CAREGIVERS DESERVE REST.
We often celebrate caregivers for their strength.. Now it’s time we also acknowledge their exhaustion.
The parent caring for a child with special needs.
The spouse supporting a loved one through illness.
The son accompanies an aging parent to every appointment.
The healthcare professional who carries the emotional weight of every shift.
They all have one thing in common.
They spend so much time caring for others that they often forget to care for themselves.
The familiar airline safety instructions tell us to put on our own oxygen mask before helping others…
…not because our life matters more, because we cannot help another if we ourselves are running out of breath.
Yet caregivers quietly do the opposite every single day.
They postpone rest, ignore fatigue, and just carry on.
Not because they are careless, but because that is what is care according to them, and they tend to believe that their intent to care will take care of them.
Just it feels that it is time we changed the conversation based on intent to reality.
Self-care is not an act of selfishness but an act of responsibility as it allows compassion to remain sustainable.
Through Shrimath Yoga Nidra we are beginning a public seva initiative dedicated to caregivers - creating a space for rest, restoration and community.
Over the coming weeks, we will be sharing resources and inviting caregivers to an inaugural online gathering, followed by guided Yoga Nidra practices.
If this message resonates with you, or reminds you of someone who quietly carries the responsibility of caring for others, we invite you to stay connected.
Go through our resources: https://www.shrimathyoganidra.com/care
Every caregiver deserves a place to rest.
I have been a caregiver for a parent for only a few months and I realised it can get complicated. The exhaustion comes in, but you don't want to accept that "I am not supposed to feel tired, I'm you get and more energetic, healthy and fit too". There's a guilt associated with taking care of yourself.
One day in those days, one favourite song played by as was driving from the hospital. I felt so relieved and relaxed in months !
Truly - we can only take care of others once we arent running out of breath ourselves