“I can barely sit still for 5 minutes.” I used to pride myself on always doing. DOING. DOING. DOING. Where my high achievers at, yo! Sitting still was NOT my jam. Give me music blasting in my ears and 30-minutes at a steady clip of 6.0 miles per hour and I was golden. Moving meditations I could do. Running, pilates, pole dancing, anything that allowed my body to just release and express and let go. But... Being alone and quiet in my head used to be a dangerous place for me to rest in because I wasn’t at rest. I wasn’t at peace with myself. I warred with the light and the darkness. It was then that my mom said four words that stuck with me forever, “Be kind to yourself.”