Sometimes stress shows up as a buzzing, moving feeling; other times we get so overwhelmed we feel stuck, unable to do anything. These are just two ways our nervous system can respond to stress (flight and freeze states)...
Spring Growth, Not Stagnation aka Kapha Season
If you've been following me for awhile you know that I often write about the seasons and about Ayurveda (traditional Indian medicine and the sister science of yoga). Seasonal cycles are incredibly important to Ayurveda. Learning more about these seasonal rhythms and corresponding characteristics has helped me find so much more balance in times of change (both in life and in the seasons)!
Support for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)/ Seasonal Depression
How to Embrace the Dark Days
Flowing with the Aches and the Pains
Yoga Therapy for Burnout Part 3: Yoga Therapy Treatment & Prevention
Utilizing the perspectives of yoga and Ayurveda, various tools can be used to address burnout and compassion fatigue. These tools can address not only the symptoms, but also some of the underlying causes. The tools are not one-size-fits-all but rather can be modified or used in various combinations depending on how burnout and compassion fatigue are manifesting in the individual.
Yoga Therapy for Burnout Part 2: Various Perspectives on Burnout
American culture, with puritanical roots focused on austere values of hard work, as well as America’s focus on individualism and capitalism, often values burnout and does little to prevent it or treat it. “Pushing through”, long hours, doing it all yourself, are all valued in the American work ethic.
