make that booty shake
MY MOM ALWAYS TELLS ME TO REST. I'M SO GRATEFUL. BUT SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA SHAKE THAT BOOTY.
...today we’re gonna talk:
★ kapha energy for the win
★ movement as a means to a creative end
★ let the music playyyy
Ready to roll? Let's hop on into The Mixing Bowl...
Hey, hey, hey: welcome back to Meringue! Did the message about change last week resonate? Or were you like nahhhhh, I'm not feeling it? For me a whirlwind of change is happening as I took that creative energy reading and ran with it. Now I need a nap.
If you're reading these newsletters and they're resonating, reply with a 🍦. I see that some of you are opening it but I have no idea if it's something you're reading or looking forward to or not.
Ok, let's get into it!
(honestly, i just wanna sit down)
I talked about Ayurvedic doshas a couple Meringue newsletters ago. Once upon a time I was on the path to becoming an Ayurvedic practitioner so you'll see a reference to it on my end every now and again. And back on my dosha shit: I'm a vata/kapha. Which means—especially during a season like fall or winter—that I don't wanna move. Leave me alone. Throw me an extra blanket. And is it snack time again yet?
This is all kapha both running the show & trying not to lose it's shit at the same time. Think a cow in pastures, moving slow, snacking on grass, then having the audacity to go sit on some hay in the barn and take another nap. That's the kapha vibe. It so desperately wants to sit tf down. And I so enjoy giving it what it wants.
I will find any reason not to move from my cozy work set-up. The only thing that'll get me up with gusto is the prospect of yet another snack. And here in my perimenopausal years, stillness finally started catching up to me as I gained significant weight for the first time in my life since childhood. Yeah, my metabolism had been an utter beast for over 40 years, may it rest in peace.
Luckily I do somatic work which I've taken on more regularly with System Reboot, my Thai Yoga Bodywork (read: massage and assisted yoga stretching) service. I restarted that in June and the pounds flew off over the summer months. I frikin love that my clients adore the service and receive so many benefits—and so do I! This is the only way to mitigate my propensity for longterm loungin'.
All this to say, honey, movement doesn't move me. But stillness? Hmh! I can stay in one spot all day and be productive af to boot.
But that's not what this week's energy is about. So if you've got a lot of kapha energy too, this week ain't that.
Take a peek below to read all about this week's creative energy download...
But first...
there's SOMETHING brewing
and if you're in paris you're gonna wanna tap below to get on the waitlist first...
Imagine after all that walking and metroing and biking and scootering here in Paris...having a moment in your own home (or temporary digs) where someone is taking care of you for a change. I'm launching my bodywork service on Dec 5 to 20 clients. I'm putting myself out there, providing a service I'm really good at and admitting that I'm in this for the long run. And you get to reduce stress and feel good af in your body in the process. Get all the deets and hop on the waitlist at the link below!
