“It ain’t gonna happen…”

Today I wanted to share a story with you from one of my clients.

She has lots to fit in with work and family commitments yet is determined to incorporate a regular movement practice into her life. When I first started working with her last summer, she also had a lot of trips away on the horizon, and as much as we would try and plan a practice that she could do on the road, each time she came back she would let me know that she hadn’t been able to do it.

It was no big deal, once she got back to her regular routine she picked up the movement practice where she had left off.

But something different happened when she started to tell me about a trip she had planned before Christmas.

Instead of trying to make a plan for a short practice she could try to squeeze in during trip downtime, in unison we said “it ain’t gonna happen!”

To me this was a massive breakthrough, as after 6 months working together I knew her well enough to know what was realistic for her. And she was understanding her own patterns better to recognise her own tendencies and how she would function best on a trip, without trying to force herself into the box of needing to keep up her regular practice whilst she wasn’t connected to the rest of her routine.

Whilst I am an advocate of maintaining some kind of practice when your routine goes awry, the most important thing is to recognise what does and doesn’t work for you - and if this means taking a break entirely whilst on a trip or holiday - enjoy! Better to understand this and spend your time guilt-free, returning refreshed to kickstart your practice when you are back in your regular groove.

How do you react to maintaining your practice outside of your routine? I would love to know! Pop a, b or c below or share if you have another way!

• a) I have a short go-to sequence that I throw on when I’m busy or away on a trip

• b) I have good intentions to keep my practice going on holiday but it never happens

• c) Regular routine - what’s that?

Let me know in the comments!

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