GratiTuesday
Thank You, Rest
Lately I’ve felt a collective heaviness moving through the room—like we’re all carrying more than usual. I
f that’s you, you’re not wrong and you’re not alone.
The recent eclipse + the approaching Fall Equinox are a big invitation to slow down. Nature is tilting toward longer nights, and our bodies are asking for the same: more rest, gentler rhythms, deeper nourishment.
Today for GratiTuesday, I’m practicing gratitude for Rest itself.
Not the “I crashed after burnout” kind of rest, but the conscious choice to pause before the spiral… the kind of rest that lets your nervous system exhale and your spirit unclench. Rest is not laziness. Rest is regulation. Rest is wisdom.
Five small ways to honor rest today
1. Name your state. “I feel heavy/tired/overstimulated.” Saying it out loud takes half the weight off your chest.
2. Switch to low gear. If you can’t stop, soften. Choose the gentler version of whatever you’re doing.
3. 60-second stillness. One minute of quiet with your hand over your heart and belly. Inhale for 4, exhale for 6. Repeat.
4. Nourish simply. Water, fruit, soup, sunlight on your face—let it be uncomplicated.
5. Protect the pause. Put a 15-minute “Do Not Disturb” block on your calendar and actually honor it.
A mantra for the week
“I soften into enough. I breathe. I belong to my body.”
Journal prompt
Where does rest feel most accessible in my day—and what boundary (tiny or big) would make that rest non-negotiable?
The Reset Ritual: Receive, Restore, Remember
This Saturday, 11:00 AM at Obsidian Flow Yoga (Heights) I’m hosting The Reset Ritual—a community space to embrace rest together. We’ll move gently through restorative yoga, breathwork, and optional Reiki, then seal it all with high-vibrational bites from Velvet Taco. Think: cozy bolsters, slow exhales, a safer nervous system, and a room full of folks remembering how good it feels to be tended to.
If you’ve been feeling that eclipse-shadow of heaviness, come let it lift off your chest—slowly, kindly, breath by breath.
Details & RSVP: Sign up for practice here
Bring your mat, your body exactly as it is, and your permission to rest. I’ll take care of the rest.
Grateful for you, always.
Inga