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Spiralling - a year-long elemental journey

Ayurveda Health Counselling and Feeding Your Demons, Mandala Method shadow work

20/01/2026

Something new is forming.

In April 2026, I’ll be hosting a year-long series of monthly online sharing circles called
Spiralling - An Elemental Journey.

This is a slow, relational passage through the elemental energies of human experience, not as a linear path, but as a spiral we move through together. These are the five elements in the Tibetan Buddhist mandala.

Each month includes:
• a sharing circle within the structure of a closed cohort
• exploration of each element in its shadow and light forms, through contemplation, journalling and sharing
• space to share and be witnessed around each particular elemental theme

We move through the elements twice:
first meeting their encumbered or shadow expressions (confusion, anger, inadequacy, craving, busyness), then returning to those same elements to explore their wisdom qualities (spaciousness, clarity, equanimity, discernment, all-accomplishing wisdom).

Nothing to fix, no bypassing, everything belongs.

There’s also an optional “choose your own adventure” path: monthly 1:1 sessions with me for those who want to explore the Mandala Method more personally alongside the group journey.

The full invitation is now live.
If something in you resonates with this work, you’re warmly welcome.

✨ Link in bio
🤍 by donation, pay what you are able
🌀 Starts April 2026
💻 Online | limited group

I love to practice restorative yoga at this time of the year, when the voices on social media etc about how we should be...
19/01/2026

I love to practice restorative yoga at this time of the year, when the voices on social media etc about how we should be setting goals and targets can be LOUD!

On my Substack today, I'm sharing a full-length restorative yoga class. Subscriptions are £6 per month (but if finances are a barrier then do reach out).

Link in bio/stories...

17/01/2026

Yoga practice looks a lot like this lately... Mindful movements, easing into the body, longer holds...

Ways to practice with me: I'm currently only teaching live in my Wintering Well program, or to one to one Ayurveda clients.

1.Yoga doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s practice.2.Meditation is as important as asana - if not more.3.Yoga evol...
13/01/2026

1.Yoga doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s practice.
2.Meditation is as important as asana - if not more.
3.Yoga evolves as we do; it is not meant to stay static.
4.A runner’s body in my twenties needed something very different than my almost 50yr old menopausal body does now.
5.Pregnancy yoga taught me how to rest.
6.Postpartum taught me patience, with healing, with strength, with myself.
7.Major surgery taught me humility, and how to begin again from zero.
8.Perimenopause has taught me to prioritise nervous system regulation over achievement.
9.I no longer practise to shape my body, I practise to fully inhabit it.
10.Gentle does not mean ineffective.
11.Subtle practices can be profoundly powerful.
12.Yin and restorative yoga have often given so much for my nervous system and trauma recovery.
13.I prefer practising alone, even though I love to teach group classes.
14.Rest is not something to earn at the end of practice, it is often the practice.
15.Yoga has been a refuge during some of the hardest days of my life
16.Discipline can be gentle, and consistency doesn’t require rigidity.
17.Yoga has taught me how to be with discomfort without immediately trying to fix it.
18.The longer I practise, the less impressive it looks from the outside.
19.There is no virtue in forcing myself into a class or style that doesn’t fit my nervous system.
20.The practice can be 5 minutes, or a couple of hours.
21.Showing up matters more than what I do when I get there.
22.Yoga has taught me to trust sensation over instruction.
23.Slowing down is often the bravest choice.
24.A practice that feels nourishing will look different from season to season.
25.Yoga has helped me feel more resourced.
26.After thirty years, yoga feels less like a practice and more like a companion, one that meets me exactly where I am, and asks nothing more. One that will gently challenge me when I need it, and offer support and respite.
27.Stillness can be confronting, and also deeply honest.
28.Yoga has helped me rebuild trust with my body after it felt unsafe.
29.Some practices are about building capacity; others are about conserving it.
30.Yoga remains a lifelong conversation, not a destination

11/01/2026

This year-long series of monthly online sharing circles invites you into a living relationship with the five elements of the Tibetan mandala (space, water, earth, fire and air). Rather than a linear programme of self-improvement, this is a spiral journey: one that meets emotional challenges with curiosity, honours what is already here, and gradually reveals the wisdom held within our most familiar patterns.

We move through the five elements of the mandala twice - first by meeting the encumbered energies of the elements, and then by returning to those same elemental gates to discover their innate wisdom qualities.

Nothing is bypassed, nothing is rejected; everything belongs.

We begin at the end of April. Only 12 places. Find out more and book: https://michelleteasdale.net/spiralling

FREE on my Substack blog today! A yoga nidra practice to allow you to take time to find your Sankalpa, your intention fo...
08/01/2026

FREE on my Substack blog today! A yoga nidra practice to allow you to take time to find your Sankalpa, your intention for the year ahead. We then infuse it throughout the physical body, sealing it in.

Link in my bio / stories.

🎊New Offering!🎊A year-long journey of monthly online sharing circles through the five elements, with a “choose your own ...
03/01/2026

🎊New Offering!🎊
A year-long journey of monthly online sharing circles through the five elements, with a “choose your own adventure” option:

A slow, relational passage through the elemental energies of human experience, as they show up in our bodies, our relationships, and our lives.

This year-long series of monthly online sharing circles invites you into a living relationship with the five elements of the Tibetan mandala (space, water, earth, fire and air). Rather than a linear programme of self-improvement, this is a spiral journey: one that meets emotional challenges with curiosity, honours what is already here, and gradually reveals the wisdom held within our most familiar patterns.

We move through the five elements of the mandala twice - first by meeting the encumbered energies of the elements, and then by returning to those same elemental gates to discover their innate wisdom qualities.

Nothing is bypassed, nothing is rejected; everything belongs.

What This Journey Is:
A monthly online sharing circle, held in a small, consistent group

A blend of gentle teaching, guided reflection, embodied inquiry, simple ritual, journalling and shared listening

Rooted in the five elements of the Tibetan mandala, offered in accessible, non-dogmatic language

A space for integration rather than accumulation

A practice of being seen and seeing others, without fixing or advice

Choose Your Own Adventure: option to do just the monthly group circles, or add a one-to-one facilitated session to deepen your relationship with each of the five elements (10 sessions total). You don’t need to decide about the 1:1 work at the beginning, you could decide after a couple of sessions.

I can't wait to welcome you in: https://michelleteasdale.net/spiralling

Writer James Baldwin said "Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced". W...
30/12/2025

Writer James Baldwin said "Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced". When we turn towards our fears and challenges, rather than pushing them away in favour of "good vibes only", we can make real change.

As much as we might have the intention to live a slow, spacious lifestyle, sometimes the world around us has other ideas...
30/12/2025

As much as we might have the intention to live a slow, spacious lifestyle, sometimes the world around us has other ideas. This short practice is easy to fit into a busy day, when you might not even have time to get your mat out or get changed into ‘yoga clothes’. A short breath-based embodiment practice is all you need to shift your mind-state and be more present.

The link is in my stories / bio.

Watch out for more micro-yin practices coming to my Substack very soon...

“Develop a mind that is vast like space, where experiences both pleasant and unpleasant can appear and disappear without...
28/12/2025

“Develop a mind that is vast like space, where experiences both pleasant and unpleasant can appear and disappear without conflict, struggle or harm. Rest in a mind like vast sky.” ― Jack Kornfield

Slow Reading Group: The Restorative RebelI’m excited to start our new book for Slow Reading Group over on my Substack. T...
26/12/2025

Slow Reading Group: The Restorative Rebel

I’m excited to start our new book for Slow Reading Group over on my Substack. This one is part memoir, part reflection and critique on how many of us have internalized capitalist ideals, and how to break free from them. The book is written from an American perspective, so I’ll try to add from my UK standpoint as we go along. As this is such a juicy read, we’re going to go super-slow with this one!

Breaking Up with Capitalism

In the introduction, writes a break-up letter to capitalism, saying “its not me; it’s you".” She defines internalized capitalism as believing that our self-worth is measured by economic productivity and achievement, something that I’m super passionate about countering here on Opting Out.

She argues that capitalism thrives on manufactured scarcity, which I’d argue social media and the horrors of “influencer culture” feasts upon - we are constantly bombarded by a relentless feed of things we supposedly “need” to be more beautiful / happier / healthier / better human beings, all of which come at a price tag.

Dani Bicknell grew up in the liberal Bay Area of California, an area which has prided itself on being anti-racism, feminist, pro-LGBTQIA+ rights. However, after a period away, a veil lifted and she saw how the co-opting of progressive ideals by a capitalist system had created greater social inequalities and how tech start-ups had fractured society.

This book contains many phrases which could be our motto, here at Opting Out: “real change begins by slowing down”.

Whether you’ve read a hundred books on anti- or post-capitalism, or this is your first, Dani makes it super accessible by breaking down terms such as “disaster capitalism” and “welfare capitalism”, and explains how Adam Smith’s original notion of capitalism with its ethical foundations has been distorted.

The Introduction and Chapter 1, on which we will focus on this month, is all about dispelling some common myths we have all been sold about Western capitalism.

👉 read the full post for free on my Substack: https://theoptingout.substack.com/p/slow-reading-group-the-restorative

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