18/12/2025
It’s amazing how we hold everything together all year…
and then the moment we finally slow down, the tiredness hits, the emotions surface, or the tension we’ve been pushing through suddenly feels louder than ever.
When this shows up for you at the start of the holidays - please know it’s normal!
Your body isn’t “breaking.”
It’s exhaling.
The end of the year often gives your system its first real window to process what it didn’t have space to feel during the rush.
And while I won’t be available for sessions over the holiday break, I don’t want you to feel unsupported.
Here are a few small, meaningful ways that I personally love and will be tapping into myself, to help your body settle, soften, and stay steady until I’m back in practice.
🌬️ 1. Box Breathing for Overwhelm
When everything feels a bit too much, try four simple counts:
In for 4 → hold for 4 → out for 4 → hold for 4.
Repeat a few rounds.
It calms the nervous system so quickly you can feel your whole chest soften.
🧘♀️ 2. A Few Minutes Reset on Insight Timer
If your mind is noisy, pop in your earphones and choose a short guided meditation.
I adore Insight Timer - it’s gentle, free, and grounding.
Even five minutes can shift your whole inner state.
🌊 3. Get Into the Ocean - I cant wait to be in turquoise waters any moment now!!!!
If you’re near the sea, let the water hold you for a bit.
There’s something about the ocean that pulls heaviness out of the body - the salt, the movement, the sound.
Let it help you transmute some of what you’ve been carrying.
🤍 4. Soft Gratitude for Yourself
Not a journal session or a list - not a doing, just a being!!
Just a quiet moment of appreciation:
“I made it through this year. I’m here. I’ve grown. I’m still learning.”
Let your body feel that softness.
Gratitude is medicine.
And most importantly - give yourself permission to rest.
To not be productive.
To not fix everything at once.
To simply be.
I’ll be back in practice in the new year, ready to support you again.
Until then, take gentle care of yourself.
You’ve earned it.
Much love - Shantelle 💫
