Please note this is written for a general audience and not for dancers or elite performers. I am currently reflecting on what can be created to help bring more powerful links between the somatic awareness you have embodied throughout your careers and a new type of attention you can bring to that awareness. Already one of your colleagues, Zhibo, has sent me a very interesting article which I am sure will help my thinking. If anyone has any further thoughts or questions to help stimulate me on this don't be shy! With respect to some additional points that may help you as elite performers please I would suggest:
do not forget that mental strength and resilience are different and as elite, dedicated performers it can be your mental strength and tolerance to pain and discomfort which can cause a decline in mental and physical wellbeing in the long-term
any type of uncertainty or unpredictability can feel challenging and threatening to most humans and it causes stress hormones to be triggered...so as you transition through your career please recognise this as normal and use tools to help trigger the relaxation response (the polar bear doesn't need yoga because it hasn't a thinking brain that overrides the relaxation response)
you probably have a better capacity for stress (i.e. you can adapt successfully through the experience of new stress) than most people because of your training and physical fitness but also because dance is a social experience...we are social mammals and need each other...our social engagement system develops in the first two years of our lives through effective parenting/child care. It is our first and most energy efficient (least tiring) form of stress response. So please don't abuse this with too much poor coping habits (alcohol, drugs, junk food etc.)! In a sense you have more to lose than most by neglecting your rest, recovery and close friendships.
if you find it hard to relax, it's a sign you need to do something about it. This is not uncommon for high performers as it can become a habit which the nervous system becomes used to...it can feel restless when not feeling energetic and on the move. If this is a concern for you please contact me. It is very common in military people when they return from war.
We'll develop more specific thinking in due course but hope this helps.