Shelby often starts yoga class asking us to name one thing we’re grateful for and then how we want to feel. A couple weeks ago, tears sprang to my eyes as my soul answered the latter with “not like me”. I don’t want to feel like me. Taken aback but unsurprised—I had walked in salty,…
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(Yoga) Therapy Thursday: Go All The Way
This makes a lot of sense but doesn’t always actually make my handstand better. Which I guess is no worse than the other way. So.
Therapy Thursday: Talk to Yourself
Working. On. This.
(Yoga) Therapy Thursday: I Still Don’t Really Get It
Imma be honest, I wanted to draw this one but I can’t fully grasp its translation to my life, specifically. Maybe one of y’all can, though? Also this isn’t even fire logs pose. And fire logs’ only jobs are to burn. I DON’T GET IT AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I PUBLISHED THIS. Help.
(Yoga) Therapy Thursday: Appreciation
“Appreciate yourself. Is there something you’ve been wanting appreciation for? Thinking you deserve? Don’t wait for someone else to acknowledge you, acknowledge yourself for what you know you’ve done.” Caitlin, today at BFree, during savasana Wow, ok.
Therapy Thursday: A Warm Blanket
This is not from my therapist, nor is it truly about therapy. But it IS fresh out of my inbox, where I squealed a little when I received the news that Pendleton, a brand we know I’m obsessed with, created a Willamette BLANKET! ERMAGOD! TWO OF MY FAVORITE THINGS! IN ONE! Look at the meaning!…
(Yoga) Therapy Thursday: The Gift of Impermanence
Aside from therapy wisdom, I’ve also been pulling out lots of good nuggets from yoga recently. Like this one: The gift of impermanence is that things don’t stay the same. Change can be hard; it’s easy to mourn what was. But those shifts are where we eliminate stagnation, and grow. Impermanence is a gift.
Therapy Thursday: Stress as a Slowdown
I’ve been more stressed in the past couple of months than I have ever been in my entire life, without exaggeration. My therapist recently suggested that perhaps it was my way of slowing myself down—I’m energized by action, and this sometimes can make me move too quickly. But with this much stress, I’m not doing…