The Pleasure of Practice
When change is top of everyone's mind, can you craft transformative practices that are deeply nourishing?
Many women I work with want to cultivate a daily practice that supports their well-being and transformation. They tell me things like, “I don’t like meditation.” or “I haven’t been doing it because I’m on holiday.” or, “If I do xxx practice, I want to do it for xx amount of time, and that just doesn’t happen.”
I get it. I struggled for years wanting to be a woman who meditated, or journalled, or moved my body every day. But I had to get past my resistance and the heavy weight of shoulds that I carried about the “right” way to practice.
I practice my way to transformation time and again.
But I wasn’t consistent until I gave myself full permission to create practices that are truly soul-nourishing. Literally, nothing can derail my morning practice because it is how I connect with myself, it is deeply soothing, and I love spending time connecting with my deepest self and spirit. It is the first thing I do each and every day, and it is always a joy. Even when I am grieving or navigating challenges in my life, my morning practice of stillness and contemplation is a welcome place to be.
What would a practice of joyful care look like for you?
There are a million ways to turn toward yourself in stillness. All of them are valid. My practice currently consists of lighting a candle, pulling oracle cards, journaling, and meditating. I sit in a comfy chair, not on the floor or a formal cushion. I wrap up in a cashmere blanket and drink coffee when meditating. It is glorious and spacious and fills me to overflowing each and every day.
I want that for you.
Give yourself five minutes of a practice of presence that brings you bliss every day. I promise you will be willing to (want to) come back for more if you wholeheartedly offer yourself permission to love what you love and let that be your practice.
Let’s discuss - do you want to have a sacred practice? Or do you want to enjoy it more or be more consistent? Where do you succeed with practice, and where do you struggle?
With all my love and wishes for joyful practice throughout the year.
xo.nona