Week 05, 2025
ℱ𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓂𝓎 𝒽𝑒𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝓉𝑜 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈... 🫶💌☕
January lingers in its slow, reflective rhythm. The rain and wind returned with a vengeance after a brief pause in the snow, which cancelled our passenger and freight boats to the island for days and rendered our local supermarket shelves empty: no fruit, no veg, and no meat (luckily, I keep a pantry, as taught to me by those who walked the earth before me). Frost still clings to the grass in the mornings (as does condensation to the windows), and even through grey skies, the light stretches a little longer each day. Tomorrow night, it will shine even brighter and longer than usual with the annual Viking event of Up-Helly-Aa, when the smell of paraffin torches will fill the air once more.
Beneath it all, the world moves with a quiet momentum… like half-light lingering between night and day. There’s a gentle urging to notice:
how you are here
how you inhabit your body
and how the space between you and others feels
This undercurrent doesn’t demand change or rushing; it invites steady presence, grounded awareness, and patient attention.
This week supports slow, embodied reflection, encouraging you to stay with what feels tangible, real, and steady. Its energy whispers: slow down, feel your ground, take small, deliberate steps.
It aligns beautifully with our January theme of spacious relational awareness — not as something to achieve, but as a way of being with ourselves and others with a little more room to breathe.
Sometimes that space opens naturally between people
Sometimes it begins inside the body
The following ‘somatic snack’ is an offering in that direction:
A way of noticing what’s here
Without needing to move it, fix it, or explain it
An Invitation to Observe
Noticing your body without expectation or urgency
I would like to offer you something small this week:
Not a method to master
Not a way to feel different quickly
Just an invitation to notice, with respect for where your nervous system is today.
You don’t need to feel regulated.
You don’t need clarity, calm, or motivation.
All that’s needed is enough space to pause — even briefly.
And if today isn’t that day, that matters too.
There is no urgency in this practice; slowing down, stepping away, or returning later are all part of the process.
If it feels supportive to begin, you might like:
a sheet of paper
a pen, pencil, or a few colours
This isn’t about skill
or outcome.
Your body sets the pace —
not your thinking mind.
1. Draw a shape that represents your body
It can be:
an outline
a symbol
something abstract
Some days, simple is more than enough.
There is no correct way to show yourself.
2. Turn your attention inward — gently
Before adding anything to the page, pause and arrive.
You might:
take one steady breath in and a longer exhale
place a hand somewhere neutral or supportive
soften your gaze or look away from the page
Then, without forcing answers, consider:
What is my body aware of right now?
Is anything asking to be noticed, or left alone?
Are there sensations, emotions, images, or areas of absence?
If nothing stands out, that is meaningful too; many nervous systems learned disconnection as protection.
Staying present,
without trying to fix,
is already supportive.
3. Let what’s present take shape, if it wants to
When it feels okay, begin marking areas that feel alive.
You might use:
colour
shading or texture
symbols, shapes, or words
There’s no need to analyse what appears; if drawing feels like too much today, pause or stop altogether.
Choice remains available throughout.
4. Witness what’s here
When you feel complete — or complete enough — pause and look.
You might notice:
areas that feel heavier or quieter
places that seem to want care, space, or rest
patterns that feel familiar, or newly visible
Nothing needs to be done. Awareness is sufficient.
If it feels right, you can give your body map a title — or leave it unnamed.
Imagine meeting your body
with steadiness rather than demand:
curious,
respectful,
and unhurried.
When you’re finished, you might:
fold the page away
leave it somewhere visible
return to it another time
This isn’t a one-off exercise; it’s a way of listening that can meet you differently each time.
If anything tender has been stirred, please take care with yourself.
You’re allowed to:
orient to safety
seek support
ground in what helps you feel resourced
Sometimes the most relational thing we can do is notice ourselves with kindness.
You don’t need to justify the practice; it’s about co-regulation through orientation.
Nothing here asks you to push through.
Thank you for staying in relationship with your body — however that looks today.
Trust the pacing — that is enough.
Until next time,
Take care.
𝒲𝒾𝓉𝒽 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓉𝓊𝒹𝑒,
🙏 𝒟𝒶𝓃𝒶 𝓍𝑜
P.S.
Recorded on my phone for low-fi vibes ✨
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