Let’s Stop the Overwhelm

This morning I was reflecting on how I was feeling and why I was feeling the way I am. For me, it's been so interesting to learn about my cyclical body and to really take the time to actually stop and reflect.

Last week was my menstruation (my Inner Winter Week), I was feeling tired and lethargic, which is normal for this part of your cycle. I choose to listen to my advice and I only did the minimum I needed to. I put my to do list aside, I stepped away from social media, and I showed up for me.

Now as Monday hit and my period is over. I am feeling more energy and I started to knock things off my to do list. As I was busy working, I started to feel twinges of being overwhelmed and that I was not working fast enough and therefore letting people (mainly myself) down. I had a short moment where I actually thought, "shit I wasted a whole week last week by not being productive enough!" But in a split second I stopped and reminded myself that last week was needed to prevent burn out and maintain cycle health (did I mention that my period was pain free and smooth flowing).

I share this because in that moment I realized how ingrained this thought process is.

We cannot take a break or a day off or a vacation without feeling overwhelmed when we come back. Breaks are needed to maintain overall health, that is why we are entitled to them.

So as I work though my own mind block around this, I share with you to encourage you to reflect if this is something that you need to work on as well?

Part of feminine yoga is ahimsa...which means do no harm. Do no harm to yourself, but also watch how you interact with others when they take time off. How can we support ourselves to feel ok about taking time off and how can we help others transition back into life after they have taken a break?

This is today's food for thought. Remember this all cycles back into the health of our cycle and healing the divine feminine energy as a sisterhood.