Today’s Movement Post Is About Rest

Sometimes, the most supportive movement practice is stillness

Almost as important as rest: morning walkies for the long-legged junior pup.

If you’ve been following along here the last couple months, you know that my Monday posts focus on movement and generally include a brief yoga practice. I have a confession, though: if I were coaching me, I’d insist that I take a day off.

Today, just getting out the front door was an accomplishment - although I did get in some nice fall walkies with the junior pup, a non-optional activity when you have a less-than-two-year-old lab/hound mix.

I just spent a magical fall weekend in our local mountains, in the company of beloved family, friends, and community members and surrounded by stunning fall scenery, celebrating a milestone wedding anniversary with my husband.

I’d do it over and over again – and, as a socially-oriented introvert (I learned recently that some are now calling us “otroverts”), I am both full to the brim with love for the amazing people around me, including the one I married ten years ago, and E…