Sweet Soul,
Deep breath in and out. Heart swelling, mind acutely aware, body relaxed.
Check in with yourself—how’s your mind? How’s your heart? How does your body feel?
Stop, pause, close your eyes and notice where the air around you meets your face, your skin, your hands and feet.
Take a deeper breath. Breathe in peace, exhale heaviness.
It all starts with you, within you, within the field that emanates outside of and around you.
Everything you touch, listen to, read, and engage with is sacred.
Your energy is sacred—you are sacred.
What’s Most Alive for Me This Week
Rest.
Working more than usual has left my body calling for more softness and rest—and where I used to push myself until burnout, I’m finding it easier to honor and respect what the intelligence of my body is communicating to me.
As I post lessons within the Living Curriculum each week, I’m also moving through them myself—and this week, slow movement and containment exercises have been nothing short of essential.
The feeling of tuning into your body after a long day, feeling the tension stored in your fascia and muscles, and releasing it through movement is exquisite.
That moment when you feel your body surrender in stillness... your hands on your heart and womb, listening. Hugging yourself and realizing—it’s actually kind of nice. Rocking. Soothing. Returning.
During busy weeks, this is where my attention turns. Tiny rituals in the cracks of time:
- Leaning into a forward fold when the line lulls at work
- Closing my eyes during a break to take 3–5 intentional breaths
- Knowing that peace is available to me now—not at some future finish line
And that you don’t have to wait either.
That’s what’s most alive for me this week—and the gift I’m ever grateful for.
What’s Blooming
🎙️ New on the Podcast: Gene Key 2 — Returning to the One—From Dislocation to Unity
🌲 Download Podcast Companion Workbook
🌸 Project Void Update: I’ve been out of the loop and focusing more on the podcast and course. I’m gently returning to my daily writing practice with no pressure—just presence. I’m leaving this here as an act of accountability and devotion.
✨ Latest Living Curriculum Lesson:
Module 1 (Somatic Practice), Part I — Your Nervous System
Within My Field
📚 Currently reading: Nectar of the Wicked by Ella Fields, Women Don’t Owe You Pretty by Florence Given, Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, and The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh.
🍵 My go-to drink this week? Raspberry Peach Celsius.
🎧 Soundtrack of the week: Disney Channel Original Movie songs. Yes, When the Rain Falls from Pixel Perfect is still perfect.
“The question we need to put to any writer must be: does she or he augment our consciousness, and how is it done? ...Has my awareness been intensified, my consciousness widened and clarified?”
— Harold Bloom, Genius
What’s Stirring
I’ve created a free Elemental Creation Companion just for you.
I’m leaning more into seasonal, elemental, and cyclical creation. This companion is a creative flow menu—made to support your energy, schedule, and evolving process.
I’m also dreaming up a free 7-day email mini course of daily Gentle Creative Invitations.
If that’s something you’d love, stay tuned.
May your week unfold like the most beautiful of petals.
And the invitation to write back? Always open. I’ll respond.
In devotion,
Kayla S. Graham
Steward of Story, Spirit & Soil
📷 Instagram: @thedragonflysdream
🎙️ Podcast: The Eleutheromania Podcast
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