I've been sitting with gratitude today... The kind that notices the little things. The text that came at the right time. The body that kept showing up. The moment you let yourself rest without guilt. I have included a Yoga Nidra practice for us. It's below if you need it. Sometimes we just need permission to take rest, and I am here to remind you... you can. Yoga Nidra for Gratitude I want to ask you something, and I really mean it: What's one thing that supported you this week? Maybe it was a person. Maybe it was your own resilience. Maybe it was finally sleeping through the night, or the way the light looked yesterday morning, or simply... being in the presence of loved ones. COMMENT below if you feel called to share. I'll be reading every one. And honestly... Sometimes seeing what others are grateful for reminds us of what we may have missed noticing in our own lives. JOIN THE NOVA NIDRA SUPPORTERS TODAY 🧡✨

I have chills reading the Grief, Rest & the Lessons We Don’t Learn in School post. I thought I knew what grief was up until recently, and ruminating over the what if's threatened to destroy everything I had built. I too have found that journaling soothes and helps me release the feelings that need to be expressed that were used to being repressed in fear of what speaking my truth might bring. Thank you @Tim Gray and @Ayla Nova for all the wisdom you have shared over the last year and change, and the insight into grief you shared in this article. I also had to pinch myself because I was talking to a friend last night and she said to me you are at the point where you should start being able to see the shoreline. I said it’s funny you say that, for the longest time I felt like I just was lost in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight, fighting off a force that gripped me by my ankles, trying with all it's might to pull me down into the dark depths. Because of my yoga nidra practice, this community and my other healing modalities I practice daily, I do see the shoreline. I can’t touch the bottom, but white sandy beaches are beckoning me home towards self love and light, telling me to trust that I am safe and that this grief will soften and that the force that was trying to pull me down has lessened it's grip and will continue to do so. I also use these magnet letters on my fridge as well to remind myself of all the qualities I want to embody on this healing journey through grief and transformation, these little things give me strength and so does this community of wonderful souls 🌟

“Grief cannot be conquered, only accompanied.”— from Love, Loss, and Rest (Read the article) In this deeply honest article, @Tim Gray shares what Yoga Nidra gave him that nothing else could: A place to rest inside his grief. We often ask ourselves what to do in the face of grief. But maybe the better question is: How gently can we turn toward what aches without needing it to go away? How did this article land with you? SHARE below.

Six months frozen in place, now I'm loaded up and heading to the city. Almost everything that matters to me is in this car: my plants, my instruments, my courage to keep going. I'm coming back for my beibý cat next week, my father gets to enjoy his company until then. The Westford House behind me held me captive in more ways than one. Today I'm choosing forward motion. The time for me is now. I am free. I am ready. If you've got driving musik recs, drop them below.. I've got signal most the way [xcept the highlands, where it'll just be me and the mountains]. five hour five minute drive.. five to the power of ⁵ 🤪 Yoga nidra, my family & you guy's got me through it. Thanks for being here while I was stuck. Here's to unsticking. 🍯✨ Let's gooooo! 🚗 ⚄ ᛁᛘᛁᚱᛅᛚᛏ_ᛁᛁᛁᛋ ⚄

I think it goes without saying that this incredible woman is such a shining light in the world, and especially in this community. Her joyful, gentle, and healing presence has touched so many of us, and I hope you’ll all join me in celebrating her today! It’s been such an honour to walk alongside you as you’ve built Nova Nidra. Your devotion and deep love for this practice (and for every person in this space) inspires me every single day. Thank you for bringing me along for the ride. I’m so very grateful for you, and I hope this next year brings you everything you deserve: big blessings, beautiful expansion, and of course — deep, nourishing rest 💘 Drop a birthday message for Ayla below so she’s absolutely lavished with love when she logs back in after celebrating today! 🥰🎉🌸