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I hold space for silence

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I hold space for silence.

Our lonely, distracted, overstimulated nervous systems crave relief. The spacious silence of Restorative yoga, pranayama, and meditation teach us how to downshift.

These quiet practices allow us to open up and let go into our own intuition and creative wisdom. In other words, they are tools to decrease stress by activating the parasympathetic nervous system.

We know that sustainable somatic self care is not about becoming super-human through optimization. And yoga has so much more to offer us than just gymnastics.

If this resonates with you, I’m so glad we found each other.

Now it’s time to gather your props (a few blankets, pillows, eye-cover, warm socks) close the door and build yourself a nest for a few minutes of attuning to your inner state. This video is the recording from my recent live Savasana Session for subscribers to this newsletter. May it be of service.

And save the date for our next free live session: Tuesday March 22nd at 10:30am Salzburg time. That’s 5:30a ET, 9:30a UK, 15:00 IST, and 20:30 in Sydney. As always, the recording goes out here later that week.

Talk soon,
Lizzie


Upcoming ways to connect:

  • Shoulderstand is Mama’s favorite pose - and a powerful tool to shift into parasympathetic dominance. Enroll in our March 8th masterclass and receive the recording to our Headstand session for free.

  • Ready to become a certified Restorative yoga teacher? We’re only planning to offer one online training this year - and it starts this week.

  • Pranayama is often taught as a way to restrict the breath, using complex counting methods to achieve increasingly long holds. This focus on control leads to hardening. And practicing this way misses the delicious truth that the breath is breathing you. Join our March workshop Letting the Breath Breathe You: Practicing Pranayama With Compassion to learn a softer approach.

  • Save the date for our next free live session for subscribers to this newsletter: Tuesday March 22nd at 10:30am Salzburg time. That’s 5:30a ET, 9:30a UK, 15:00 IST, and 20:30 in Sydney. As always, the recording goes out here later that week.

  • Do you want to practice more Restorative yoga, pranayama, and meditation? Join us for Silence is Everywhere: a three-day experiential Zoom workshop (with recording).

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