Byrdie | Why Beauty Has Become My Sacred Self-Care
Excerpt from “Why Beauty Has Become My Sacred Self-Care”
written by AZMIA MAGANE
Movement
Following the advice of my meditation teacher Tracee Stanley, the author of Radiant Rest, I decided to focus on incorporating shorter yoga practices throughout my day to allow for different types of movement to best serve my needs (versus doing an hour-long yoga practice just to say I did an hour of yoga). In the morning, I do a kundalini routine to awaken and energize. In the afternoon, depending on how I’m feeling, I may do some gentle stretching, a meditative walk, or turn on some music and dance it out. In the evenings, I do restorative yoga and a yoga nidra right before bed. This is the sacred self-care: to honor your body and give it what it needs at the moment.