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March 29, 2018 by Olvia Young

Your body tells you what you need. You just have to listen.
Yesterday I didn’t much feel like myself and interestingly enough, I didn’t much look like myself either. So I’m exposing my insecurity + re-posting this photo here.
As a reminder to speak truth + listen always.

Tuesday took a toll on me. I woke up my usual 5 or 6am, worked out by 7am and spent the entirety of the day- 15 hours thru 930pm talking, meeting, speaking, teaching, coaching, + sealed off the evening with a cocktail at ATLA before jumping into bed later than my norm, a tender 10’oclock.

I didn’t sleep well, felt a chill + woke up with a slight fever. My body was talking to me + I needed to listen. Like most of us, especially in NYC, we’re always moving. I am an extreme case – run a business, have a life, literally live by the mantra #workhard + #livyoung  + often the working hard part first. I work my body, my mind, + my soul nonstop. I eat to refuel + sleep more than most on my terms 8pm-5am, when I can. I leave ample time for celebration, everyday, even if that just means shaking my tail feathers up Lafayette street with a song in my head, a hug or a nightcap…

But Tuesday’s shenanigans left me fried. Wednesday arrived + fever in tow, I still showed up. I took it slower in yoga + asked my boxing trainer to handle with care. I had a brief meeting before a shower, a smoothie + work at home before allowing myself to have care via massage, a sauna at higher dose + manicure before more meetings + a dinner I was looking forward to at new hotspot Legacy Records. I could have cancelled but instead I took self care into my own hands. Because even I need to take a knee every so often, or in this case, I just needed some TLC.

En route to dinner, I took a selfie. But I didn’t look like myself, makes sense considering I didn’t much feel like myself either. I posted it and then deleted it late night.
And sit here asking myself why?

What do you see when you look in the mirror?
What do you say to yourself?
Do you listen to your words? Do you listen to others?
When do you connect? To yourself, to others?
What do you feed yourself?
Do you practice self care?
Are you connected? To you? To others?

I am focused on connection, always.
And connection starts with me.
I need to listen to my body's cravings: food, sleep, sweat, love.
head, body + heart.

A good hug is always necessary...A few hours of self care, some quiet time, a moment of gratitude for all your hard work, or some brutal honesty and self reflection to discover what motivates the decisions you make – internal or external. You are your best resource.

March 29, 2018 /Olvia Young
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nothing makes me feel more alive than sprinting 🏃‍♀️ down empty streets while the city sleeps —
to take my breath away. ...
when was the last time you took your breath away? go ahead, 
surprise yourself 🎈. #workhard #livyoung As much as id like to think that love will find me when im ready, Aint nothin finding me except @netflix + email if I stay in bed 🛌 
SO Please add “dater” to my multiple hat wearing job descriptions Bc They say ya gotta kiss a lot of frogs 🐸👑
so, kiss me? 💋...
oh 
and yes in fact 
I sure did wear this last night
Because after a week choc full of 15 hr days, 
i aint wasting no more precious brain 🧠 energy on outfit selections or drink choice. 
Mezcal rocks please— 🥃
...
...
teaching a double tomorrow @boxandflow 🥊 will be wearing a different uniform #ninjachic 🥋 
1030 + 1130am come thru, 
lets dance 💃🏻 #workhard #livyoung
I dare you to write yourself a love letter💌 
I did. (http://livyoung.co/loveletter) ☝️
Because what is sexier than owning the skin 
you live in? Sure Ill always wonder what it feels like to have boobs like @emrata or legs like @gisele, 
but when all is said + done, 
the body I liv In is my home🏡, it’s my own. 
a love letter to me, from me—link in bio. 
maybe mine will inspire you to write your own.💋 Happy VDay♥️. #workhard #livyoung 
#loveyourself there is something incredibly sexy about 
sitting at a bar in stilettos👠+ and eating steak🥩... solo. red wine🍷smooth jazz + conversations with strangers on the side. learn to love your own company♥️. #workhard #livyoung suit up. 
show up 
or sit out. ...
...
I wore this silk pink pant suit out the other night, along with the post @boxandflow sexy confidence I call swagger, to first talk female entrepreneurship before meeting a matchmaker made blind date — forever seeking #balance In work + play. My date broke the ice by listing off my resume - 3 brothers, Miami raised, likes yoga etc. until I interrupted + asked what he stands for. He was surprised, sure—but that was the point. No one is as basic as their IG, dating profile or job resume. There is more to learn when we dive deeper - into the discomfort behind the facade. What’s under the hood? IMHO, whatever you want there to be. I will never be one thing, and will never try. Woman, daughter, sister, lover, chef, fitness founder, entrepreneur. HUMAN. All done up or totally undone. Messy is sexy no matter what you wear, no matter who you are. Are you willing to get messy in yourself to embrace all of you? 
Show up 
Or sit out. 
One life. #flowthruthefight 
#workhard #livyoung even tho i created @boxandflow to give the freedom I always felt thru boxing + yoga—among my biggest fears in actually starting it was 
1. my personal practice would change. 
2. actually teaching my method 
3. the unknown. 
it has taken far too long but I’ve finally found peace with taking the class i love so much. leaning into my business in a new way, with a team that I l♥️ve — 
to #flowthruthefight together. messy is sexy 😉 
#workhard #livyoung and to choose what does—
you have to know what doesn’t. 
fuel ⛽️ or fill? your life. you choose. 
link in bio. 
#workhard #livyoung too much? that’s the point. 🖤 to strip down the facade + humanize this experience that social media has covered with smoke + mirrors, 🤳 
to wilfully declare that we are all here to see + 
be seen, feel + be felt, To shed light on the messy parts of life, the vulnerability, 
the honesty that is sexy, 
The hard work that goes into our successes + 
our struggles as we #flowthruthefight. 🥊🙏 The secret is to make it all look easy, sure. But if it was easy, we’d all be models + billionaires + all the rest of the stuff we double tap. 
So lets talk fear. link in bio. #workhard #livyoung letting  things be “easy”, to #flowthruthefight has always been my biggest challenge, + why i started @boxandflow. the physicality of the workout brought me ease. Hitting a heavy bag 🥊, the cathartic release of breath 
energy 
resistance +
strength 
forces me to feel my own power + 
shows me that I can. i am here, i am alive. 
And it is the same power I use to hold myself back, to resist my flow, to resist myself. 
which is why my only fear, is ____. 
Blogpost up. Link in bio. #workhard #livyoung
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