Slowing Down
It’s been a minute since I carved out time to write about my practice. February was borderline brutal and to be honest, it was hard for me to write about my practice becuase I was feeling so icky outside of my practice.
Lately, I feel as if I’ve been giving giving giving to everyone else and picking up the phone when someone calls, etc. I haven’t given myself what I need to reset and feel recharged to keep giving.
Tonight’s practice took place in my own studio, literally. I hate those days where I don’t make it to the studio on time to get a good sixty minute heated class in with the guidance of another instructor. I was soooo bummed I went home and took a long shower and started to wind down. I forget that I can take my practice ANYWHERE. This has nothing to do with the fact that I’m technically certified to teach yoga. I have the ability to roll out my mat and just breathe, move, and do what feels natural in my body. Which is ironically what I’m cuing my classes to for this week.
Slow down. Breathe. How I see it is, your breath communicates what you really need through your body to your mind and you truly aren’t able to notice what your body is asking of you until you slow and breathe. Holding a posture longer becuase it feels good in a certain part of your body or tuning inward to really tap into how you’re feeling.
Music has the same effect on my as my breath does. When I listen to a song I’m able to understand what I’m feeling on such a deeper level. I H A T E sharing my favorites but - Rhye has always been one of my go-to’s in almost any given situation. I feel so understood when I listen to their music. Every single beat, melody, chorus, lyric has the utmost intention and reason behind it. As a “Type A, Libra” this is soooo pleasing.
Tonight, I combined the two and that was my simple, at home, itty bitty practice and I was so content with that.














