Hands up who has a new year's resolution to exercise more, weigh less and reduce stress? Join the gym. Join yoga. Actually GO to the gym. Actually GO to yoga. Hands up who has had this on their New Year's resolution list for many years in a row? I know, start with good intentions in January and then by mid-February run out of steam with just occasional visits and by March, well, the gym membership is just a thing you see on your monthly bank statement.
We have all been there. We intend to prioritise our wellbeing. Our health. Our energy levels. Our body. We are full of good intentions. But then, somehow, well, we don't. Life just sort of gets in the way. We just get "too busy" and good intentions slide.
Okay so here's the thing, and I can say all this woowoo stuff with confidence because I am also a yoga teacher: the body is the moving temple of the soul.
That makes it pretttttttttty important. Now I know getting the marketing report to the CEO by COB is also important, as is making an elaborate birthday cake for the birthday party, but, is it more important than the Temple of your Soul?
I learned this one the hard way: I put everything before the needs of my body. My work, my bosses' work, making sure the house was tidy, making sure all my staff were happy and productive, keeping on top of all my email, going out and socialising even when I was dog-tired because I didn't want to let anyone down and so on. Stuff just kept cropping up and the yoga class would get dropped "just for this week". The pre-body to do list was mighty long. Down there somewhere at item 342 was "exercise" right after items 341 and 340 "look after self" and "rest". The upshot of this madness was that I eventually ended up with severe adrenal fatigue and was bedridden for a number of months and sick for well over a year.
