“Practice what you preach”
09 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
in The Woman in the Glass: Self Reflections
My business has been taking off, thanks to the support of Bliss Flow Yoga & Wellness Center and the guidance of the teachers at Alignment Yoga. I’m happy to say that I have to step back from marketing a little because my calendar is too full. It’s satisfying knowing that most clients who need more work are willing to rebook with me, but it means new clients and even regular clients are having difficulty finding appointment times within the time frame recommended in their treatment plan because I’m fully booked several weeks out. This is an unexpected situation for me, considering I only began my business a couple of months ago and I never expected to be able to give a great massage because of the disability I once suffered in my hands and arms. While I’d like to be able to expand and provide more appointment times, I’m finding my body is having a difficult time keeping up.
I spend every day identifying the underlying patterns and habits people carry that cause them suffering and disease, and working with them to help them be healthier. In the process, I’ve overwhelmed my schedule and made it difficult, if not impossible, to keep myself healthy. While I am balancing my need for more income and my role in a team of therapists supporting another business, I also need to consider my own health, and prioritize it as my number one concern. I am all to aware that if I do not choose my health over all other priorities, that I will no longer be able to keep up with the demands of my daily life.
While I’ve kept myself very healthy for many years (never catching colds for more than a couple hours before I’m able to fight whatever comes my way), I’ve developed a slew of symptoms over the past month or two that tell me that my body isn’t holding up the fight. I cannot influence the lives of my clients for the better if I can’t model the lifestyle needed for good health. It’s time I practice what I preach and take care of myself, too.
