Embodied Resources
Self Care Practices
Self-care isn’t about adding another list of things you should be doing. It can begin with something much simpler: pausing, noticing what you need and finding small ways to support yourself.
These resources offer gentle invitations to explore rest, boundaries, connection, pleasure and the things that help you feel nourished. You can dip into them whenever they feel useful, choosing what feels right for you and leaving what doesn’t.
Self-care is not about doing more. Sometimes it is about listening more closely to yourself.
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Finding Small Moments of Joy
Making space for what nourishes you. Self-care can easily become another list of things we should be doing. Exercise. Eat well. Sleep more. Practise mindfulness. Take time for yourself. All of these things can be useful, but wellbeing isn’t only about managing ourselves better. There is also pleasure, play, connection and joy. Sometimes the smallest…
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Listening to Your Yes and No
Boundaries begin with awareness. Boundaries are often talked about as something we communicate to other people: saying no, asking for space, or making clear what we will and won’t do. But boundaries also begin inside us. Before we can communicate a boundary, we often need some awareness of what we are experiencing and what feels…
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Listening to What You Need
Becoming curious about your needs. We can become very good at noticing what other people need while losing touch with ourselves. We might keep going when we’re tired, say yes when we’d rather say no, or ignore hunger, tension, loneliness or the need for a break because there are other things that seem more important.…
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Making Space for Rest
Rest is more than stopping. Rest can be difficult to make space for. There may always be something else to do, someone else who needs us, or a voice telling us that we should be doing something more productive. But rest is part of being human. It isn’t something we need to earn after we’ve…