I'm a bilingual yoga teacher who helps people who sit a lot gain mobility, move without pain and reduce their stress.
Cut yourself some slack (and embrace the chaos)
|
This week, I want to encourage you to cut yourself some slack. Letting go is a very popular concept, and for good reason: we're constantly pulled in all directions, and at the same time, we never feel like we're doing enough. This leads us to have thoughts that are natural, but really not constructive, like: "if only life were simpler", "if only I had more time", "if only I had fewer things to manage". But guess what? Life is chaotic. That's the price to pay for a rich life, surrounded by friends, family, with a fulfilling career and exciting passions. What if instead of complaining and resisting... we learned to let go and accept that our lives have multiple facets and will always be a bit chaotic? We can find our balance by developing resilience to this chaos, and by learning to stay calm in the middle of this whirlwind. In this week's podcast episode in French, we talked about how a consistent and regular routine (even a short one) can serve as a refuge. How our yoga mat can become a space where we develop tools to regulate ourselves and manage our emotions. How we can acquire inner peace and the strength needed to face the chaos of our lives without feeling overwhelmed. Does this resonate with you? I'd love to know how you handle the chaos of life, and how your yoga practice (or something else) helps you not feel overwhelmed. Om, peace 🧡 Clem |
Clémence Dieryck
I'm a bilingual yoga teacher who helps people who sit a lot gain mobility, move without pain and reduce their stress.
Hey, It's been 5 days since I challenged you to try the zero-hour method. So here's my question: did you try it? And if you did... how did it go? I'm genuinely curious. Did you wake up a bit earlier? Did you press play on one of the videos I shared? Did you manage all 5 days or did life get in the way? Let me be so clear: there's no "perfect" here. Maybe you only did it twice. Maybe you tried Level 1 and realised you need more sleep (fair enough). Maybe you discovered that 5 minutes of...
I used to hate mornings. And Mondays. (I even used to have a shirt that said “Meh. Mondays.”) 15 years ago 😬 Snoozing 5 times, dragging myself out of bed already feeling exhausted, no time for breakfast, just running through the door and hoping I make it to the bus on time. As I near 40 years of age, I realise more and more that time is our most valuable currency. One rule I’ve started to live by in recent years is "never wish time away". Time is so scarce, life is so short, and I don’t want...
"Why does everything crack when I move now? It never used to do that when I was younger!" My client D asked me this last week, but honestly, I hear some version of this question in 99% of my sessions. We either laugh about or worry over all the "cracks" and "pops" we hear and feel whenever we roll our head, shoulders, or hips. It's a completely valid concern, and there are two main reasons why it gets worse with age: First, ageing is essentially a dehydration process. Our tissues gradually...