We talk a lot about doing. Building. Showing up. I want to talk about the other thing today. Because one of our members said something recently that I keep coming back to: "I needed some help from me. I knew I had the capability to get it... but I needed help finding that peace, that soft spot." — Peace in Rest Member That soft spot. I love that phrase. So many of us have forgotten we even have one.

We're coming home to our bodies... So if your body feels like another thing to manage rather than somewhere to live... this one is for you. We're going deep into the first State of Rest: ✧ What it means to be in The Rooted One. ✧ How to recognize it in yourself. ✧ How to actually start feeling safe enough to land. I am truly looking forward to moving through all of the States of Rest with you so we can receive more REST... the gateway drug to Joy! If you don't believe me... You won't wanna miss this! Check the calendar HERE for the link and join us live — wherever you are in the world. You won't want to miss this!

When you cannot unwind (and a reminder). If your body doesn't know how to downshift at the end of the day... Try this (and why not, right now?) Let your jaw go soft... don't force it; simply allow. Feel the weight of your hands. Breathe out slowly through your mouth, like you're fogging a mirror. Try that three times. That's a nervous system reset. It's small, and it works. In our VIP live sessions, we go much deeper — with full yoga nidra practices built specifically for nervous system restoration and live Yoga Nidra experiences that tap into the States of Rest. I hope to see you there at our very next one!

I want to introduce you to someone. In the framework I've built my work around — the 5 States of Rest — the first state is the one I see most. I call them the Rooted One. This isn't a personality type. It's a state the body moves into when it's been holding too much for too long. And know this... you might sense yourself in all five states, but most people have one that's most familiar. (I've been in a place where safety felt impossible to believe. I know what it's like to feel truly betrayed by your own body. And I also know what it feels like to come home to it again.) Let me introduce you to the Rooted One. They don't feel lazy. They feel disconnected from themselves. Sleep doesn't fully restore them. They're exhausted but wired. They keep trying to think their way out of something that actually lives in the body. Just sit with that for a moment. Your body has been working so hard to protect you. That's not failure, but your body asking to come home.

We use the word "tired" like it's one thing. But there are so many different variations of exhaustion, and your body knows exactly which one you're in, even when your mind doesn't. When you're "tired," it usually feels like: