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Be wary of yang activities that masquerade as yin 

Are you actually resting, or are you doing vinyasa yoga, hopping in a sauna, eating a cheat meal, or working on a “side project”?

All of these examples can ofc be yin nourishing, but there is a tendency (esp. in American culture) to exert oneself under the guise of rest

i am guilty of this a lot. a lot.

i actually do not internalize what people really mean when they say, "I want to relax" - like what happens physiologically when you relax?

can someone talk me through their experience of relaxing? 

I know i am missing this part of life completely. want to change.

Unlearning. Full time product manager. Part time builder/tinkerer on farcaster. Bots: @nftsoffc.

i’ve never been good at relaxing. there’s always too much guilt/shame/anxiety. working on healing old trauma helps though. seeing myself in a more compassionate way

one thing that sometimes helps is imagining i have perfect and kind parents, then imagine them talking to me… 

“you don’t need to prove yourself, you deserve to relax and feel your best” etc until my nervous system lets go

my perspective of myself has been totally warped in a bad way so anything to see myself the way i’d see a friend, or myself as a kid, is useful