Welcome,
I’m really glad to be back with you, especially in this in-between time of Christmas and New Year. I hope you’ve had a good festive period so far, however it’s been for you.
Mine has included good food, good company, play and laughter, and also a lot of things to do. If you’re feeling a bit wrung out, a bit tender, or quietly craving some uninterrupted time to yourself, this practice is for you.
For me, it’s been that familiar mix of loving the company and noticing how much it throws my usual rhythm out of the window. Late nights, full days, kids at home, catching up with family, and then lying awake wondering why sleep feels harder when I’m more tired. If any of that sounds familiar, you’re very much not alone.
Today I’m sharing a new 30-minute session for paying subscribers. It includes around 10 minutes of gentle, supportive movement, followed by a long, guided savasana. You don’t need any special props, experience, or motivation. Just a bit of floor space and a willingness to lie down.
This is also the first of what will be a weekly video or audio practice shared here for subscribers. Some will include movement, most will include meditation, and all are designed to support you in slowing down, tuning in, and feeling more resourced in everyday life.
In my opinion, rest is one of the most under-rated activities in modern life. We wear busyness like a badge of honour, and resting often feels unnecessary or self-indulgent. And yet it’s one of the most essential ingredients for health and wellbeing. Possibly the one we resist the most.
A few words about savasana
Savasana, or basic relaxation pose, isn’t simply a nice way to finish a practice. It’s where the real integration happens.
When we allow the body to fully rest, several important things take place:
• blood pressure and respiratory rate naturally lower
• brainwaves slow and soften
• the parasympathetic nervous system comes online
• immune function is supported
• muscles release held tension we didn’t even realise we were carrying
In short, the body remembers how to repair itself.
Christmas can be surprisingly stressful. Even when it’s good. Hosting, travelling, navigating family dynamics, old roles, expectations, grief, joy, exhaustion, overstimulation. It all adds up.
Many of us are also habitually tired. Not “I stayed up too late” tired, but the deeper kind that has become so normal we barely register it anymore. We just carry on, fuelled by momentum, caffeine, and good intentions.
We tend to treat the body like a very loyal employee. Wake when I say. Eat when I say. Keep going even when you’re clearly waving small internal warning flags.
Savasana gently reverses that dynamic.
From doing to being
In savasana, we’re not fixing or achieving anything.
