In the spirit of winter, slowing down how we do things is necessary. Slowing down allows us time for reflection, and from reflection we can gain valuable insight into our own thoughts, habits, choices, and stressors. Taking time to think about my year while I sit in near silence with my snoring dog at my side, I gain introspective practices that actually help me to be strategic by slowing down. December 2020 was when I completed my yoga teacher training with 612Jungle and gr