The Relaxationist

09/29/2026

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Guiding you back to your natural state of calm through tranquil yoga practices and sacred sound journeys 🩵

09/23/2026

Rest is a practice.

Join us for a 40-hour Restorative Yoga Teacher Training at The Yoga Pod Tucson and explore the art and science of deep rest.

You’ll learn how restorative yoga supports nervous system regulation through supported postures, intelligent prop use, trauma-informed teaching, intentional cueing, sequencing, subtle energetics, and Sacred Sound.

Designed for yoga teachers, wellness professionals, caregivers, and anyone wanting to deepen their understanding and experience of restorative yoga.

Yoga Alliance certified and eligible for continuing education hours.

📍 Yoga Pod Tucson

09/23/2026

Introducing 8 new Yoga Nidra guides to the world!!! 🌍 💙 what an honor, blessing and JOY to share my 20 hour training with these fantastic people!

I love sitting here in the knowing that these precious humans will take this practice out into the world and through their own alignment and peace and the power of the practice touch so many other humans…this is one way we create peace in our worlds…the power of connection to self is the antidote. 🫶🏼

THANK YOU to my teacher Ally Boothroyd | Sarovara Yoga for inspiring me, teaching me and sharing the magic with me. THANK YOU to all the wisdom keepers past for sharing this profound practice. THANK YOU to Yoga Pod Tucson for always supporting me and allowing me to create and share these trainings!

Feeling so full of love right now 🥲

09/12/2026

Join me for a gentle Yin Yoga practice infused with the soothing sounds of crystal singing bowls.

Give yourself permission to slow down, settle in, and let go. 🪷

In this Yin with Sound Healing for the Chakras class, you’ll move through seven deeply held postures, each connected to one of the body’s seven main chakras. As you linger in each shape, allow your body to soften, your breath to deepen, and the sounds to wash over you.

There is nowhere to go and nothing to accomplish...

Simply arrive, get comfortable, and allow yourself to receive.

✨ Take this time for you and practice today on at YouAligned.com or .aligned


(Find direct link in my bio)

09/05/2026

Join for a gentle and deeply restorative Yin Yoga practice infused with the healing sounds of crystal singing bowls, designed to invite you into a state of deep relaxation and energetic balance.

In this Yin with Sound Healing for the Chakras class, you’ll move through seven yin postures, each connected to one of the body’s seven main chakras. With time, stillness, and the soothing vibrations of sound, you’ll be invited to soften, release, and reconnect with yourself.

A beautiful practice for calming the nervous system, releasing tension, and creating a greater sense of balance within.

✨ Practice this class today on at YouAligned.com (link in my bio!)

08/18/2026

Sometimes we think rest means stopping everything.

But have you ever noticed that you can be physically still while your mind is still racing?

Deep Rest invites us into something a little different. 💗

Not simply the absence of activity, but an opportunity to soften our relationship with effort, release some of what we're carrying, and become more available to the moment we're actually in.

This is part of why I love practices like Yoga Nidra, Yin, Restorative Yoga, Breathing, and Sound Healing.

They offer us different doorways into the same beautiful possibility:
to pause long enough to experience ourselves more fully.

💗 What helps you move from simply stopping... into truly resting?

07/21/2026

What if slowing down isn’t a sign that you are falling behind? 💙

What if it is the moment you finally begin to hear yourself again? 💙

In a world that constantly asks us to do more, achieve more, and move faster, rest can feel unfamiliar. But when we create space to slow down, something beautiful happens.

The mind begins to quiet. 💙

The body begins to soften. 💙

We reconnect with the wisdom that has always been within us. 💙

Deep Rest is not about stepping away from life. 💙

It is about creating the space to experience life more fully. 💙

This is the heart of The Relaxationist. 💙

A reminder that rest is not something we have to earn. 💙

It is something we can return to. 💙

Something special is coming soon. 🤗

07/14/2026

There is a difference between taking a break and experiencing true rest.

Sometimes we reach for things that help us escape the noise for a little while.

A scroll.
A distraction.
Something to help us switch off.

And while those moments can feel good, Deep Rest offers something different.

Deep Rest is the moment when we begin to soften.

When the body feels safe enough to release.

When the mind has space to quiet.

When we reconnect with ourselves beneath the busyness of everyday life.

This is why I love practices like Yoga Nidra, Yin Yoga, breathwork, and Sound Healing. They create a pathway back to a place of restoration.

Rest is not something we have to earn.

It is something we can return to.

What helps you experience true rest? 💛

07/11/2026

Choose stillness as prevention, not repair. 💚

Imagine treating rest the way we treat brushing our teeth or drinking water. Not as something reserved for emergencies, but as a daily practice that supports our wellbeing.

Your nervous system doesn't only deserve care when it's overwhelmed.
It deserves care every day. 🤗

May today include one intentional moment of stillness, simply because you're worthy of it!
A few conscious breaths.
A quiet moment.
A gentle walk.
Five minutes with your eyes closed.

xo, The Relaxationist

05/14/2026

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