Feeling low? That's OK. Call your mom.

100 days since the Chicago Marathon

Give yourself grace, friends

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone was able to slow down and rest over the long weekend.

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I was able to rest and recharge last night after a busy few days. I really needed it. Over the past week I’ve found myself feeling stressed and low. It’s just that time of year, I suppose.

My mom reminded me that it’s OK to feel sad. We can’t feel good all of the time. I took mild comfort in that idea, and now that I’m better rested I’m feeling closer to normal.

So, if your energy is low and you’re feeling fragile, give yourself grace. Call your mom, or a friend. We’ll get through this winter together and there will be warm, sunny days ahead.

Runner’s log

It was still really cold this week and the sidewalks remain icy around my neighborhood. I got out once for a run, with the Meas girls-only running group in Over-the-Rhine. This crew of powerful women is so full of joy! I’m excited to train with them for the Flying Pig Half Marathon this spring.

Finding peace in the here and now through yoga practice

Over the weekend I spent most of my time at the yoga studio for yoga teacher training. It was our second weekend intensive and we talked a lot about modifications and how to guide students in all different bodies.

In addition to these weekend sessions, my cohort is reading a lot about yoga and practicing often on our own. Yoga is about so much more than movement; it is, truly, a way to live your life. The more I immerse myself in this training, the more I’m able to see how the yoga way of living can make us better humans.

And it all starts with meeting yourself where you are, in each moment of every day.

I’d like to share just a few of my favorite quotes from my recent readings:

• “We begin where we are and how we are, and whatever happens, happens.” (The Heart of Yoga by T. K. V. Desikachar)

• “The goal of yoga is to encourage us to be a little better than we were before.” (The Heart of Yoga by T. K. V. Desikachar)

• “We all want to live well. Let’s face it, at the end of the day, it’s not how much you have or how much you have accomplished that counts. What matters is how well you have participated in your own life, both the ordinary routines and the extraordinary surprises.” (The Yamas & Niyamas by Deborah Adele)

• “Contentment can only be found in acceptance and appreciation of what is in the moment. The more we learn to leave ‘what is’ alone, the more contentment will quietly and steadily find us.” (The Yamas & Niyamas by Deborah Adele)

I hope you can carry these lessons with you, too, into your week.

xoxo,

mad mitch