love in a time of coronavirus

Posted: March 12, 2020 by sasha nelson

may we be healthy & free of suffering

…You have traveled too fast over false ground; / Now your soul has come to take you back.
Take refuge in your senses, open up / To all the small miracles you rushed through.
Become inclined to watch the way of rain / When it falls slow and free.
…Draw alongside the silence of stone / Until its calmness can claim you. / Be excessively gentle with yourself.
Stay clear of those vexed in spirit. / Learn to linger around someone of ease / Who feels they have all the time in the world.
Gradually, you will return to yourself, / Having learned a new respect for your heart / And the joy that dwells far within slow time.

John O’Donohue, “For One Who Is Exhausted”

I came straight from a nourishing, loving week in Costa Rica to the catastrophe that is Coronavirus.

What an interesting time to be alive.

And while we are as such [living] – especially during this global fiasco – may we take the opportunity to observe how we are caring for ourselves and each other.

Health and wellbeing is an ongoing practice – not just something we turn to when we need to tackle an illness – whether it is a small cold or a worldwide pandemic.

To boot – stress makes our bodies much more susceptible to viruses and illness, making it all the more important to adopt sustainable mindfulness practices that will in turn sustain our mind-body health.

Not that you need any more COVID tips, but I offer a few simple yet potent practices as tools for your wellness tool belt to help support your overall wellbeing year-round:

Remember: “this too shall pass,” in one way or another.

In the meantime – and always – take care of yourselves and each other.

Read the newsletter for a Costa Rican-inspired Tico matcha, details for our Dordogne 2020 retreat, new YouTube yoga classes [also on Roku], an inspiring podcast, and good vibes.

Onward.

Photo: sunset view from the Shala / The Good Life Retreat Rayos Del Sol, Costa Rica.

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