Post APB4LHNIGZnVT3Js80 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
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 (DIR) Post #APB4LFjuLWhMObsu6C by Kirstie@mastodon.nz
       2022-11-01T23:07:20Z
       
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       Thread: Yoga3 weeks ago I was signed off work with burnout. My nervous system was in complete flight or fight mode and I had capacity for nothing.Nothing.In the first two weeks of yoga classes I was extremely disconnected from my body, something I hadn't realised until I did a dance video with actress Rebecca Gibney. I was experiencing intense lower back pain, I couldn't dance properly - heck I couldn't even cat cow. That dance proved to be the catalyst for a huge change...
       
 (DIR) Post #APB4LGFSSDw3ySe6HA by Kirstie@mastodon.nz
       2022-11-01T23:09:15Z
       
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       Thread 2: YogaOne of the teachers at nu yoga dunedin,  Jac, asked me early on what did I want from yoga, and without thinking I said, flexibility. She gently pressed for more, but still not really thinking I said, strength. Stock standard answers...disconnected answers.This week, there has been a significant shift. I have truly reconnected with my body, the back pain has totally gone and I can move my spine again.
       
 (DIR) Post #APB4LGqgDpi3pu3pIG by Kirstie@mastodon.nz
       2022-11-01T23:10:47Z
       
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       Thread 3: YogaYoga has become so much more to me than just flexibility and strength. At nu, there is a focus on the breath and resting. 3 weeks on, I would now say to Jac, I go to the mat to process energy. The stress, the trauma, the dilemmas, the pain of others, the worry for the world - I flow and move and (sometimes) sweat it through my body. I wring, I purge, I r e l e a s e. And through the breath and rest, I let it all go. #nuyogadunedin #nuyoga #yoga #burnout #flightorfight #selfcare
       
 (DIR) Post #APB4LHNIGZnVT3Js80 by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2022-11-02T01:13:28Z
       
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       @Kirstie Wow, that's inspiring. I need to get out my juggling clubs and spin a staff...
       
 (DIR) Post #APB7hVBHun5eWKzZlw by Kirstie@mastodon.nz
       2022-11-02T01:51:24Z
       
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       @strypey dont wait until its too late (like me).
       
 (DIR) Post #APBBCxaGfBq9RyMtTk by strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz
       2022-11-02T02:27:03Z
       
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       @Kirstie It's never too late! :)