There was a time when stillness felt like the enemy.
I used to hate yin yoga and sitting quietly with my thoughts. My badge of honor was my to-do list the busier I was, the more worthy I felt. Rest was something I had to earn, and even then, I didn’t really know how to receive it.

If you’ve ever been in that season  where slowing down feels uncomfortable or even impossible I see you. I’ve been there too.

From Busyness to Being

Before kids, I could schedule my yoga classes, workouts, client sessions, and rest days however I wanted. Then motherhood came and with it, a thousand moving parts, endless laundry, snacks, bedtime routines, and the invisible load that never really turns off.

Somewhere along the way, my relationship with stillness began to shift.
I realized that busyness wasn’t a reflection of my value it was a distraction from my being.
As a mom of two, I’ve learned that stillness isn’t something you find; it’s something you choose often in the cracks and in-between spaces of your day.

The Gift of a Quiet House

Recently, I had two days completely to myself. My husband took the boys to Iowa while he coached, and the house was quiet. The kind of quiet that feels sacred.

At first, I did what most moms probably do I thought about cleaning the house, catching up on tasks, checking off that endless to-do list. But then I realized… I can clean when the boys are home. What I can’t do when they’re home is just sit in silence.

So I gave myself permission to be.
I worked without guilt.
I ran out to grab lunch and a coffee just because I could.
I went to teach yoga without arranging childcare or rushing back home.
And one afternoon, I rolled out my mat in the middle of my living room and did yoga nidra a full rest practice in the middle of the day.

That, to me, was sacred stillness.
The kind that nourishes your nervous system and reminds your body what safety feels like.

The Micro-Moments That Matter

Here’s what I’ve learned: stillness doesn’t always come in long, luxurious stretches of time. Especially for women in the middle seasons of life whether that’s motherhood, perimenopause, or just managing the pace of modern living rest often comes in micro-moments.

It’s the pause before responding to a text.
The deep breath between tasks.
The moment your tea is steeping, and you simply let yourself stand and breathe.
Those are sacred, too.

These small pauses build nervous system resilience. They teach our bodies that we don’t have to live in a constant state of doing. They remind us that presence is powerful medicine.

An Invitation Into Stillness

If you’re craving that deep exhale  that return to yourself I want to invite you into my upcoming 5-Day Stillness Reset.

It’s a free challenge designed to help you experience these micro-moments of rest for yourself.
You’ll learn simple, embodied ways to weave sacred stillness into your day whether you have 5 minutes or 50.

Because stillness isn’t about stepping away from life. It’s about stepping fully into it with presence, grace, and grounded energy.

Join us for the 5-Day Stillness Reset and rediscover how good it feels to simply be.