Our world is in a very transitional time. The impact of COVID-19, stay-at-home orders, racial injustice, police brutality, and an overall unease as we try to find a sense of normal has left me feeling anxious, frustrated, exhausted and fearful. If you can relate to these feelings, you – like me – may be struggling to find the best way to cope with this stress. My default is usually to look in the fridge every 30 minutes (I can’t even count the number of Dairy Queen M&M Blizzards I’ve had over the last few months!). Though a short-term reprieve from my stress, I’m feeling the impact of my poor diet choices. I was in search of a better way.
Recently, I was taking a Kundalini yoga class and my wonderful teacher, Sukhraj Gipple, shared the idea that “mood follows movement.” In essence, when you move your body, you can move your mood.
I realized how much I have relied on movement to shift my mood. I’ve taught fitness...