A post from an artist and friend I love and admire recently reminded me of a journal reflection I completed as part of my YogaHour Teacher Training in early December 2020 (see the “Dear Ellen” section below). My friend’s post had to do with a recognition of how BURNED OUT she was feeling before the pandemic shut down life-as-we-know-it and radically changed life for artists like her, whose performance calendars used to be chock full of gigs but suddenly found themselves unexpectedly “free.” The “freedom” from an overly busy schedule may sound great to many of us who feel pressure…