Over dinner with our Gen Z-ers recently, the conversation turned to the profound differences between our young lives and theirs. We told them once again about telephones stuck to the kitchen wall, 7-digit phone numbers dialed via plastic rotaries, and expensive “long distance” plans. We described how communications with friends happened only through live voice or words written in pen and passed clandestinely across the classroom on a folded piece of paper. Our choices seemed simple. Do you like me? YES __ or NO __ .

Though the digital revolution has changed the ways we now communicate with one another, we are still called to nurture our analog selves.

Interestingly, the word analog comes from the root word analogous, which means proportionate or relational to something else. This is what makes us analog beings—relative to the universe, we are infinitely small; relative to our loved ones, we are greatly treasured; and relative to the earth and its cycles, we are in constant flux. We may not be able to control the world, but by tuning into where we are and how we feel at any given moment, we can better sense how to nurture ourselves. Let’s celebrate the continuous ability of analog-style breathing, moving, connecting, and grounding to provide a continuous source of nurturance.

Regular weekly classes at Sun & Moon, even those taken online, are just the type of analog activity that can meet our nurture needs. Click here to reserve your spot.