Happy good day, Reader 💜

I've been doing a lot of work migrating my website to a new host, and that's meant rebuilding much of it. It's felt like a giant undertaking, and I'm happy to say that I've been able to bring it back online (check it out here!).

One thing I kept in mind while I was working on it is that I just needed to get it to the 'good enough' stage — where it felt genuine and whole, even though it still could use some refinement (and maybe a little extra pizzazz!). The big deal here is that the refinement isn't the vital part. What's important is that it genuinely and accurately conveys my message, vibe, and services so that you (and whoever else heads there) can get a feel for what it's like to work with me.

And that doesn't require crazy amounts of refinement. Plus I just don't thrive when I'm get stuck trying to get every last detail perfect — I would never have been able to bring my new site online or even send this letter. And I very much bring that same approach with me to my yoga practices.

We spent a good bit of time in my yoga teacher training talking through how to cue refinements, in what order, and how they can be helpful, but I had a really hard time connecting with the idea that refinements are always necessary. While I think there is value in knowing those things for exploration purposes, no two bodies are truly the same. We have so many differences that an attitude of universal refinement inhibits us being and showing up exactly how we are.

Our edges are all different. Our bone structure, different. Daily energy, different. Strength level and muscle tension, different. It's so important to remember because that's how we disarm comparison culture and all the self-imposed shame and insecurity that it breeds.

My whole vibe with yoga is simply to create containers where you can experience your own body in that specific moment in time. Because how much of your life have you been denied (and denied yourself) the experience of your own body? How much do you really know about it? How deeply can you tap into your internal experience with a sense of confidence and undiluted curiosity?

You deserve to intimately get to know yourself wholly with a tender heart and sense of understanding, and trying to snap too many details into place can get in the way and overwhelm your process. If you start slow and practice with patience, you give yourself the opportunity to really sink into your experience and allow it to unfold. Then later, when your body is ready, you can choose to integrate supportive, personalized refinements. And that's a good recipe for longevity, healthy movement, and general awesomeness 💫

Radiating good energy,

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