Yoga for Mental Well-Being Series:
Mind/Body Connection
That our thoughts correspond to how our body feels, and how our body feels can impact our thoughts is a foundational aspect of mindfulness and an integral way of caring for our mental well-being. A lot of us recognize the ways in which our bodies commonly hold and process stress, whether digestive upset, tension headaches, insomnia and/or dips into depression and anxiety. However, this past year changed the game with challenges we never even conceived to be possible, not to mention the collective stress of a world under tremendous pressure. Personally, it seemed to me a strange and ironic experience of stress mounting while my busyness ground to a halt. Sitting and waiting over doing, doing, doing was a surreal experience and one that called for a much deeper dive into self-care and really listening to what I needed – physically, emotionally, mentally. It also meant a true honouring of the mind/body connection.
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