12/08/2025
Happy Monday, TRIBE!
Last week, we practiced Centering, gathering ourselves, returning to our middle, calling our energy back from the edges.
This week, we build on that foundation as we explore: Balancing.
We are still moving through that subtle transition between Fall and Winter, between the clarity of Metal and the deep stillness of Water. These in-between spaces belong to Earth, and Earth teaches us about the constant recalibration we must make to stay steady as life shifts around us.
Balancing is not a fixed state. It’s a living practice. A moment-by-moment negotiation with ourselves.
After centering, balancing becomes the next natural step.
Once we’ve returned to ourselves, we get to ask:
How do I hold my center while life moves?
Because life does move.
The season is changing.
The light is shifting.
The holidays pull on our energy.
Responsibilities expand.
Emotions stir.
The body asks for rest while the world speeds up.
Balancing is how we navigate this dance without losing ourselves again.
In nature, this looks like the earth adjusting to colder nights, or animals shifting rhythms between gathering and resting. Every living thing is constantly balancing between effort and ease, giving and receiving, motion and stillness.
In the transition from Metal to Water, balancing is gentle.
Instead of achieving perfect equilibrium think more about noticing when you’ve tipped too far in one direction and making a small, compassionate correction.
Balancing reminds us that is not about how long we stay centered, it’s about how quickly you return to it when you lose it.
We will meet you in practice!