This Week Off the Mat

I joined my pottery class one week late.

I didn’t even know about it until after the first session.
I could have said, “Oh well. I missed it.”

Instead, something inside me said, really? So what.

It’s pottery.
It’s art.
It’s for fun.

And even if it weren't, would missing one class stop me from beginning?

No.

What struck me most wasn’t the clay.

It was being a beginner again.

Not knowing where to put my coat.
Where my bag went.
How the wheel worked.
What tools to gather.

There was no checklist handed to me.

I was guided.
Hands in the clay.
Learning by feeling.

It reminded me how often we think we need to be “ready” before we begin.

When really, we just need to show up.

Nervous System Note

Here’s something I see often:

We tell ourselves it’s too late.
Too messy.
Too inconvenient.

And underneath that is something deeper.

Sometimes it’s not your nervous system abandoning you.

It’s you abandoning yourself.

Saying yes when you mean no.
Postponing your own time.
Waiting for the “perfect” moment to begin.

Your nervous system doesn’t need perfection.

It needs consistency.

Small proof that you are listening.

Your Pause Practice This week, keep it simple. The next time you feel rushed or pulled in too many directions: 1 - Set a timer for 3 minutes. 2 - Sit back in your chair. Feet on the floor. 3 - Close your eyes. 4 - Take slow, steady breaths. 5 - Let your shoulders soften. 6 - When the timer ends, go back to what you were doing. That’s it. No journaling. No fixing. No solving. Three minutes. This is how you begin again.

On the Mat

If this speaks to you and you’re ready for steadier rhythm.

Restored Group Club
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First session begins January 28th.
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We start slow and build a rhythm that fits your life.
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Every week we begin again.

Even if we’re one week late.

Hope to see you on the mat

With love,
Sarah
​Founder of Donna Sarah Yoga
Rest is the Revolution.
​Guiding women home to themselves—one breath, one bloom, one sacred pause at a time.
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