Despite encouraging my students to make self-care and relaxation a priority, my own health and wellbeing has taken a back seat in recent weeks. Surviving on too little sleep, having that extra coffee to get me through the day, teaching more and not making time for my own practice have taken their toll on my physical and emotional state.

We all experience periods in our lives where any sense of work-life balance goes out the window. My strategy is to simply surrender to it but ensure that there is a bright light at the end of the tunnel; an end point when and where I know I can re-focus on my own self-care and self-development.