sharing this valuable and “simple” process with us.
Thank you for tuning in, Barbara!
Barbara, I just randomly chose 2 people to receive a gift from me and you were one of them. Please email me to be in touch and receive your gift. Thank you.
So great to hear that you enjoyed this episode Barbara. I love that you are going to have a listen to Shira’s podcast next.
Great podcast Shannon!
Really enjoyed listening to Shira speak about her program of how to get UnStuck.
Great tools to use in day to day life!
Thank you <3
Thank you, Carrie!
Thanks Carrie!
Thank you so much for this episode! I have been stuck with expanding my business and not feeling productive because I feel I keep jumping from task to task and don’t really have a direction. I walked through the STUCK method while listening to the podcast and have identified some emotions and beliefs that I can now investigate to help me get unSTUCK! I tend to work best with step by step instructions when trying something new, so this method was very helpful and easy to follow.
Thank you, Kim. I’m so glad you already started trying out the method! Please keep me posted as to how you are doing with it!
Kimberly, I just randomly chose 2 people to receive a gift from me and you were one of them. Please email me to be in touch and receive your gift. Thank you.
Oh I am so glad that you were able to use this episode in your own life Kimberly. I agree – Shira has a very clear and step-by-step approach that is super helpful. Also, congratulations on being one of the winners!
Every one of your episodes feels so serendipitous! Just what I need to hear every week. Thank you and your guests so much for sharing all this important work and information. I’ve been listening for a few months now and working through the whole back catalogue! Please continue what you do, it has already been so beneficial to my personal and professional growth, and I’m sure I am not alone when I say this! Thank you thank you! Namaste <3
Oh, that is wonderful to hear Laura! It is great to hear that you are feeling like the podcast is helpful and timely. Let me know if there are any topics that you would like me to cover in the future!
Stuckness is what I am feeling all this month. I got some stuck in work with my studio, with some ideas and how to get them in reality, how to have energy for that. Thank you for this really supportive episode – I felt like my problems again not only mine 🙂
I am so glad that this episode was helpful to you Elena. You are for sure not alone in feeling stuck. Thanks for sharing here in the comments.
I’m so glad the episode supported you with your work in your studio! I’d love to hear more as your path unfolds!
That was so interesting. I love the TELL part of the technic. It clears things and make space to move through all those thoughts & feelings. Thank you so much to both of you!
I am glad you liked the episode Laurie. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙂
Thank you, Laurie, for letting me know how much this impacted you!
This was a fantastic interview! Loved it!! Thank you Shira and Shannon! 🙏💗