26/03/2026
From my newsletter today - dm for the whole thing ✨
…Our nervous systems are not designed to hold a constant stream of distress. So we find ways to adapt, to survive the day. We soften the edges in whatever ways we can. This is coping, and it works, sort of.
The thing is, we don’t get to selectively numb - this but not that. When we shut down to avoid pain, we also dull our capacity for joy. When we disconnect to protect ourselves, we also distance from creativity, from presence, from ourselves and from each other. The same mechanisms that shield us are quietly closing the doors on what make us feel most alive - on the stuff that makes us remember our humanity.
When I noticed myself numbing out this year I made extra commitment to my practice, to feeling my pain and to reclaiming my joy. Not toxic forced positivity. Not pretending things are okay when they’re not. But gently, courageously, re-orienting to connection.
Connection to breath.
Connection to body.
Connection to the present moment, just as it is.
This is the invitation of practice, always waiting for you to return.
And as I returned to the heart of the real a beautiful idea began to surface - a vision of community & connection. A vision of the radical possibility held in the vibration of peace, hope and pure loving kindness.
And this is how my new course Breath Medicine emerged.
The last time I felt a course move through me like this was during the covid lockdowns...and I vividly remember how important it was to create a space of connection, breath & community - to remain open and to move through unknown territory together.
If things have felt heavy and difficult to navigate lately, you’re absolutely not alone. We may not know what is on the other side, but we don’t have to numb our way through.
This is your invitation to come back to your breath, and come back to practice….
