One of the reasons dreams have fascinated people across so many cultures is because they rarely speak in straightforward language. Dreams tend to arrive in symbols. A house. A river. A staircase. A storm. An animal. A child. A doorway. Whhhhhat does this remind you of!? Any guesses? SHARE Below... My Peace in Rest Members you have a slight advantage here. These images often carry emotional truth, even when they don’t make logical sense. And that’s important, because not all truth arrives logically. Some truths are symbolic before they are verbal... Some truths are carried in image because the deeper mind is not trying to explain itself, fam... it is trying to reveal itself. Yoga Nidra often opens this symbolic layer. As the body enters a state of profound rest, awareness loosens from its usual mental habits. The mind becomes less literal. Inner imagery becomes more available. This is part of why guided imagery can be so powerful in the practice./ Imagery is communication. A lake, a cave, the moon, light moving through the body, a path through a forest. These are not simply... “nice visuals.” They speak to deeper structures in the psyche and nervous system. They offer the body something to organize around. Something safe, spacious, and resonant... some even activating or awakening. We do not need to over-interpret every symbol that arises! LET ME SAY THAT AGAIN! We do not need to over-interpret every symbol that arises! But we can learn to honour them. To notice what returns. To feel where an image lands in the body. Anyone curious where all this dream talk is leading!?

I haven't seen any posts on this yet, so .. In the US, Canada, and points west, it is still .. International Sleep Day! Much love -- to the (waning) moon and back. 💜 Rest up and fly safe 🫡 See you out there ! 🚀🌙🪐✨ https://youtu.be/Vud_KcNhBak?si=o0u4hDmIpY0wAoNX

I try to meditate often, and do it mostly for rest and sleep. Short sessions when I’m in line somewhere or in my car just to ground. Recently I just started to use yoga nidra for some chronic pain, but im afraid to do it now that I’m going thru some grief. What are your thoughts or insights on this?

over the next seven days, I’m going to be taking some time to rest & restore and would love your insights, but first, a little update. i was invited, somewhat last minute, to guide a yoga nidra practice at a beautiful women’s retreat. with everything moving through my heart lately, it felt like A FULL-BODY soul-aligned ‘YES’. while i’m there, i’ll be turning inward. listening. gathering inspiration. allowing space for what wants to emerge next for this community and beyond. you may not hear from me quite as much over the next few days. and i trust you. this space continues because you continue. in the meantime, i gently suggest revisiting the seven-day REST & RESTORE chakra series. move through it slowly. choose the one that calls to you. or begin again from the root and journey upward. and here’s something i’d love to invite… If you were to attend a retreat designed exactly for you… what would it include? more silence? nature walks? deep conversation? long yoga nidras? nervous system workshops? journaling by candlelight? share with me below. i’m listening 😉😉 Connect with you all again soon!

There's a thread you follow. It goes among things that change. But it doesn't change. People wonder about what you are pursuing. You have to explain about the thread. But it is hard for others to see. While you hold it you can't get lost. Tragedies happen; people get hurt or die; and you suffer and get old. Nothing you do can stop time's unfolding. You don't ever let go of the thread. William Stafford