You are not feeling yourself? Even if you are not a mother, knowing the following can help you be a little bit more empathetic … kind. If you are not a mother yourself, you definitely have one. And all of us sometimes experience this “funk” and it’s interesting … notes to self with relevance when I see young mothers trying so hard.
Post “Mother’s Day” info sharing – Did you know:
On average, a mom’s brain shrinks 5% in the prenatal period, as it supports the growth of the baby (much of the brain is fat) and is re-engineered for parenthood.
– Oscar Serrallach, M.D.
As we celebrated Mothers Day and seeing so many moms hard at work at gyms … wondered what is really “wellness”? There’s that endorphin rush we all need sometimes to get by … What does it take to feel fully alive and well?
A mother bolted out of the studio last night and … I felt complete respect for her. Having done the same myself on couple of occasions, funny, I even felt a sense of closer connection … Bolting probably would not be the right way to describe her action – she politely and graciously took leave might describe it better … hope she feels AMAZING after any self-care she devotes herself to. Sometimes you want and need a lot of movements to take your mind off and from fatigue, almost pass out, allowing yourself finally that guilt free moment to let go. Letting go of all that control, all that holding – that relentless effort of holding it all together at any cost … but sometimes, it’s a more natural progression of gradual unfolding … It is a shame that there’s not enough support support and support for moms to let go the anxieties and instead “optimize” her own time merely to do … nothing, outwardly, absolutely NOTHING without feelings of guilt. Nothing is something.
Here’s an article every mom (and dad) should read … Click here.
Rest & Digest time for this child and adults; gestation time for expectant moms – a sweet quiet practice.
We are blessed. When moms are agitated, so are the kids. When moms are run down, she may lose sight of what’s really beneficial – sometimes one might crave the quiet time where noone is particularly required to (forced to) practice, nap (not sleeping here – half wakeful float – dreaming), play, read or eat. We stuff ourselves so much – overloaded, sometimes, we need to empty to take in more the nourishment not junk.
A bit of Pratyahara to regain mastery over the senses after withdrawing the senses … makes sense?
Living in greater self-awareness. Just be.
