Plain and simple: working out right now is like trying to get excited about heaving a bag of rocks up a hill.
However, after some mindful movement on the floor I knew I would feel more awake if I just turned on a workout I could follow. So I did. Throughout I was glad to be moving, but it was clear that my energy levels weren't at their usual. So much so that I skipped the last part of the workout, something I very rarely do. I finished with the sense that there is a ball of energy deep down in my body, but much like the seeds underground, it is not ready to emerge yet. It’s still regenerating.
In THE NEW YEAR the fitness/wellness industry pours out messages aimed at a “New You”. Popular culture suggests we resolve to fix what's wrong by getting “back” into shape, often conflating that with the forward motion of evolution. As part of the industry we are guilty of enforcing these trends in the past, but over the years (especially the last two) it’s become more important to honor the season that we are in and the hibernation that accompanies it. It’s become more important to call awareness to the inherent contradiction that exists in the lofty expectation that fitness goals have to start in January, a time when much of nature is still underground, and remain in high gear for the entirety of the year.
While we are always here for identifying goals and balanced ways to achieve them, the newness we want to focus on this month is identifying old belief systems that don’t serve us anymore, and begin to shift towards new ways of moving through the world that are nourishing and aligned with how we want to feel in our bodies.
Just because it’s a new year doesn’t mean there needs to be a new you. You are lovely, and strong, and enough in this moment just as you are!
This doesn't mean we are against change or in denial of it. Change is constant. If you feel you need and are ready for change in your body go for it! But know we are also advocating for different types and cycles of change. The type of change that enhances your evolution from the understanding that there is nothing bad or wrong that has to go “back” and be “fixed”.
Use this beautiful incantation to let that soak in a little more.
Moving Through the Chakras
The Group Program and Intro Workshops are ideal for those curious about the chakra system and how it relates to a mindful movement practice. All movement is restorative in nature, making it appropriate for all levels, ages, and abilities. This program aims to support each participant in opening doors towards a sustainable movement ritual and fitness routine, a better relationship with your body, and an evolved understanding of what it means to operate your day-to-day life from a place of “everything is connected.”
Saturday, February 19th @ 12pm to 1:30pm | Intro Workshop
Thursday, March 3rd - April 28th @ 6:30pm to 7:30pm | Group Program
Saturday, April 30th @ 12pm to 1:30pm | Intro Workshop
Use promo code EARLYCHAKRAS to receive $100 off the group program when you sign up by February 21st.
PLEASE NOTE: The MindBody app does not allow promo codes. Please use the browser version of MBO to take advantage of the promo code.
We are Popping Up Again
This time in Manhattan! Through March 31st, 2022 we are adding availability in our newest collaboration space at F Squared Physical Therapy in Flatiron. In-person private sessions will be offered as availability allows. we invite new and returning client to engage with some of our most recent offerings to see how we have been working with our clients and community. In conjunction with our thriving Virtual Studio, and Brooklyn host studio, during our pop-up you will have the opportunity to expand your wellness practice, using both online and in-person support to facilitate better awareness, connection and ease in your body.
Call to Action in the Name of Change
As mindful movement practitioners, we are in the business of supporting and guiding our clients through change. That change does not happen in a vacuum, but instead has ripple effects. In that way, we are in the business of change in the individual, the community, and the world.
This month we are highlighting the importance of acknowledging the cultures, healing practices, beliefs, traditions, and rituals that have been siphoned into the fitness and wellness industries from China, Japan, India, Thailand, and Tibet (to name a few) and separated from the people that belong to those lands, cultures, and practices.
Womankind is a nonprofit that supports those seeking help from domestic violence and human trafficking. In part, their mission is steeped in using the healing practices and traditions of the above cultures to aid in their whole-systems approach to recovery and renewal.