Lindsey J

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26 Apr 04:29

Thank you! I am already feeling much better, all of the love and well wishes boost me so much 😘

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26 Apr 04:28

Thank you Sowanny! Virtual hugs back! My son and I have been air hugging to distance through this, sending you one of those. I am doing well, very fortunate!

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26 Apr 04:27

Thank you..it is one of my toughest lessons. This platform encourages embracing it and I am so thankful 💛

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26 Apr 04:26

Thank you Emily! If it’s okay with you I am going to try to find you on IG, I’d love to connect more 😊

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26 Apr 04:25

Thank you dear Monique 💛 I am doing well. Mild and better everyday. I am very fortunate.

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25 Apr 07:38

This challenge has led me through every single wave of its purpose physically, mentally, and emotionally. Most recently we all worked together to get to the summit together, as Marnie designed for us (hello planks and push ups and back to back endurance classes 😮‍💨 ) and now we’re working together to decend.

This is more challenging than the ascent for me and I know many others, especially after the peak high of making it through by challenging ourselves physically and mentally. Slowing down.

What started for me as what I thought was a reaction to less sleep, weeks of pushing myself, and new moves in Ballet sculpt (hello obliques) was not sore muscles. It was COVID. I am fortunate to have support and to be experiencing what I hope is a milder form. But it is making my brain really watch itself spin with thoughts of disappointment, guilt, and a desire to go to the mat as usual and feel the happiness and high. I keep thinking grace. Give yourself grace. Take this lesson. See what happens when you listen to it.

Thinking of you all and wishing that you are able to give yourselves grace. I am allowing myself to move through it, and trying as much as I can to hold it for me as well 💛

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25 Apr 05:18

So much love Laura. The strength it takes to be aware, listen to yourself, and be honest with where you are at with yourself and others is…so difficult. And admirable and will support you more than anything. I’m going to see if I can find you on IG 💛

24 Apr 17:18

And each body and each cycle is different! But in general higher energy phases go with higher intensity workouts and improved mood (thanks hormones) hello 60 min sig and sweat classes, and lower energy phases with lower mood do better with sculpt and stretch classes. I went on a rant there but it is so interesting to me and has helped me to not blame me for my body being a body.

24 Apr 17:15

I relate very much to this. One thing that has helped me to have more compassion for my body and varying energy levels, physical strength, and moods in response to movement is cycle tracking. Each phase brings different energy levels and our bodies are doing their best to respond to the shifts while our minds attach mental toughness or physical strength to it. Sincing the type of workout to what phase I am in helps very much and takes away the tendency to make it about a personal deficit or weakness,

24 Apr 17:06

This is incredible, thank you for sharing 💛