I didn’t arrive feeling tense. But midway through practice, I noticed my jaw. My hands. The way my breath was being quietly managed instead of allowed. There it was — tension I hadn’t named, hadn’t felt, hadn’t questioned. When I let it go, the release wasn’t explosive. It was gentle. Almost shy. Like my body was testing whether it was safe to soften. And when it did, there was space. Not just physically — but internally. A feeling of being more here . It made me wonder how m

I didn’t change the practice. I changed my breath. Just a small adjustment — slower on the exhale, less control on the inhale. That was it. But everything else followed. My shoulders dropped. My thoughts spaced out. The urgency I’d carried into the room softened. The day felt less like something to get through and more like something I could move with . It reminded me how easily we overlook the simplest tools. How breath doesn’t need to be mastered — only noticed. One small s

There’s a posture I’ve met hundreds of times. One I usually brace for. One I try to do  well. Today, something shifted. Not because I pushed harder — but because I stopped negotiating with it. I stayed. I breathed. I let the shape be imperfect. And slowly, almost without asking, my body softened. It wasn’t dramatic. It wasn’t even visible. But there was a subtle easing — a sense of being held by the posture instead of resisting it. A quiet reminder that effort isn’t always t

The 61-point relaxation technique is one of the practices I return to when my body feels busy and my mind won’t quite land. Rooted in the Himalayan tradition of Yoga Nidra, this practice works through directed attention—not movement, not effort. Just awareness, placed gently, one point at a time.

let's explore some Sankalpa ideas—intentions or resolutions—that embody self-compassion.

A quiet place to rest. The weight we carry isn’t always visible. Sometimes it shows up as exhaustion that sleep doesn’t touch.A sense of misalignment.A feeling that something inside us has been crossed, stretched, or asked to hold too much for too long.

Yoga Nidra, or “yogic sleep,” is a practice that invites you to sink into deep relaxation while staying fully aware. It’s not just rest—it’s a gentle, guided journey inward where the body softens, the mind calms, and your inner wisdom awakens.