Life of Wellness Institute

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You’ll learn practical, evidence-informed tools to help clients build interoceptive awareness (sensing what’s happening inside their body), self-compassion, and the capacity to self-soothe when distress shows up.

These are not abstract concepts. They are skills that support long-term recovery and prevention, rooted in science, grounded in tradition, focused on what actually helps.

I hope to see you there

I was sixteen the first time someone saved my life without trying to fix me.

I walked into that yoga class even though I wanted to hide. I was in a dark place, the kind that makes it hard to imagine a way through. My friend was afraid to leave me alone.

The teacher didn’t ask what was wrong. She didn’t offer solutions or tell me to “just breathe.” She made tea. Sat with us. Connected.

My Irish grandmother had taught me to make tea years before. It was comfort, even when words weren’t there. Even when no one said it would be okay.

So we sat. We drank tea. And something in me softened, just a little.

That teacher showed me something I didn’t know was possible: that my body could be a place of safety, not just a problem to solve.

Your nervous system isn’t broken. It’s responding. Responding to everything you’ve lived through, everything you’ve learned about safety and danger, everything your body has stored along the way.

It doesn’t need fixing. It needs listening.

In the free ebook (link in bio), I share the somatic practices that helped me come home to my body:

→ Grounding practices for when you feel unsteady or overwhelmed
→ Orienting practices for when you’re anxious or ruminating
→ Resourcing practices for when you need comfort or connection

Not to rewire yourself into someone new. To expand your options. To build new neural pathways alongside the old ones so that in moments of challenge, you have more than one path to choose from.

Every time you ground, orient, or resource, you’re not fixing a problem. You’re building a relationship. You’re telling your body: I’m here. I’m listening. You matter.

Welcome home. 💜

Download the free ebook: Coming Home to Your Body: Embodied Practices for Safety and Regulation (link in bio)

It’s not too late to join the challenge!

This self care challenge was created to help you reframe what self care means, and it is completely free!

Comment “PAUSE” or head to the link in my bio to join us

For week 1 of the self care challenge we focussed on the pot.

We asked ourselves: What if self-care isn’t about filling your cup so you can pour it out? What if it’s about tending to the pot so everyone gets nourished, including you?

This week for week 2 we are taking another step back.

I want to ask you: What happens when that pot gets passed around a table?

Because here’s where the metaphor gets real.

Imagine a table. Could be your family dinner table. Could be the table where you sit with clients or students. Could be the table where your colleagues gather. Could be the table in your own mind where you keep track of everyone who needs something from you.

Now imagine there’s a pot on that table. A pot of tea. A pot of nourishment. A pot of care.

Someone picks it up. They pour a cup for the person next to them. Then they pass it.

Here’s the question: When the pot gets to you, what do you do?

Do you pour yourself a cup? Do you let yourself be nourished alongside everyone else?

Or do you pass it on without taking any?

I spent years passing the pot. I’d pour for everyone else: clients, students, friends, family, and when the pot came to me, I’d wave it away. I’m fine. Later. They need it more.

But here’s what I didn’t understand: The pot is not a limited resource. It’s not like there’s only enough for a few cups.

When you pass the pot without pouring for yourself, you’re not being generous. You’re excluding yourself from the circle of care you’re already in.

If you haven’t yet joined the challenge, it’s not too late!

This self care challenge was created to help you reframe what self care means, and it is completely free!

Comment “CHALLENGE” or head to the link in my bio to join us

Send this to that person 💖

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If you’re a yoga teacher, therapist, caregiver, or anyone who spends your days holding space for others and you’re tired of self-care challenges that feel like more pressure, this one is for you.

This free 4-week email journey reimagines what self-care for helping professionals can look like.

No daily tasks. No perfection. Just a weekly pause to remember that you matter too.

Each week for four weeks, you’ll get one email containing:

✨ A short reflection on the week’s theme

✨ A question to sit with

✨ A small, embodied practice to try (if it lands)

✨ A quote to carry with you

✨ A simple one-page printable (if you want something to hold in your hands)

Ready to rethink self care?

It’s free and starts when you’re ready 🫶🏼

Comment “CHALLENGE” or head to the link in my bio to join