Letting go of toxic productivity doesn’t mean that I just sit around all day. I have a blueprint Daily Quar(routine) that has been helping me immensely. Keeping a structure and schedule helps me feel more normal and motivated. Here are some things that have been helping me stay busy and inspired. You have to keep doing things that your future self will thank you for doing during this time. For me that includes:
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A Beginner’s Guide to Building a Healthy Relationship with Food /
⊹ ⊹ How did I find balance + redefine a lifelong toxic relationship with food and my body? ⊹ ⊹
I always thought that achieving my goal weight or finding the perfect diet or body would lead me to food freedom. The truth is, food freedom came to me after years of hard work on myself and my connection to my spiritual practice, loving myself, and opening my heart. I cannot stress enough how much my life has elevated and shifted since I have gotten to this place of intuition and freedom from guilt and shame around food, and I wish the same for everyone with similar struggles. A lot of people ask me for advice on how to redefining a negative cycle/relationship with food and body image. The following is my “to-do” list for beginner’s not knowing where to start but wanting to heal their relationship with their bodies and with food.
Read MoreDrinking Your Vitamins + 2 Yummy Recipes! /
Meeting your daily-recommended value for so many different nutrients can be a challenge, but finding products that help make it super convenient to hit all of my marks in one fell swoop makes my life so much easier! We need to meet the daily-recommended value for nutrients in order to have complete energy, digestive, and immune health support! Also includes a PB&J Green Smoothie Recipe + a high protein/low sugar Superfood Cold Brew recipe!
Read MoreMentoring the Next Generation Of Dancers /
Having a role model to empower you to succeed can make all the difference in life—and in sport. My goal as a ballet teacher is to first and foremost to lead by example, and provide an example that i would want to follow myself. I also seek to reinforce the opposite of all of the negative stereotypes that exist in ballet culture. I try my best to be patient, use positive reinforcement (often), challenge my students, and encourage them to most importantly have FUN and enjoy the process.
Read MoreWhy I'm Coming Out Of Retirement+Ballerina Approved Denim /
I haven’t talked about it a ton on here or my Instagram, but after a two year hiatus from dancing professionally (or even dancing at all really for that matter), I started training again about a month ago! It’s been a steady climb to get my technique back, but the body is truly amazing and muscle memory is a real thing! The main thing I’ve been working on is regaining my confidence and strength so that I can re-enter the professional dance world with gusto. I’ve decided that I’m not done with ballet, I just needed a long overdue mental, emotional, and physical break in order to heal!
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