"We tend to think that if we stop working the world will fall apart, and guess what? It won't."of The Mindful Creative on a series of conversations with music artists and executives about the self-care practices they use to keep themselves on track, both during the pandemic and beyond.
First I had to separate mental health from mental illness. I feel like people often make them the same and they're different, you know, and I think everyone has mental health challenges. So once I got clear on that, I started looking at different parts of my life that were uncomfortable for me. I had a moment last year, I was doing my 50th Zoom yoga class and I just wasn't feeling me on the screen. I missed being in the studio, I missed being with people and it wasn't feeling good. And I remember I was in some pose and I was like,"Eh, it's okay to not be okay. It's okay," out loud to myself to give myself permission to feel whatever I was experiencing at that moment, and I think by doing that it creates a safe and brave environment.