March 2019 - Renee Trudeau

How often do you abandon yourself?

Once while facilitating a women's retreat at Esalen, I shared my definition of self-care with the group: the art of attuning and responding to your needs and desires moment to moment. Then I asked the circle, "Do you feel safe with yourself?"

Why I do yoga and maybe you should, too

Mindfulness, Self-Care

This past weekend I was visiting with some friends who have been navigating recent loss and trauma. My friend Elena turned to me and asked, "Renee, what do you do when you feel shaken to your core?" I thought for a moment about all the hard times I've endured since my twenties and answered, "I do yoga."

Are you craving unscheduled time?

Women's Retreats

When I travel and speak on work/life balance I consistently hear three things from my fellow Americans: a) Things are moving too fast; I’m spread too thin and consequently I’m not effective at work or at home, b) I feel like I can’t unplug; being constantly tethered to my phone is stressing me out and c) life feels like a treadmill of to-do lists, where’s the joy?

8 ways to reclaim your humanity

Mindfulness

Yesterday I had a lot of big deadlines to hit. Plowing through work, I began to feel more like a robot than a homo sapien. So midway through the afternoon I made myself pause, found my dog's leash and headed out with my canine into the chilly weather for a short, brisk walk

How often do you abandon yourself?

Why I do yoga and maybe you should, too

Are you craving unscheduled time?

8 ways to reclaim your humanity

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