Hi everyone, it's Arundati and welcome back to another episode of the Let's Talk Yoga podcast.

I hope you are having a wonderful summer.

I am recharged.

I took a break last month.

I went on two different trips, two very different trips.

My first trip was catching up with a school friend of mine after 25 years.

That was incredible. The last time we

were together was on our common bus route to school in 10th grade. And since then, she went on

her path and I went on mine. And we reconnected a few years ago. Today, my friend has written a cookbook.

It's called The Vegetarian Reset. And she's really helping me reframe how I look at

vegetarian food, protein forward cooking. So we caught up. She was teaching at this event in Mexico

and I got to be her plus one for the whole week. That was an amazing trip. So there's that.

My second trip was right after we went to Banff and you know I have

my seven-year-old German Shepherd. His name is Munch. And those of you who follow me on Instagram,

you see me share updates about him often. And a couple of years ago, we had done this trip with him.

And he loves the waterfalls, the lakes, the hikes. And so we decided to do this Banff and Jasper trip every couple of

years. So that was my second trip. And it was very relaxing. I got to disconnect from everything.

And really just be present and have a wonderful time. So I'm back,

completely recharged and back to all things yoga and dance and studio management and content

creation. For many years, I did not prioritize taking breaks. I also didn't have the luxury of

taking breaks. But after almost 11 years of working,

honestly, it's insanely hard. I am now able to give myself these breaks more often. And whenever I do,

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