3196: Be Better at Balancing it All by Rachel Shanken of MindBodyWise on Self Help & Personal Development
May 28, 2024•10 min•Ep 3196•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
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Episode 3196:
Rachel Shanken reflects on how her early passion for gymnastics shaped her life's philosophy, emphasizing precision and perfection. Through personal development and a pivotal yoga therapy session, she discovered the importance of mental flexibility and embracing a more balanced approach to life's challenges, highlighting how internal struggles often mirror external ones.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://mindbodywise.com/blog/be-better-at-balancing-it-all/
Quotes to ponder:
"There was a right way and a wrong way, where timing was vital, and where every nuanced movement meant huge success or major failure."
"Life felt (falsely) safer and clearer - moving along a self-imposed narrow mental path, much like a 4-inch balance beam, with little room for error."
"The balance of the two creates amazing things, including a nice big exhale in my body and mind."
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