Doing something a little different this month and starting our monthly ritual on a Saturday so you can enjoy it for a couple of days before the rush of the work week starts (assuming your work week runs Mon - Fri). 👉 So we will start on Saturday July 18th and end on Friday July 24. Focus: Abhyanga (head to toe body oil massage from the Ayurvedic tradition). I found two helpful videos to guide us through this ritual. They present slightly different info about the ritual. This gives you options for days when you have more or less time, or when you feel like your body just wants something different that day (she knows best). 👉 A couple of quick notes: - If you have essential oils, keep them handy. I'll be including them in the ritual for one of the daily prompts. - Don't stress about getting it "perfect." We just want to give ourselves more TLC and any is better than none, in my opinion :) Choose your oil and let's go!!

I created a Book Recommendations category in this feed so we can share what we're reading and get ideas. Making time to read was one of the things I mentioned in the Restorative Sleep course because it was helpful in getting me to relax in the evenings back when sleep was a challenge. It's no surprise it helped because i had always enjoyed reading and had simply neglected it! I'm currently reading this bio which is a collection of correspondences between Anderson Cooper and his mom. I'm learning a lot about her, mostly. This is my favorite type of book to read because it's two people I really don't know much about or find particularly fascinating. So I go in with a neutral mind. We have one of those neighborhood book exchange boxes and that's where I got this. What are you reading?

Today is our last "formal" day of the kickstart (tomorrow and Sunday, you get to freestyle and revisit any of the movement videos that you liked from previous lessons). Before we slide into the weekend, I'd love to know: If I ran this sleep kickstart again, what would make it even better for you? - 🍵 A daily moment of calm - 🏃‍♀️ Moving my body gently - 📵 Less screen time at night - 🌿 Trusting simple over complicated

It's day 3 y'all! By now you're probably starting to get into the flow of things so I'm curious: what are you enjoying the most as you go through this kickstart: the movement, the tea? Both? Drop your thoughts 👇

I remember seeing somewhere a recommendation on where to purchase herbs online. I can’t find it. Can you remind me?