I reconnected to my creative flow and received great encouragement from friends online (very deep and thoughtful comments included a smiley face and heart emoji). This exercise worked wonders for not only my body, but my spirit. At the end of the 30 days, I connected all the poses into one flow. I also posted it on my Instagram account to get the support of my friends and family and make sure they kept me accountable towards my goal. So I challenged myself to 30 days of animal yoga poses. I thought to myself (with my son screaming in the background asking for a snack) “Tal, how can you spice it up?”And then it occurred to me that many yoga poses have a cool thing in common-they have animal-related names. To restart and recharge, I wanted to set an attainable goal. It’s what I teach and it’s what I practice-almost every day in the pre-Covid world. It’s not easy, and life is still pretty hectic and confusing, but I make sure I get in at least 15 minutes of movement every day. And once I got back on the fitness train, everything seemed much brighter and lighter. Movement is such a major key to mental health I decided that no matter what, I was going to be active every day. And when one is in survival mode, stressed and anxious, and on top of that not moving one’s body – that’s a disaster waiting to happen. For me, this circus act entailed parenting two toddlers (meaning keeping them not just alive, but active, happy and fed, preferably not exclusively frozen pizza), getting work done and maintaining a functioning house. ![]() ![]() The shock of suddenly having to juggle so many balls was just overwhelming. About two weeks after the shelter-in-place started, I was feeling pretty drained. This is a story of finding balance in unstable times.
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