Where, exactly, is the path?

I know I’m not the only one to feel the whole body emotions of the last two weeks.  It has come in phases, for me, and as I sit with others, I feel the collective nature of this experience.

As a woman who happens to also be a mother, my mind races with the many possible outcomes of the days ahead.  If not for the circumstances this stems from, I’d be quick to feel this is the run of the mill anxiety I am familiar with.

However, this isn’t just that.  This is a bigger thing altogether.  And while I have certainly allowed myself time to be sedentary, to become lost in Netflix, and to eat many tortilla chips and leftover Halloween candy, I recognize my mind and body are ready for me to get back to my daily yoga, my walks, and probably a few more vegetables.

So, today I am committing to some intention around reconnecting with myself.  This won’t look like it does when my routine is up and running.  It will look like small measures of self care and self love, where I reconnect with my breath and feel my energy grounding back to its roots.

This is something I talk about with my clients often.  This idea that one size fits all-all days, all times, all seasons of life, just doesn’t, well, fit.  It’s in allowing both flexibility and intention with our daily self care that we begin to find the small spaces it can fit and the different ways it may look.  What does that look like for you-the non one size fits all ways to express care towards yourself?

I hope you can find that space today.  Perhaps just start with a breath.

With loving kindness,

Rachel