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May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 Sarah Whitten

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From an interview in 2015 with RBJ on MSNBC: CARM

From an interview in 2015 with RBJ on MSNBC:

CARMON: And when the time comes, what would you like to be remembered for?
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GINSBURG: Someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability. And to help repair tears in her society, to make things a little better through the use of whatever ability she has. To do something, as my colleague David Souter would say, outside myself.
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May we all channel this and be more like RBJ.
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#vocalyogi #movementmaven #notoriousrbj #mindfulmourning #voteblue2020 #personalispolitical #feminist #feminism #natick #metrowest #midlifewomen #midliferevolution

End of season hydrangeas are just as gorgeous! - #

End of season hydrangeas are just as gorgeous!
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#vocalyogi #flowersinmahgarden #metrowest #natick #newenglandgirl #yoga #mindful #garden #flowers #breathe #outside

It’s always a good idea to give yourself a pep t

It’s always a good idea to give yourself a pep talk. We can do this. We are doing this. Our track record of making it through hard days is 💯.
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#Repost @hannahgoodart with @get_repost
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Against all odds, we’ve made it through another month, so here’s a #peptalk. In case you’ve missed any of my recent stories and posts, shew have I been going THROUGH it. How are y’all hanging in there? Tell me something that’s getting you through all *this.* Lately for me it’s just been runs after work and my bunny, though I def baked vegan banana bread at midnight last night.

Oh. My. Heart. Love this girl so much! - #momlife

Oh. My. Heart. Love this girl so much!
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#momlife #love #vocalyogi #natick #metrowest #girlmom #gratitude #givethanks

Join me Friday Sept 18th at 11am EST for the first

Join me Friday Sept 18th at 11am EST for the first of this fall's online movement classes.
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We'll meet live on Zoom and move for an hour exploring moves to help your low back feel happier!
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Can't join us live? Recording will be sent out to all who register and you will have 48 hours to view!
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Link to sign up is in linktree in my bio!
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#vocalyogi #yoga #movement #midlifemovementrevolution #middleagedwoman #voice #lowbackpain #singer #momlife #metrowest #natickma

Got my first ever pair of reading glasses. - Going

Got my first ever pair of reading glasses.
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Going to see how to balance wearing these with my distance vision glasses.
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My brain doesn’t love adjusting to new specs so I’m a little headachy from wearing them for a bit.
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On the plus side I CAN SEE MY PHONE CLEARLY!
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#vocalyogi #middleagedwoman #yoga #mindful #breathe #readingglasses #icanseeclearlynow #metrowest #natick

So. Much. This. - When your pain flares up, your f

So. Much. This.
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When your pain flares up, your first, best step is to pause and assess your stress level. Sometimes we’re so far into the stress that it can be hard to notice it’s higher. But it is.

#Repost @stopchasingpain with @get_repost
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‘Stress is a major cause of disease, and a big predictor of pain and injury. Psychology is inseparable from physiology.’ -Todd Hargrove
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Good reminder on three fronts:
1. ✔️Dedicate time to stress reduction. One way to start is to stop keeping track of time
2. ✔️What happens inside your clients heads can determine the success of your therapy more than your therapy
3. ✔️There’s a human being attached to the tissues with the issues
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STOPCHASINGPAIN.com ❤️
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#vocalyogi #yoga #healing #pain #radicalacceptance #stress #performer #singer #voicegeek #bodynerd #middleagewomenrock #natick #breathe #meditation

Got a few more purple masks made for my purple-lov

Got a few more purple masks made for my purple-loving girl. And dogs, because, dogs!
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It makes this mama heart feel just a teensy bit better about going back to school knowing my kiddos will have a bit of mom with them in the form of homemade masks.
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#vocalyogi #sewing #wearadamnmask #backtoschool #metrowestma #natick #middleschool

Just a little ‘hey’ from my new friend Georgia

Just a little ‘hey’ from my new friend Georgia!
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I’m going back to school and beginning a 13 week Yoga Therapy training on Monday.
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Georgia arrived yesterday along with some other materials.
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My kids were sufficiently eye-rolly at me over my glee at having my own mini skeleton.
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This training has been in my bucket list for a really long time and I’m so excited to finally get to do it!
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#vocalyogi #yoga #yogatherapy #bodygeek #voicenerd #momlife #metrowest #natick #yogateacher #movementmaven #healing #traumainformed

What matters in life? - #vocalyogi #mindful #yoga

What matters in life?
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#vocalyogi #mindful #yoga #wisdom #metrowest #natick #momlife #movement #mindfulliving

#Repost @optimize.physiotherapy with @get_repost
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Pay attention to your tension ✔️
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One of the most common things to hear these days is that someone’s life is busy, stressful, or hectic.
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Stress from work, relationships, family. Rushing around. Full schedules. ‘No time’ for this or that.
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🔑 A tense mind creates a tense body. And vice versa.
🔑 Stress often manifests as physical tension in the body.
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It is very important to mind your tension. Both your physical and mental tension. It’s a two way street and they both feed into one another In somewhat of a tension feedback loop.
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Start Learning what it FEELS like to be relaxed, the opposite of tense.
- What does your body feel like?
- What does your mind feel like?
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It is very common for someone’s musculoskeletal pain to go away or be reduced greatly while on vacation. I have heard this story countless times as a therapist. Why could this be?
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Notice your tension. Breathe and relax. Go for a walk. Find things that get you closer to that relaxed feeling you also know.
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#relax #stress #stressed #anxiety #busy #mentalhealth #health #body #mind #life #lifestyle #fit #breathe #relaxing #calm #mindful #mindfulness #yoga #walk #run #workout #movement #healing

Read this today in the @prana catalogue and it was

Read this today in the @prana catalogue and it was just what I needed to see. Maybe you do too?
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#vocalyogi #yoga #inhaleexhale #mindful #gooutside #growth #evolve #movement #performer #healing #selfcare

Using my favorite knitting journal to keep track o

Using my favorite knitting journal to keep track of rows in my current project.
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#vocalyogi #knitter #fiberarts #yogiknitter #malabrigoyarn #stitchandbitch

Spending the afternoon learning with @Beautycounte

Spending the afternoon learning with @Beautycounter at Virtual Counter Training.
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#saferbeauty #cleanbeauty #beautycounter #leadership #makeup #yoga #vocalyogi

When you plant some mixed color seeds and they hap

It’s a new time of kid activities where you have

It’s a new time of kid activities where you have to wait in the car while they play their sport.

Time to dive into a new book.

I heard Neil Pearson speak at a chronic pain conference and was fascinated by his work and I’ve heard Marlysa Sullivan interviewed multiple times. I don’t know Shelly Prosko’s work but I’m guessing she just adds to this powerhouse team. So excited to dive into this before starting a three month Therapeutic Yoga Intensive training.
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#yoga #yogatherapy #vocalyogi #mindful #breathwork #chronicpain #healingispossible

In July The Hubs and I too a walk from our place i

In July The Hubs and I too a walk from our place in Maine to the beach. He asked me to hold our dog's leashes while he took a pic of the incredible sunset over the mountains in the distance.

I was looking at the sunset when Jazzy the labby lunged for something in the sand and YANKED me. HARD.

In that one moment I felt like the last 13 months of work on my hip evaporated. My left arm was pulled so hard and I felt it go right across my back and into my right hip.

I limited my movement for the next few days as I moved gingerly because my pain levels were pretty high, but I continued to move some, walking daily and even going on family hikes on the next weekend.

It was hard to find a comfortable position throughout the day. I'd wake up in the night with major low back pain and have to find a way to get out of bed and move a bit to try and lessen the pain and then try to get back to sleep.

Pain like that is exhausting. It can take everything in you to manage it and if you're like me, these days it can be hard to feel like there's anything extra to begin with.

It's now been about a month and my pain is virtually gone. I'm sleeping better and moving with much more ease.

It's taken daily work on my part, several sessions with my movement specialist and most of all it's taken me COMMITTING to believing that my pain was not going to linger.

I hate the term positive thinking and my radar is always on high for people spewing toxic positivity bullshit. However, I know for sure that what we believe about our body completely impact our outcomes when it comes to healing. Our thinking changes our brain and it impacts the choices you make about how you move.

I have a permanent structural issue in my hip that won't change, but I can change my thinking about how it will impact me and I can put the time in to do the work to build the strength I need to be able to move the way I want without pain.

That doesn't mean I will never experience pain. It does mean that pain won't derail me and send me into a tailspin of thinking I'm broken, beyond repair. It means I have taken the time to build resources around me and the skills I need.
#vocalyogi #movement #yoga #pain #healing

Today I spent two hours in a class on the lymphati

Today I spent two hours in a class on the lymphatic system, learning how to assess for lymph stagnancy and then work on draining and getting it moving. It's always a factor when there's chronic pain present, autoimmune issues, digestive issues and other issues in the body. I've had tennis elbow for the past few months and using the lymph work my pain disappeared during the class. SO COOL. #alwayslearning #ourbodiesaresofreakingamazing #vocalyogi #yoga #mindful #movement #moveeveryday #bodynerd #midlifewomen #perimenopausefitness #

It’s been a while since I made my nightly Ojas m

It’s been a while since I made my nightly Ojas milk. Dinner got later and later over the summer and I didn’t want something else to consume before bed.
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Buuuuut, I can tell I’m in the brink of feeling pretty burned out and in need of some deep sleep (thanks #perimenopause) so I heated up the 🥥 milk, added some 🥥 flakes , cardamom, ginger and ashwaganda. By the time the kids are in bed it’ll be cool enough to sip and I’ll be off to dreamland by Ayurvedic midnight (that’s 9:30pm to the rest of ya’ll).
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#yoga #ayurveda #sleep #mindful #selfcare #midlifewomen

Happy #nationaldogday to my two fav pooches! - #la

Happy #nationaldogday to my two fav pooches!
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#labradorretriever #rescuedog #ridgebacksofinstagram #labradorsofinstagram #dogmom #pooches #doglove

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