My yoga students hear me say this throughout our practice. COVID-19 has put our world on pause, and recent events creating civil unrest and protests have our world spinning.
Self-care - it seems to be the new buzz word in the health and wellness world these days. What exactly does it mean? Wikipedia defines self-care as the maintenance of one's well-being.
“I am not flexible,” “I can't sit still and quiet my mind,” “I would look silly,” “I might hurt myself,” “I have an injury and am in pain,” and the list goes on and on …
Yes, I have heard them all as an instructor. Admittedly, I have even experienced these same feelings at one time or another.
This phrase works much better for me than "May the Force be with you.” Truthfully, wouldn’t you rather flow through life than force your way through it? Both words connote movement, but approaches and results are worlds apart.
