What If Not Choosing Yourself Is the Real Risk? | Shilpa Jaiswal | TEDxARSD
We grow up believing that choosing ourselves is risky. Choosing passion over stability, alignment over approval, or even listening to our own body — all of it feels like a gamble in a world that rewards safety.In this talk, I want to question that belief.
Through my own journey — from choosing stage over a conventional job after college, to understanding how dance shaped my confidence, to struggling with my relationship with my body, and eventually finding healing through yoga and movement — I’ve realised something uncomfortable.
The biggest risk wasn’t leaving the safe path.
The biggest risk was the moments I ignored myself.
This talk explores what happens when we repeatedly silence what moves us — creatively, professionally, and emotionally. And it invites the audience to imagine a different world: one where choosing yourself isn’t seen as reckless, but necessary.
What if the life we’re trying so hard to secure is quietly disconnecting us from who we really are?We grow up believing that choosing ourselves is risky. Choosing passion over stability, alignment over approval, or even listening to our own body — all of it feels like a gamble in a world that rewards safety.
In this talk, I want to question that belief.
Through my own journey — from choosing stage over a conventional job after college, to understanding how dance shaped my confidence, to struggling with my relationship with my body, and eventually finding healing through yoga and movement — I’ve realised something uncomfortable.
The biggest risk wasn’t leaving the safe path.
The biggest risk was the moments I ignored myself.
This talk explores what happens when we repeatedly silence what moves us — creatively, professionally, and emotionally. And it invites the audience to imagine a different world: one where choosing yourself isn’t seen as reckless, but necessary.
What if the life we’re trying so hard to secure is quietly disconnecting us from who we really are? Ms. Shilpa Jaiswal is a passionate wellness coach and yoga practitioner helping individuals reclaim balance in body, mind, and spirit. Her journey into wellness is rooted in authentic experience and deep commitment. With yoga, mindfulness, movement practices, she believes wellness isn’t just a trend but a lifestyle rooted in mindful habits and self-care. She has cultivated a vibrant community that embraces mindful living and practical wellbeing wisdom making significant contributions through community events, in workshops, and wellness initiatives that focus on healing, connection, and personal empowerment This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx Receive SMS online on sms24.me
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