Aaron Griffiths | Movement & Practice

Beating serious alcohol addiction has given me the tools to become aware of other emerging ones.

Phone addiction is in my opinion more insidious and probably effects more of us than we care to admit.

After all we use it for so many essential tasks.

When you give up liquor you usually tip every bottle down the sink, throw away the empties and stay away from bars and bottle shops.

Going sober from the scroll is a little more challenging since you can't throw your phone away entirely.

Social media (for me that's mostly instagram) has been sucking me into its vortex more and more recently.

As much as it's a great tool to share my offerings as a creator, I can't help but get sucked into the rip of consumption at times too.

A sick part of me just doesn't want to miss an episode of "the world as we know it is coming to an end".

So instead of struggling in the sea of outrage, political divide and fear mongering for a moment longer I've recognised that my consumption has surpassed healthy moderation.

It's time for a break.

A chance to reset my short term dopamine receptors and be more present with the simple things.

It also gives me a break from the self imposed pressure to create reels and carousels that have a lifespan shorter than a mosquito.

I need that every now and then.

I'm looking forward to reading some good books, playing my didgeridoo and working on a few improvements to my caravan.

Practising yoga and training without filming anything.

Some time in nature and just watching the trees dance in the breeze.

I'll be teaching Yoga as always at @thehotyogaroom_mooloolaba so you can come and move with me there.

For those of you that fancy a chat give us a buzz or let's catch up for a coffee.

If you enjoy learning Movement then check out the free online Locomotion Challenge I have in my profile, my online courses or heaps of free tutorials on my YouTube channel.

The links are in my profile.

I see you once I'm cleansed and my brain feels replenished.