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Presence, Community, Collaboration
Published 13 days ago • 3 min read
Hi there Reader,
Who else is feeling like time is flying by and you’re always on high alert? Maybe you're able to get a moment of reprieve here and there, but you’re stuck in a loop of stress and reactivity? I’m feeling it too; I talk about it with nearly all of my clients and colleagues, and I can see it when I people-watch while eating my lunch. And yet, I also hear so much laughter bubbling up from Salt Hill and Three Tomatoes; I see joy in the mundanity of life as people walk their dog, ride their bike or enjoy an ice cream. How do we hold the paradox of life right now - the joy AND the fear, the laughter AND the tears, the mundane AND the unprecedented? All I know is that we don’t do it alone and we do it little by little, finding micro-moments of taking a breath.
Here are a couple client inspired things that have helped me in the past couple of months:
And for those who have been here a while, you know I love podcasts and I love Brene Brown, put them together and I’m hopeful again! Check out her whole series with Adam Grant (started September 17th), especially this one on time scarcity and pocket presence.
Additionally, I’m paying close attention to the foliage that overall isn't the most spectacular, but has glimpses of such beauty, and is passing so fast! I’m savoring sunsets and seeing the moon (who else was stunned by this month's full moon rise?!). And I’m finding that I’m less motivated to move, so my practices are shorter and lower in intensity, but still effective.
What are you grounding into? What’s helping you stay in your humanity?
For more community connection, see below for my upcoming offerings. We heal together. With grounded support,
✨ Aligned Beginnings - Tuesdays at 11am now through 11/18 - this is a pilot offering, open to the public, through Good Beginnings. A FREE "mommy & me" postpartum yoga class for moms and their pre-crawling infants. Moms may sign up for 3 free classes and Good Beginnings will have 2 volunteers on site during the class to help with babies. Sign-up here: Aligned Beginnings yoga sign-up
Rebuild from Within: Embodied Movement for Postpartum Recovery - Level 2 - 6+ months postpartum - 9:30-10:15AM - Join this nurturing class, with or without your baby*, to reconnect deeply with your core and gently repattern your movements, supporting your body’s healing and transformation during the postpartum journey. *Mobile babies must be in carrier/backpack. $18
Whole Body Attunement - All Levels Welcome - 10:30-11:45AM - Join this class to gently recalibrate your whole body through mindful rolling, intentional breathing, and corrective exercises designed to restore balance, ease tension, and deepen your connection to yourself. $25
Lunch Break Reset - All Levels Welcome 12:05-12:50PM - Use your lunch hour to slow down, breathe deeply, and move with awareness. This mindful reset blends breath, rolling, and gentle strength to ease your body and quiet your mind. Leave feeling balanced, grounded, and reconnected from within. $18
✨ Vermont Birth Network Fall Tour - Saturday 11/1 1-3PM - this event is for any and all perinatal providers and supporters! Come together to spark joy, inspire hope and find more, and deeper, connections within our community. Open to any and all folks working in the perinatal community. It takes a village and the more we deepen our roots of connection, the more we will have to give out to the moms, parents, babies and families that we serve! Read more on the Vermont Birth Network website. Please RSVP so we know how many people to expect!
📍Location: True North Pelvic PT - 108 North Main Street, White River Junction, VT 05001 parking around back
🍎 Snacks & beverages provided - just bring yourself! Babies and kids are welcome
Lastly, here are a couple of quick, easy resources to help ground into your breath and body during these times of paradox:
Last week's full moon rise! Remember to get outside & be with Mother Earth.
Guiding you to wholeness, alignment and vitality through intentional embodiment practice. My writings and newsletters are Gifts of Self-Care as you journey towards your most authentic self.