We’re honored to share this reflection from Elena Cheung’s Substack. Initially revealed there, we’re reposting it right here to carry her voice and perspective to our group.
Giving your self permission to do the factor with out hitting the “do over” button.
Let’s be actual: most of us don’t fall out of our follow as a result of we’re lazy bums.
We fall off the wagon due to… nicely, life.
Summer time schedules are wild. Work is bananas. Your physique does one thing unpredictable. Or your mind decides doom scrolling in mattress is safer than motion on the mat. Or perhaps you’re simply drained, which is truthfully motive sufficient.
For those who’re like me, you checked out your schedule just lately and realized it’s “already August?!” which is mainly the Sunday night time of the calendar yr. The grass is yellow, you’re all the time a bit of bit damp, and regardless that it’s scorching sufficient to prepare dinner an egg on the sidewalk, there’s change within the air.
Your native grocery retailer is filled with back-to-school provides, an unlucky reminder that time comes for us all.
That is the place “beginning once more” is available in.
Don’t get it twisted, I don’t imply in a new yr, new me kinda method, or a “making up for misplaced time” punishment menagerie.
Consider it like this: what if you happen to might merely flip again to your physique and motion follow with out the exhausting psychological gymnastics of “incomes” it?
In case you have a physique, you’re an athlete.
And dwelling on this planet is an endurance sport within the truest sense of the phrase.
Which suggests the end line is, nicely, method down on the finish of the street… and within the meantime, you get to decide on the place you’ll be able to pause, get well, and resolve the way you wish to maintain going.
So beginning once more isn’t about “fixing” your self, having “every part discovered” earlier than you leap in, or chasing some former model of you.
That is about noticing that it doesn’t matter what, you’re already shifting via life. It’s only a matter of constructing the selection to maneuver a bit of extra deliberately via it.
It might are available in so many varieties, like…
Taking three deep breaths within the quiet morning stillness.
Having fun with little stretch breaks all through your workday.
Mendacity on the ground and rolling round with out an finish purpose (sure this counts).
And if having a bit of construction helps you keep it up, I’ve received you.
This month, I put collectively a 5-class collection on Glo referred to as Come Again to Your Physique.
It’s meant to satisfy you wherever you’re, whether or not you’ve been gone for weeks or simply need a bit of extra steadiness in your routine.
Every class is brief sufficient to suit into your day, layered sufficient to really feel prefer it issues, and out there every time & wherever you’re. Right here’s a stunning little preview of the courses on this collection:
You’ll be able to drop into any class, skip round, or take the complete arc with me this month. If you wish to attempt it, Glo has a 7-day free trial and I’d like to see you there. No gold stars required. Simply you, displaying up once more. Be a part of me right here.
Love & Snacks,
Elena
PS. For those who’ve already been attempting the collection, remark beneath! Let me know your ideas. Or in case you have questions, ship them on over!