[ LA WHISPER with Sára Anavitou - Run Into Yourself ]
We’re delighted to introduce Sára Anavitou (she/her), a Czech-born runner and architectural drafter based between Prague and the UK.She began running during her graduate years — a time filled with deadlines, pressure, and the kind of uncertainty that lingers in the chest.
At first, she ran to survive the weight of her thoughts.
But over time, it became her way to breathe. To center. To choose herself.
Today, her ritual is not just about movement — it’s about clarity, control, and connection.
A daily act of showing up, sweating through doubt, and grounding herself in the rhythm of her own body.
Shall we hear from her?
Run Into Yourself
“I didn’t run because I loved it. I ran because I couldn’t think straight.”
Graduate school overwhelmed me. Everything felt uncertain — my work, my future, even my voice. So I started running. No expectations, no pace to beat.
"Just me and the road."
At first, it was messy. But slowly, I started hearing myself again — my breath, my rhythm, my strength. That’s when I realized: I could be the center of my own day.
I liked that version of me. The one who showed up even on bad days. The one who moved, not to prove anything, but to feel everything.
And most of all, I realized that sweat is how I trust myself. It’s how I take back control — of my body, my mind, my space. Not for anyone else. Just for me.
As a woman, as a human, that act of choosing to move — and choosing to feel — is powerful.
It’s how I say, “I’m here. I matter. I’m allowed.”
That same energy flows into the way I care for my body in stillness, too. When I light a candle. When I stretch. When I choose pleasure, quietly — without guilt. Pleasure is how I love myself.
