June 18th, 2019: Journal Entry

June 18th, 2019: Journal Entry (from my Instagram)

A still from my home yoga practice video from Saturday, 6/15/19 is up on YouTube. I had a lot of fun doing this as I was also hanging out at my parents house,
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This was a 25 minute vinyasa flow, really just focusing on what body parts needed the most attention. I'm still in the process of kneehabbing so I tend to incorporate a lot of psoas and quad stretches. I also find with all the sitting I do some days on top of just being tight overall, my psoas tightens the hell up.
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its the only muscle connecting your lower half to your torso, specifically your femur to your lumbar spine. A lot of tension can build in this area, arising from a multitude of factors.
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I FIRMLY believe that your mental health directly correlates with your physical health: the more stressed or depressed you are, the tighter your body tends to be. You might develop stress knots which constrict your range of motion and pattern of movement.
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Being in a constant state of fear and anxiety also causes you to slouch as your posture mirrors your emotions (depressed = depressed stance). Some examples are: Shoulders rounded, forward head position, anterior or posterior pelvic tilt. Over time, these poor postures combined with stress and anxiety wreaks havoc on your musculoskeletal system and it may take YEARS to feel somewhat pain free. Ive been working hard on stretching, mobility, taking care of my body, posture, and overall mechanics for years and I’m still far from feeling “healthy.”
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Anyway, I’m done rambling, you can watch the video from the link in my bio! :) .
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With love,

Mentalphysicalspiritualhealth

June 2nd, 2019: Journal Entry

June 2nd, 2019: Journal Entry (from my Instagram)

Clip from my 20 minute yoga session 💗

Over the years I’ve come to learn that every single hour, day, week, month, and phase of your life consists of ups and downs. To put it simply, every single moment differs from the next and these moments strewn together form phases or “seasons” of your life.


Elliot Hulse posted a video a couple years ago (@elliot_hulse) talking about dealing with depression and used this exact season analogy and helped me through some very tough times.


EVERY SINGLE thing in the universe operates in a cyclical fashion in the same way winter turns into spring and consequently begins summer, the end of the night begins a brand new day. This has been and will continue to remain true from now until the end of time.


Moods are no different. When you’re going through a “downer” phase ie: depression, you’re only able to see the negative portions of every moment. It’s almost impossible to see the light at the end of the tunnel; consequently, you don’t recognize it for what it is - a season. This phase of your life is destined to change and transform into something else.


this relates to me in this exact moment because last night I had overwhelming anxiety, and on top of that I couldn’t fall asleep until 5am and called in sick for work. I’ve been beating myself up nonstop for my poor sleeping habits this past year & I also feel awful whenever I call in. I got into a negative mindset loop and my brain was telling me: this is just the way it is, this “downer” mood will never end, nothing will get better.


This post is for anyone struggling with accepting the truth that seasons are destined to change & that NOTHING lasts forever. Things are always changing from moment to moment and this phase shall too transform into something better.


On another note, the video of this yoga routine is up on Youtube!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3TAXHfL-_c&t=1s


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