Bodywork Meditation: Great for Insomnia and Anxiety

Calmer In-between-mas

My love,

Merry In-between-mas! Is your brain doing mental flips like mine?!

I have a special meditation for paid subscribers this week that you are going to love. It’s especially good during winter as it balances the water meridian line of the kidneys, which will leave you feeling relaxed and should have a positive impact on your sleep too!

Scroll to the bottom for the 10 minute meditation.

I LOVE this bit between Christmas and NY. It’s so fun for dreaming (I’m working through Leonie Dawson’s Biz year book) - however, it’s such a wild energy! I can’t possibly keep up with all the things my brain is suggesting I do come Jan 1st.

Am I really going to do ALL TEN of these new habits? Like every day?

And, there’s actually more than ten but I can’t even remember half of what my brain’s suggested as I’m driving or being ‘Mark’ in the endless Christmas game of Mum and Dad …

Mum and Dad’s part 59 - baby turns 6 and Mum makes a cake with a banana, a LOT of squeezy cream and sprinkles

The thing I really love is that you can do all this dreaming whilst not having to actually do it yet! It’s the ultimate permission to rest because no-one starts on December 30th, right?!

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LOVE this post shared on instagram via

Lou Shackleton

- click for the full effect as it is me to a tee right now!

So, while my mind has been flipping and thinking of all the fun things I want to do next year … my body (in-between teaching a 6-year-old to roller-skate - some kind of torture - and being Mark in the aforementioned game) has been lying on a sofa enjoying the Gavin and Stacy Finalé (SO GOOD), GoggleBox (I’ve not seen it for years and it was a workout because I was laughing so hard) and The Split Barcelona (which I spotted yesterday when my kids were happy doing other things or sleeping, so I binged that baby).

All in all, I feel like I’m riding the weirdest week of the year pretty well. And, I’ve been really leaning into my Word for Winter, which is Nurture! Whilst trying not to take all this NY energy too seriously and remembering what day of the week it is.

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It’s fun to have goals and dreams and to write them down (because if you don’t how do you know they’ve happened?) … they just don’t need to all happen on January 1st.

Vision Boarding

With that in mind, I can’t wait to make my goals into a vision board on Sunday! I’m hosting an evening retreat with

Lou Shackleton

on Sunday 5th January where we will tap into all those beautiful dreams and goals during a magical and restorative Yoga practice, lead by me and then Lou, will take over and guide to making a vision board.

I’m excited. I feel like I’ve never been so ready to see these dreams in a visual way, it really helps to feel it when you can see it.

There are a couple of spaces left, if you would like to come in person - which I would love - and, of course, you can join us online too from the comfort of your living room. Oh joy for being under a blanket in PJs without the FOMO!

Grab your ticket here!

Wishing you all the best for the New Year. Happy 2025 and sending all the Love,

Hannah

p.s. Do you have a word for 2025 yet?

Maybe the following meditation will help you pick?!

I think mine is going to be Connection (last year it was Compassion, which I loved - a constant reminder to be kind to myself and others… very helpful while I was finishing my book, How to Divorce Sober) but I'll see what else comes up over the next week or so.

Here is your Bodywork Meditation to help alleviate anxiety and insomnia…