LIFE

Starting again isn't starting from zero.

Returning after a gap or a big change can feel like beginning all over again. It is not.

60 SECOND UNDERSTANDING

You bring yourself with you.

A break does not erase what you know about yourself and your body. When you begin again, you begin with everything you have learned.

You stopped for a while and it feels as if you have lost everything.

Life changed and movement moved down the list.

You want to return but you do not know where to start.

Life asks a lot of us. A pause is often the result of caring for others or moving through change.

It says nothing about your worth or your ability.

Start with what feels possible. Learn what your body needs today, not what it needed before.

You can begin again as many times as you need.

This piece shares VEYNIA's perspective and is an introduction only. It is not medical advice.

A woman may begin at sixteen, thirty six or sixty, and she may begin again more than once. VEYNIA is here for every one of those beginnings.

Write down one thing you already know about how you like to move. Let it be your starting point.

Beginning again is still movement.

Start where you are. Tell us where you are right now.

MOVEMENT

Starting can feel harder than the movement itself. You do not need to become fit before you begin.

MIND

You will have days when movement fits easily into your life and days when it doesn't. Consistency is learning how to return.

BODY

Your body changes throughout life. What supports you at one stage may not be what you need at another.