1 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: Hey everyone, Emily Body coming to you from Hawaii right now. Actually, 2 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: as you listen to this, I will be on my 3 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: second of two planes heading back to New York. But 4 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: I'm recording this on Thursday, and I am sitting inside 5 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: Sense Lunai, which is a resort arguably one of the 6 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 1: most beautiful wellness retreats in the world. And they have 7 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: a partnership with Whoop, which is why I'm down here. 8 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: I am going through the experience to write about it 9 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: on Whoops blog called the Locker. I have reference to 10 00:00:59,960 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: it before in the Weekly Hurdle newsletter. The partnership the 11 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: program is called the Optimal well Being Program and basically 12 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: guests can meet with an integrated team of wellness individuals 13 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:16,559 Speaker 1: from the person that they call your Sunday Guide, two 14 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:21,720 Speaker 1: different wellness practitioners, nutritionists, exercise physiologists, and mindfulness coaches, all 15 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: talking to you about your biomarkers, which are if you're 16 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: a Whoop user, you know this tracked by your Whoop 17 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:33,040 Speaker 1: wearable and learn about what's going on with your body. 18 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: Find junior daily practices and activities. You've got a fully 19 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: customized itinerary. Yeah, it's like the whole nine yards and 20 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: so it's been a really beautiful week. Definitely not your 21 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:49,559 Speaker 1: traditional YI vacation where you're just lounging on a lounge chair, 22 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: a beach chair, dipping your toes in the ocean, although 23 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: I did get to do that yesterday. Feeling so grateful 24 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: that I got to do this, and it's been really, really, 25 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: really interesting, and I will share my takeaways over in 26 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: the locker. I'll make sure to share that post with 27 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: you in the Weekly Hurdle when it's live. I digress. 28 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: I would be remiss if I didn't say that it 29 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: certainly has been a heavy week, and that was why 30 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: I made the decision not to release an episode of 31 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: the show on Wednesday. It just felt kind of trivial 32 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,640 Speaker 1: in the wake of what happened in Texas to release 33 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: a listener Questions episode when I would hope that the 34 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: content that you are taking in is you know, related 35 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,680 Speaker 1: to the news and maybe geared toward your mental health 36 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:42,839 Speaker 1: and well being and navigating what has been an unimaginable 37 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:48,399 Speaker 1: event for the families and the loved ones involved. I'm 38 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: at a loss for words, but also just so traumatic 39 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: and angry, anger inducing. Excuse me for so many of 40 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 1: us seeing the faces of those children the teachers just killed. 41 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: It's truly awful. So, like you, I've been reflecting a bit, 42 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: and I wrote an email to Chuck Schumer, my senator, yesterday. 43 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: I'll link in the show notes on how you can 44 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: reach out to your senator to take action. I also 45 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 1: donated to every Town, and I'll link to that as 46 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:30,080 Speaker 1: well for those of you that are not in the loop. 47 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: Every Town is a movement. They call it. It's Moms, Mayors, Survivors, Students, 48 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: Everyday Americans, and they're working to end gun violence. I 49 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 1: linked to the fundraiser in my Instagram bio, but I'll 50 00:03:44,320 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: also link it in the show notes as well. But 51 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: beyond this, I've just been reflecting and I was in 52 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 1: a yoga class yesterday morning and something that the teacher 53 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: said really stuck with me that I wanted to share 54 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: with you here today, and that is breathe where you are. 55 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: I've said before to be where your feet are on 56 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: this show, but this week the sentence breathe where you 57 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: are really really stuck with me, because sometimes that's all 58 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: we can do right It's a fact. Wherever you are 59 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: right now is where you are, even if you want 60 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:35,520 Speaker 1: to be somewhere else if you hope that your circumstance 61 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: was different. God knows, we all wish that what happened 62 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:43,560 Speaker 1: in Texas didn't happen, But this is how it is now. 63 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:49,359 Speaker 1: So what if you took a second to pause, and 64 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: took a second to breathe one deep inhale and one 65 00:04:56,120 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: deep exhale, and you allowed yourself to to meet yourself 66 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: with where you're at, so that you could have a 67 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: second to process before taking your next step. It's not 68 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: always easy, and sometimes it can feel like we're suffocating 69 00:05:15,640 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: and that breath isn't readily available. But when you take 70 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: the time just to accept, there's so much power in 71 00:05:24,279 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: that right to allow yourself to truly feel your feelings 72 00:05:29,839 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: and to just be without an immediate urgency to take action. 73 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,679 Speaker 1: Although yes, action is important, I cannot reiterate that enough. 74 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: Nothing changes if nothing changes. But sometimes before you get 75 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: to that point, before you figure out your next step, 76 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 1: you just need to sit in what is for just 77 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:56,600 Speaker 1: a second and breathe where you are. And so that 78 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: really really resonated with me, and it felt appropriate to 79 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: bring to you all this week. My prompt for you 80 00:06:03,839 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: this week is not a prompt at all, but rather 81 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:10,599 Speaker 1: an encouragement to take a couple of deep breaths, to 82 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:12,760 Speaker 1: do what you need to do, to have some grace 83 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: with others, and show up the best way that you 84 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 1: can and accept that some days that is going to 85 00:06:19,320 --> 00:06:21,840 Speaker 1: look different than it did the day before, and that 86 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: is okay. And for now, a little lighthearted listener question. Hey, Emily, 87 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,720 Speaker 1: It's Lauren from Loisbill. I have a really important question 88 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:37,200 Speaker 1: for you. What's your favorite kind of donut? Hey, Laura, 89 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,160 Speaker 1: I will. I do feel like I need to preface 90 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: that this question came in last week, I believe, and 91 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: it is a very pressing question. I may or may 92 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: not have talked about this on the show before. I'm 93 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: pretty sure that I have. But in college when I 94 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 1: was going through a really big transition and losing weight, 95 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: I was doing so with the help of weight watchers 96 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 1: at the time now UW. Every week when I would 97 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: go to weigh in. After I would weigh in, I 98 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: would go to a Dunkin Donuts that was literally like 99 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: two buildings over and I would go through the drive 100 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: through and get an iced coffee and a glazed stick donut. 101 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: I know it's unconventional. I know it's a stick shape 102 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: and not a circle. But that donut to this day 103 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: brings me so much nostalgia and happiness, which is just 104 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: really nice. Also, I do need to say I don't discriminate, 105 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 1: but I am a cake donut over a yeast donut 106 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:41,360 Speaker 1: kind of person, especially the cake donuts. If you go 107 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: to like a very legit donut shop aka like Peter 108 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 1: Pam and Greenpoint amazing donuts. The old fashioned donuts that 109 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: are sometimes like glazed and just like dense. Oh those 110 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: are my jam. So yeah, I told you a little 111 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: less serious topic for listener question this week. Make sure 112 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: to do what you need to do for you have 113 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: some grace with yourself. Donate to every town if you 114 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: have the funds. A note on what's going on with hurdle. 115 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: So next week is a special series on the show 116 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: Wow Say the Words special series five times Fast called 117 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: Running Through. I'm talking to different women about their journey 118 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: with running and how it has helped them navigate some 119 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:29,239 Speaker 1: of their major hurdles. I'm really excited about the series 120 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: and to bring it to you, it is in celebration. Wednesday, 121 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: June first is Global Running Day and so it is 122 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: the perfect time to bring you this content. Plus it's 123 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: five days of episodes, which will leave you with plenty 124 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: of content because the following week the show will be 125 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: on a season break. So that is what's going on 126 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:54,160 Speaker 1: from a production schedule. POV over here on Hurdle and 127 00:08:54,240 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: like I said, make sure to take care of you 128 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: all right, another Hurdle conquer Catch you guys next time.