TIME-OUT FOR RADICAL SELF-CARE
By Silvia Mordini
Yoga is time where we get back in touch with caring about ourselves. Self-care is essential to a productive, peaceful life. It is a deeply spiritual practice. Developing an attitude of self-care means seeing yourself as the author and expert on your life story. Authoring one's own life assumes some measure of authority and requires appreciating yourself. Sadly deep down a lot of us don't approve of ourselves. Or we don't think we are worth the time loving self-care requires.
The First Step
Being on the mat while breathing in our poses literally helps us learn about ourselves as we alchemize a cocophony of emotion, feeling and thought. It is incredible what we can accomplish when we care about …show more content…
It's easy to get too "busy" and lose track of the importance of practical self-care. But nurturing ourselves is not a luxury; it is a necessity. It is a vitally important step toward achieving peace and happiness. The first time I took a radical 30-day sabbatical, it changed my life. I attended an incredible yoga teacher training, went on a yoga retreat and traveled the world to practice all sorts of styles of yoga, meditiation and shamanism with diverse teachers. I spent alone time in quiet contemplation, meditating in nature and—most importantly—I consistently practiced taking care of me. It was glorious and life-changing!
I went on this personal sabbatical with many questions, and yes, I was looking for answers. I found answers, and returned with a key insight: Making ourselves important and setting aside time to design our intentions is not easy—but it is vital.
It is what Elizabeth Gilbert writes about in her book Eat, Pray, Love, "You cannot see your reflection in running water, only still water." Only a time-out can provide this stillness. Now I can see better who I am and what I want in my life. As a result I continue asking myself better questions.
I am grateful for my ability to give myself permission to take care of me. However, in this process of putting ousrselves first we will undoubteldy dissaponit some people in our lives. As self-doubt returns remember the advice of Audre Lorde, “I have come to believe that
By Silvia Mordini
Yoga is time where we get back in touch with caring about ourselves. Self-care is essential to a productive, peaceful life. It is a deeply spiritual practice. Developing an attitude of self-care means seeing yourself as the author and expert on your life story. Authoring one's own life assumes some measure of authority and requires appreciating yourself. Sadly deep down a lot of us don't approve of ourselves. Or we don't think we are worth the time loving self-care requires.
The First Step
Being on the mat while breathing in our poses literally helps us learn about ourselves as we alchemize a cocophony of emotion, feeling and thought. It is incredible what we can accomplish when we care about …show more content…
It's easy to get too "busy" and lose track of the importance of practical self-care. But nurturing ourselves is not a luxury; it is a necessity. It is a vitally important step toward achieving peace and happiness. The first time I took a radical 30-day sabbatical, it changed my life. I attended an incredible yoga teacher training, went on a yoga retreat and traveled the world to practice all sorts of styles of yoga, meditiation and shamanism with diverse teachers. I spent alone time in quiet contemplation, meditating in nature and—most importantly—I consistently practiced taking care of me. It was glorious and life-changing!
I went on this personal sabbatical with many questions, and yes, I was looking for answers. I found answers, and returned with a key insight: Making ourselves important and setting aside time to design our intentions is not easy—but it is vital.
It is what Elizabeth Gilbert writes about in her book Eat, Pray, Love, "You cannot see your reflection in running water, only still water." Only a time-out can provide this stillness. Now I can see better who I am and what I want in my life. As a result I continue asking myself better questions.
I am grateful for my ability to give myself permission to take care of me. However, in this process of putting ousrselves first we will undoubteldy dissaponit some people in our lives. As self-doubt returns remember the advice of Audre Lorde, “I have come to believe that