Build a Life of Meaning and Purpose Through Radical Self-Care
How can we cultivate resilience, compassion, and a sense of purpose in a fractured world? Mindfulness teacher and activist Shelley Tygielski shares how radical self-care guides us in big and small ways, creating ripple effects leading to a profound impact of compassion for ourselves and our community.
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Shelly Tygielski
Shelly Tygielski, the author of the book Sit Down to Rise Up and founder of the global grassroots mutual aid organization Pandemic of Love. Her work as a self-care activist, community organizer, and mindfulness teacher has been featured by over 100 media outlets, including CNN Heroes, CBS This Morning, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. A trauma-informed mindfulness teacher and a former Garrison Institute Fellow, she has been called one of the “12 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement” by Mindful.org and teaches self-care and resilience at organizations and to audiences around the world.
THE YOGA HOUR TEAM COMMENTS: This program with Shelly Tygielski was profound and important. At this time in our history many of us are frustrated, angry and worried. We are wondering if there is anything that we can do. As Shelly said, we may be asking the question "How can I, this one person, make any difference with what I do?" With her experience of bringing more than 15,000 people, over 5 years, to the beach to meditate with her on Sundays and her work creating the organization Pandemic of Love, connecting thousands of people together one to one for mutual support she shows how following our inner guidance, the Guru within, can do incredible things for people. Both of these programs started with just a simple idea. She says just volunteering to take out the garbage for an elderly neighbor each week can make a significant difference to that person and the people around them. It’s not insignificant. I really appreciated the Buddhist quote that she shared "Tend to the area of the garden that you can reach." I am reminded of the quote attributed to Mother Teresa "We can do no great things, only small things with great love." I highly recommend this program.
DR. TRUJILLO’S COMMENTS: I loved the two questions that Shelly asks herself before deciding to take action: “what can I do in this moment?”, and “how can I come from a place of love?” As she points out, often we gain the most strength and wisdom from the valleys of our lives rather than the peaks, which then give us the strength to climb up again. I found Shelly’s message empowering; that we all are broken but yet are all whole, and can each have a positive impact on the world. Even small acts of kindness can have a big impact, and we should all tend the part of the garden that we can reach.