Hi lovely Reader,

I keep having different versions of the same conversation lately:

The world is a lot. I can’t watch the news. They started a war without a plan. How do we respond to the Epstein files. How did we get here. What can we do about it alllllll?

And then I’ll catch a daffodil swaying in the wind, or drink a delicious coffee, or get the sweetest mother’s day card 2 days early because my son can’t sleep for excitement at me seeing it, or nearly wet myself laughing in a yoga class, and I’ll be totally filled with joy and hope.

Both these states exist at the same time, exasperation and despair, joy and possibility. Often, I don’t know how to be with that.

And I’m not alone. Our culture really struggles to tolerate both things being true at once. In psychology this is called dialectical "two things that seem opposite that can both be true". That's a new word for me and it explains so much, because this kind of dialectic generally pushes us toward one of two reactions:

Denial: everything thing is fine, stay positive, don’t think about it.

Despair: everything is broken, nothing matters, I have no power.

Both of these states are protective, they distance us from our emotions, and help us to feel less overwhelmed. But they probably aren't where we actually want to be hanging out.

So what to do? Right now I’m just working on being with my feelings, and accepting that I can’t fix it all, but that I can do small things.

One of those small things is hosting people to come together. Not in a big dramatic fix the world kind of way. More gathering, breathing, and rejoicing that we are alive and connected.

So, impulsively, I’ve decided to host a Spring Equinox gathering on Sunday evening.

Because Spring is arriving, and I love this time of year. The equinox is the point where light and dark are equal, meaning we’re at the tipping point towards longer, sunnier, brighter days ahead. And if that isn’t a cause for celebration, I don’t know what is!

It’ll be a chance to pause, take stock of where you are, and maybe arrive back in your body.

I’ll guide a short reflection for the season (nothing too intense, I promise), and the wonderful Lakraj Minhas will lead us through a Yoga Nidra, which, if you’ve never tried it, is essentially yoga for people to need to lie down and have a rest.

​Here's the link to book.​

Whether you come along or not, I just want to say you’re doing great (you really are). And also give you a nudge to get outside if you can (because that’s the sort of person I am and it's so glorious out there).

With love,

Rosie x