01/01/2026
So here we are — 2026.🎉
Many blessings to all ❤️
May the year ahead be healthy, happy and holy 🤍
As I drove home today, I noticed how differently I felt compared to yesterday.
A slightly sombre feeling… a quiet unease. I sat with it — naturally, as I was driving 😆
Over the years, I’ve realised I don’t feel much pull to “celebrate” New Year’s Eve on the 31st. There are many rabbit holes one could go down (and I certainly have in the past), but for me it’s often the old expectations — the forced fun, the hype, the sense of should.
Not that I don’t have fun — I really do.
But anything overly commercialised, over-hyped, expected or slightly coerced is a big no from me. ✋️
I also know — and feel this more strongly each year — that we really probably shouldn’t be celebrating a “new year” in the depths of winter, when nothing is growing and the land itself is resting.🌿
This season feels far more aligned with reflection, integration and hibernation… not fireworks and fresh starts.
Yesterday I felt happy, excited and deeply grateful to have made it this far —
I’ve survived a lot, largely thanks to my support network, my yoga practice, and some truly beautiful friendships, both new and old.
Today felt different.
There was a real sadness — familiar, and not tied to any one thing.
What stood out most, though, was my ability to notice it — to pause and recognise the pattern before I spiral, and to re direct my attention, which is really where our true power is, I teach this in my classes and to witness it in action on a personal level and execute it..litterly 😆 is really powerful!
I’m kinder to myself now. I honour myself. I don’t abandon myself anymore.
And that’s something I couldn’t honestly say for most of my life.
I love myself — truly — and it’s taken nearly 40 years to be able to say that and really mean it.
This felt worth sharing, though I've not felt like sharing much personal stuff of late.... I’d genuinely love to hear others’ thoughts:
How do big celebrations land for you? What helps you stay grounded when emotions arise?
For me, it’s my yoga practice.
Knowing I am enough.
Knowing I am deeply blessed with love. 🤍
Wishing all a restful evening.
Tamsin xx
Hope to see new and old faces on the mat also.. ❤️❤️❤️