When is the last time you let yourself be still? Really still? — as in mentally, physically and emotionally calm and at ease. It sounds like a luxury and one that we don’t often allow ourselves to have. My brain remains convinced that there is always something that I should be doing, or planning for, or […]
Taking Time to Breathe
As a way to cope with the daily stresses of veterinary school, I began taking hot yoga and hot pilates classes in the evenings with some of my friends. I have found these classes to be extremely physically challenging but so beneficial for my mental health. I challenge my brain each day in the classroom […]
Dance Like No One’s Watching
As with most things in life, success in vet school is all about balance. At the beginning of the year, we were advised to make a list of at least five “practical and realistic self-care activities” that we plan to include in our weekly routine throughout vet school. I created my list and posted it on […]
