09/01/2026
The phrase “chop wood, carry water” was shared in my feminine embodiment training which really resonated with me…how we move through every day, the seemingly small and little things we do regularly with quiet devotion that allow slow and lasting transformation in how we live and approach life.
It’s with the simplicity of this statement, and what it means, that I’m sitting with at the start of this year, noting a need to tune back into the things that bring me back to me. For me it currently looks like:
♥️Allowing myself to enjoy a slower pace, easing into mornings gently (where my schedule will allow) knowing that the “busyness” I tend to create keeps me from truly noticing how I feel. The slower pace enabling me to tune into what I need moment to moment
♥️Taking my cue from nature, taking time to rest much more in winter and letting go of the guilt I used to feel when I do. I was reminded recently of how nature roots at this time of year not bloom and that’s what I feel like I’m doing at the moment. Tending to the roots of my ideas /offerings for 2026 and beyond. I have the first little creative shoots of ideas coming through and I’m nurturing them
♥️Starting my day with morning light on my eyes and water with electrolytes. Being more mindful of screen time in the evening
♥️Moving my body in ways that feel good, feminine embodiment is teaching me to let go of unrealistic ideas of what I “should” be doing exercise wise, and the self-imposed guilt I then feel for never doing it, and instead leaning into the movement my body needs each day (& this approach has led me to move more recently then I have in awhile)
I hope you’re new year is off to a great start with lots of space to rest ;)
📷Photo from a different season, a reminder of the bloom to come following rest
