Key of Life Ventures

10/12/2026

Wearing my J. Esho shirt today and the words on it feel like they were written for me: Between Worlds. 🌎 🌍

Growing up Egyptian-American, I’ve always lived a little in two places at once. I was raised across three continents, and each one gave me something I still carry, from the food in my grandparents’ kitchen to the languages I switch between without thinking. For a long time I wondered which world I really belonged to. Now I think the answer is both, and that’s what made me who I am.

The more I coach, the more I see that we’re all between worlds in a way. There’s who we are today and who we’re becoming, and that middle space can feel uncomfortable and unclear. It’s also where all the growth happens. If you’re in that in-between right now, you’re in a good place, even if it doesn’t feel like it yet.

And J. Esho’s music brings me so much joy. 🎼 He moves between languages so beautifully, and you don’t need to understand every word to feel it. Music has always been one of those things that crosses every border. If you haven’t heard him yet, start with ‘El Ritmo’ and go follow Johni Esho 😊 Artists like him who are building bridges with their work deserve all the support we can give them.

Where are you between worlds right now?

10/11/2026

10/11/2026

Sometimes the best advice I can give is just to PAUSE. Before you answer someone, and especially before you answer yourself, give it a few seconds. That little bit of space is usually enough to notice whether the thought in your head is actually true or just a habit that’s been running on repeat! I lean on this mindful pause on the mat when a pose gets hard, and at home when I can feel a sharp reply coming. Try it this week and tell me if it softens some of that self-doubt (and maybe makes a few conversations go a little smoother) 😊

10/02/2026

The day I walked out of a doctor’s office with a prescription in my hand, the hallway felt like the coldest place I’d ever been. A few months later, a different doctor looked at the same labs and believed I could get well, and that belief changed what happened next.

In the essay I go into the research behind why that matters. One study found that a simple shift in how housekeepers understood their daily work changed their blood pressure and body fat in four weeks, without a single new habit. Another found that when a provider came across as both warm and competent, patients’ skin reactions to a histamine prick faded faster.

I also share WELL, a four-step check I use on my own mindset, whether I’m the one seeking care or the one giving it.

There’s an audio version too, read by me 🎧 https://hebawrites.substack.com/p/do-you-want-to-be-made-well

Have you ever had a practitioner whose belief in you changed something? I’d love to hear about it below 🤍

09/26/2026

Today’s photoshoot with Boss Mama CEO apparel was da bomb diggity! A group of boss mama CEOs hanging out in Old Town Alexandria and connecting over all things business and parenting — the best way to have spent my Saturday morning! Recap coming soon, but in the meantime … go follow Ashley Larson’s page and let her content inspire you! She features fellow boss mama CEOs as well, just to draw attention to their brands … which is a lens into her kindness and fun personality. She’s also having the coolest raffle with so many awesome goodies in preparation of her apparel launch — check her page for the raffle details. Thank you for supporting us, Ashley!

09/24/2026

If you never try, you’ll never know

09/23/2026

Fall always makes me want to get more specific about what I’m working on, which is where these classes came from. 😁 Every Tuesday this fall has its own focus. Some weeks it’s strong legs and balance, some weeks it’s crow pose, some weeks it’s all hips and shoulders and letting go of whatever you’ve been carrying around in them.

Accountability and gratitude are the two traits I think of as autumn ones, so you’ll hear them in the intention I set at the start of each class. 🧘🏽‍♀️

Come to one, come to all of them, come to whichever ones sound like what your body needs. They’re all up on the app through the fall, so you can grab a few now and have them on your calendar. 🗓️

I’ll also have copies of my journal, Mindset Journal by Heba, at the front desk starting next Tuesday if you want to keep going with any of this off the mat. 📔

🌱 Tuesdays 11am at Pulse Yoga, Lake Ridge
Starting Sept 29 · book on the app

09/21/2026

There’s this point in a decision where the research stops really being research, and I think most of us know exactly when we’ve crossed it even if we keep going anyway.

You’re still comparing and asking around and reading one more review, and it feels productive enough … but it also starts following you into every week like a to-do you never get to cross off.

That’s actually why I made the Values Based Decision Matrix in the first place! I needed something to get me out of that loop, and what it does is lay out how each of your options lines up with what matters most to you in this season of your life, which is usually the piece nobody has taken time to think about explicitly

I’m walking through it this Friday, September 25 at 10am Eastern on Zoom. It’s free, I’m keeping it to 30 people so we can work through some real examples together, and I won’t be sharing a recording, so I’d love for you to be there live.

Registration link is in my bio.

09/14/2026

I stalled on a yoga teacher training for almost a year before I finally signed up for one. I kept telling myself I was doing my research, comparing the programs, waiting for a better time in my schedule … and what I was really doing was making sure I couldn’t pick the wrong one and get stuck with it.

What actually got me to move wasn’t feeling more sure about the program I ended up choosing. It was realizing that almost none of what I was scared of was permanent anyway, and that the year I’d spent not deciding had already cost me way more than a wrong training ever could have.

So if you’re carrying one of these around, bring it Thursday! September 17 at 7:30 EST, it’s free, and we’ll run it through the matrix together so you actually leave with it closer to decided.

Registration link is in my bio. See you there!