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 100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 70
Another evening of climbing in beautiful san Francisco. Feeling very grateful today for some physical activity and some solid grounding listening to brene brown. #100dayproject, #the100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness April 10, 2021 | Tags: #100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness, #the100dayproject | 100 Days of Radical Wellness | Leave a comment
  Year of Yes – 100
Today’s #aepiecesofus prompt is full body. I could write pages of posts about my body and all that is wrapped up in my feelings about it. Instead I decided to tell the story of a new practice I started as a result of my 100-day project around radical wellness. I now start each morning with a 5-minute kindness meditation while still lying in bed and I end my days with 10 minutes of restorative yoga. No one would compliment my quiet, calm way of going through life. I am always go go go. I speak fast, listen to books and videos on 2-3x speed, I like to get places faster, get things done done done. Most days, I push myself emotionally, psychologically, mentally, and physically. Years ago, when I did yoga regularly, the last minute spent on shavasana was my least favorite. I would lie there and think of the millions of things I still had to get done. Or I’d start feeling sad about someone I let down, etc. I often felt like I might jump out of my skin during that minute. The restorative yoga is like taking that minute and extending it to the whole class. And yet I’ve grown to love it. Ending my days by slowing down, with poses that make my body relax and feel supported has been one of the best gifts I can give myself. Yes to trying new things. Yes to taking care of myself. Yes to yoga. Yes to rest. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes #aepiecesofus  100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 69
Happy Friday, I was absolutely exhausted all day today. I feel like this is common to fridays. I wonder how I can shift that. #100dayproject, #the100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness April 9, 2021 | Tags: #100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness, #the100dayproject | 100 Days of Radical Wellness | Leave a comment
 Year of Yes – 99
Today’s #aepiecesofus prompt is half of a face. Little boy and I were snuggling on the couch so I asked if I can snap a photo of us and told him it would have to cover half my face. As soon as I started facing him, he immediately started being silly and making me laugh. So we got his half a face and me mostly laughing. I love it. I love him. I love how he makes me laugh. I love how he doesn’t take anything too seriously and is always funny and kind and generous. I have no idea how we got lucky enough to have this joyful boy in our lives and I am grateful every single day. Thank you for filling my life with laughter little boy! #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes #aepiecesofus  Year of Yes – 98
Today’s #aepieceofus prompt was eyes closed. I snapped this photo of Jake and I at the climbing gym and even though the color is all off because of being inside the gym I still love this photo. For the last year the only place I’ve been going when I leave the house is either to do grocery shopping which we do touchless or the climbing gym with Jake now that we are in the orange zone. Three times a week we go and climb for 2 hours. There are lots and lots of things I can say about it but one of my favorite things is that it’s time that Jake and I spent together just the two of us and we literally hold each other up and support each other as we climb. There are many things I love about my husband and at the very top of the list is who he is and who he makes me want to be. He has always added light into my life and has always made me strive to be a better version of myself. These hours at the gym are no exception. I’m so grateful for him and so grateful that he’s encouraging me to get stronger. Yes to time together and yes to getting stronger and yes to people who make you want to be a better version of yourself. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes #aepiecesofus  100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 68
I am grateful for the project that keeps me going and helps me make the right choices. This has been an exceptionally tiring week and yet I am still showing up thanks to the commitment here. #100dayproject, #the100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness April 8, 2021 | Tags: #100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness, #the100dayproject | 100 Days of Radical Wellness | Leave a comment
 100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 67
Tulips used to be my favorite flower before ranunculus came along. Feeling really exhausted today, which thanks to my wellness practice will mean extra bath and restorative yoga time. #100dayproject, #the100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness April 7, 2021 | Tags: #100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness, #the100dayproject | 100 Days of Radical Wellness | Leave a comment
 Year of Yes – 97
Today’s #aepiecesofus prompt is “face forward” I suppose I could have saved this for tomorrow since it’s also eyes closed and this photo was not taken today but I wanted to use this because this project is about the stories. I love this photo because I am laughing. I usually don’t think of myself as a happy person and can definitely spend more time with anxiety or sadness than average. And yet it’s just that I feel all the feelings big. I can feel deep sadness and also great joy. I love laughing with my people. I love loving my people. And this photo is a reminder of how easy it is to make me laugh. Yes to laughter and yes to joy and yes to feeling all the feelings. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes #aepiecesofus  Year of Yes – 96
Today’s #aepiecesofus prompt is “hands” and it was the perfect prompt for celebrating a small win with the journaling. Since I couldn’t get into the journaling routine for months now, I decided to try a new trick. When I am done with exercise and finally sit at my desk, I set my timer to 5 minutes and journal as much as I can in that time. No pressure to go longer and realistically I almost always have five minutes. I’ve been able to journal all week so far. This is the same way I’ve been exercising. 10 minutes of core, 10 minutes of stretching, 10 minutes of arms, 10 minutes of biking and 10 minutes of restorative yoga. 5 minutes of meditation and now 5 minutes of journaling. It’s been such a gift. Yes to journaling more. Yes to finding ways to make it work. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes #aepiecesofus  100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 66
It’s been a tough bunch of days and my anxiety is really having fun with me lately but here I am showing up and doing the best I can! #100dayproject, #the100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness April 6, 2021 | Tags: #100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness, #the100dayproject | 100 Days of Radical Wellness | Leave a comment
 Year of Yes – 95
Today is the first day of #aepiecesofus and the first prompt is feet, so I thought about the four places my feet are happiest. Biking more so I can get stronger. Climbing more to both get stronger and to connect with my husband. Taking baths to relax and be present and soak my feet so they can recover. And spending time outside in the yard, barefoot so I can feel the earth and the grass and live in the sunshine. So grateful for all of these places, opportunities and so grateful for my feet that enable all of these. Yes to living life to the fullest. Yes to getting stronger and being present. #yearofyes #karenikayearofyes #aepiecesofus  100 Days of Radical Wellness – Day 65
I was thinking this morning about how beginnings matter so much. I woke up this morning and exercised for a long while and then journaled and there was a deep feeling of satisfaction that carried through the day. And regardless of what else today or even this week brings, I did some work today to get stronger and I am grateful for that. #100dayproject, #the100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness April 5, 2021 | Tags: #100dayproject, #karenikaradicalwellness, #the100dayproject | 100 Days of Radical Wellness | Leave a comment
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