We might think that yoga is about tying ourselves in knots, but really it's the opposite. Yoga loosens the knots in our bodies, minds and emotions so we can be free to be ourselves, to help others, to bring healing to our world. Taking this time for self care is the opposite of selfishness. It's an act of love. šš
#flowingwithlife #whydoyoga #undoism #releasestress #healingourworld #actoflove #radicalselfcare #embracinglife #dailyyogapractice #heartoflivingyoga #spiritualpractices #innerstrength #sacredanarchy
#flowingwithlife #whydoyoga #undoism #releasestress #healingourworld #actoflove #radicalselfcare #embracinglife #dailyyogapractice #heartoflivingyoga #spiritualpractices #innerstrength #sacredanarchy
In my latest YouTube video about radical self-care, I examine the merits of giving and altruism and the dangers of extreme altruism. Well, when the water flows through the pipe, the pipe gets wet to. So, Iām sharing because researching this topic reminded me that self-care is not a destination, especially for givers. It is definitely an ongoing journey. Stay the course. ā¤ļø #Boundaries #SelfCareSundays #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #SelfLove #SelfWorth #Altruism #BlackMastodon #SelfCare #RadicalSelfCare #Mindfulness #Giving #Narcissism #DarkTriad #Codependency #ShowUpForYourself
#boundaries #selfcaresundays #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #selflove #selfworth #altruism #blackmastodon #selfcare #radicalselfcare #mindfulness #giving #narcissism #darktriad #codependency #showupforyourself
Some of you are healthy and thriving because of the relationship you still maintain with your family. Some of you are unwell and broken because of the relationship you still maintain with your family. The latter is a hard pill to swallow, but a necessary one. #RadicalSelfCare #Boundaries #Family #FamilyDrama #TraumaBonds #SelfLove #SelfCare #BlackMastodon #Human #HumanRights #EmotionalAbuse #Parenting #Toxic #Love #BlackSheep #Community #Truth #Tradition #SelfAwareness #Honesty #Free #Thrive #Live
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You would not allow someone to walk into your home, sling all of your stuff around, and walk away leaving your house wrecked. By the same token, donāt allow people to access your peace, disrupt it, then walk away leaving you in shambles. #Boundaries #ProtectYourPeace #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #MentalHealth #Narcissism #BlackMastodon #EmotionalAbuse #Survivor #Peace #SelfLove #RadicalSelfCare #SelfCare #GetOut #ProtectYourEnergy #YouDeserveBetter #Dark #Light #Joy #Happiness #Balance #Energy #Healing #Whole
#boundaries #protectyourpeace #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth #narcissism #blackmastodon #emotionalabuse #survivor #peace #selflove #radicalselfcare #selfcare #getout #protectyourenergy #youdeservebetter #dark #light #joy #happiness #balance #energy #healing #whole
I hope you start laughing so hard that it takes you a while to gather yourself. I hope itās borderline disruptive, but you just canāt help it. Cackle, snort, tear up, holler, and let that little satisfied sigh out when you start winding down from all of that laughter. Then, when you finally pull yourself together, I hope you feel grateful for the power and healing in that release. You deserve it. #Laugh #Laughter #Joy #Release #Relate #Relax #Anxiety #MentalHealth #SelfCare #SelfCareSunday #SelfLove #BlackMastodon #Depression #Fear #Pain #Human #Humanity #Love #Peace #Healing #Relationship #People #Medicine #Light #RadicalSelfCare
#laugh #laughter #joy #release #relate #relax #anxiety #mentalhealth #selfcare #selfcaresunday #selflove #blackmastodon #Depression #fear #pain #human #Humanity #love #peace #healing #relationship #people #medicine #light #radicalselfcare
I took this picture with my phone while sitting in the full parking lot of a retail store. This tree was outside of my car window. It just stood there surrounded by carts, cars, and general human business. It does not know it is not in a forest. (Or, maybe it does.) It just knows it is a tree and it is doing what it is supposed to do. It is not allowing circumstances or the fact that it is not located in a place that makes it part of an awe inspiring landscape to stop it from being large and lovely. The afternoon sun still finds it. It caught my attention and compelled me to capture it. It is present and accounted for and being authentic. I aspire to be more like this tree. #Nature #SelfCare #Authenticity #SelfAwareness #BeYou #ShowUp #RadicalSelfCare #TakeUpSpace #BlackMastodon #HumanRights #WomensHistoryMonth #Boundaries #MentalHealth #Tree #Trees #Rest #Sunshine #Sun #Coach #Voice #Power
#Nature #selfcare #authenticity #selfawareness #beyou #showup #radicalselfcare #takeupspace #blackmastodon #humanrights #womenshistorymonth #boundaries #mentalhealth #tree #trees #rest #sunshine #sun #coach #voice #power
Stop allowing people to make you feel guilty for taking care of yourself. #SelfCare #Boundaries #SelfLove #RadicalSelfCare #NotSorry #Unapologetic #Guilt #BlackMastodon #HumanRights #WomensRights #Freedom #MentalHealth #TimeOut #WorkersRights #Work #Vacation #Retreat #Sacrifice #No #Tired #Peace
#selfcare #boundaries #selflove #radicalselfcare #notsorry #unapologetic #guilt #blackmastodon #humanrights #womensrights #freedom #mentalhealth #timeout #workersrights #work #vacation #retreat #sacrifice #no #tired #peace
āWe can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.ā-James Baldwin. Sometimes you need to remind folks that there are levels and limits.
#SilentSunday #SelfCareSunday #SelfCare #SocialMedia #BlackMastodon #Rest #Reflection #Perspective #RadicalSelfCare #Boundaries #MentalHealth #Connection #HumanRights #Relationships #Humanity #Love #SelfLove #JamesBaldwin
#silentsunday #selfcaresunday #selfcare #socialmedia #blackmastodon #rest #reflection #perspective #radicalselfcare #boundaries #mentalhealth #connection #humanrights #relationships #Humanity #love #selflove #jamesbaldwin
There is no date, no gift, and no experience worth your true joy and peace. Donāt force it. Donāt fake it. Donāt finesse it. To those in committed relationships, who have a realistic view of the fact that commitment comes with a healthy balance of bliss and reality, Happy Valentineās Day. To those who are single by choice or circumstance, Happy Valentineās Day. To all who love and respect Love, Happy Valentineās Day. ā¤ļø #Love #SelfCare #Peace #Joy #Relationships #Boundaries #Honesty #Vulnerability #Commitment #Marriage #Dating #Single #Divorce #Healthy #RadicalSelfCare #You #Us #Together #ValentinesDay
#love #selfcare #peace #joy #relationships #boundaries #honesty #vulnerability #commitment #marriage #dating #single #divorce #healthy #radicalselfcare #you #US #together #valentinesday
Some people will require that you move at the pace of their fear and insecurity. They will dress it up as wisdom or constructive criticism. Some will even say itās love. Itās none of that. Itās them trying to hold you back. Itās them using their energy and time to hem you up instead of working on themselves. Donāt let people who are to afraid to face their stuff have that kind of authority over you or your choices. #Boundaries #RadicalSelfCare #MentalHeath #SelfAwareness #ProtectYourPeace #Mirror #Criticism #Love #Relationships #Authority #Power #Fear #Manipulation
#boundaries #radicalselfcare #mentalheath #selfawareness #protectyourpeace #mirror #criticism #love #relationships #authority #power #fear #manipulation
I just uploaded my latest video on YouTube. In it, I talk about my apartment building burning down when I was 9. I also talk about how trauma, such as that one, can shape your expectations and how we cannot live our lives constantly braced for impact. It was an unscripted and impromptu recording. Iām sure someone needs it, because I donāt usually get down like that.ā¤ļø #Coach #Vulnerability #RadicalSelfCare #SelfCare #SelfCareSunday #MentalHealth #Transparency #Boundaries #Balance
#coach #vulnerability #radicalselfcare #selfcare #selfcaresunday #mentalhealth #transparency #boundaries #balance
Iām seeing several people post about the anxiety of returning to work after an extended holiday break. You are not alone. I am sending love and light to everyone returning to a stressful daily routine. I am also knowing normalized rest and release for you throughout the year. May you actualize work that does not induce debilitating #stress or #anxiety. May you know work that you gladly run to and not have to brace for. #selfcare #boundaries #joy #work #purpose #peace #radicalselfcare
#stress #anxiety #selfcare #boundaries #joy #work #purpose #peace #radicalselfcare
#selfcare is about much more than #facials and it isnāt something to be #commercialized or used for #capitalism
https://www.refinery29.com/en-ca/2021/05/10498352/reclaiming-self-care-audre-lorde-black-women-community-care
#audrelorde #feminism #feminist #radicalselfcare #radicalselflove
#SelfCare #facials #commercialized #capitalism #audrelorde #feminism #feminist #radicalselfcare #radicalselflove
One of the hardest things in life is realizing your loyalty to a person or organization is one-sided. If you feel you were loyal and got played, what role did you play? Often, one-sided loyalty is rooted in people-pleasing, low self-worth, etc. Thereās nothing wrong with being loyal. The problem is toxic patterns where you are always left feeling victimized. What can you change? #Loyalty #Boundaries #BlackMastodon #Codependency #SelfCare #MentalHealth #Relationships #Balance #RadicalSelfCare
#loyalty #boundaries #blackmastodon #codependency #selfcare #mentalhealth #relationships #balance #radicalselfcare
I like this picture of me! Normally, I feel awkward taking pics. This thumbnail was generated by my latest YouTube video. I see my light here. I think it was taken when I said, āI love you, even if I donāt like you.ā I went on to clarify and say that I am very #JamesBaldwin-esque in my dealings with people: We can agree to disagree, unless your belief is rooted in a perspective that oppresses me or those who look like me. #RadicalSelfCare #BlackMastodon #SelfLove #Boundaries #SelfCare #YouTube
#jamesbaldwin #radicalselfcare #blackmastodon #selflove #boundaries #selfcare #youtube
@TiffaneyMooreBorgelin I literally just did this, haha. Took a nap at 11am and woke up a 5pm. #RadicalSelfCare is the best. Thank you.
I want to take one of those naps where you say, āImma just lay down for a about 30 minutes.ā Then, you wake up a few hours later and wonder if itās 5pm or 5am. #Sleep #SelfCare #TimeTravel #Dream #Rest #Dark #Cold #Cuddle #Warm #Winter #Blanket #RadicalSelfCare #Bed #SelfLove
#sleep #selfcare #timetravel #dream #rest #dark #cold #cuddle #warm #Winter #blanket #radicalselfcare #bed #selflove
Some can feel it. It is the angst, the memory, the sadness of the season. Remember to step back from the forest and see the trees. If you donāt, you may believe every thought and every feeling is your own. Emotions are energy and energy travels. So own and process your stuff. Only your stuff. Itās OK to empathize with your fellow man. Just donāt let it be to the detriment of your own health. We need you. More importantly, you need you. #Empathy #RadicalSelfCare #Boundaries #MentalHealth #Energy
#empathy #radicalselfcare #boundaries #mentalhealth #energy
Some can feel it. It is the angst, the memory, the sadness of the season. Remember to step back from the forest and see the trees. If you donāt, you may believe every thought and every feeling is your own. Emotions are energy and energy travels. So own and process your stuff. Only your stuff. Itās OK to empathize with your fellow man. Just donāt let it be to the detriment of your own health. We need you. More importantly, you need you. #Empathy #RadicalSelfCare #Boundaries #MentalHealth #Energy
#empathy #radicalselfcare #boundaries #mentalhealth #energy
When someone asks you, āMay I have a moment of your time?ā, replace the word ātimeā with the word ālifeā. āMay I have a moment of your life?ā Whew! That should remind you of how precious your time is. It should help you to be more reverent of what it means to waste time. It should help you leave toxic relationships sooner. Hopefully, it will help you say no with less guilt. I practice this often and it has made all the difference. #RadicalSelfCare #Guilt #SelfCare #Boundaries #Wisdom #Reminder
#radicalselfcare #guilt #selfcare #boundaries #wisdom #reminder