Joy as Resistance

Note: This audio was originally recorded in the fall of 2020 for our Goddess Magic community on Patreon. “Yoga (and indeed witchcraft) invites us to peel away the layers of life and discover: Who are we when we are not afraid? When we are not stressed? When we are not distracted by concerns of emails, schedules, timetables...? Of course, these layers build up and that’s okay, this is part of being human. But take some time as often as you can to peel away, step out of your layers and reconnect to your essence, energy, magic: your body, breath, and heart.” —Sarah Robinson, Yoga for Witches (p. 77) This audio explores the theme of JOY and also rest. I did want to note that I see the irony in how as I was discussing rest, I started to undermine my own self by explaining that I'm not just sitting on the deck "doing nothing," I'm still doing XYZ. I realized it as soon as I stopped the recording and wanted to make sure to acknowledge that! This resistance to rest instead of rest as resistance is very baked in! Resources mentioned: The Nap Ministry Tracee Stanley, Radiant Rest Karen Brody, Daring to Rest One Commune online class platform (Tracee's Deep Relaxation class link) Inner Field Trip (Leesa Renee Hall) I also made set of 24 different Joy and Rest cards to accompany the audio. The full set is available on our Patreon and a sample set is available for free to all. Feel free to use these to create a deck for yourself or to glue into journals or onto other projects. :) May you grant yourself endless moments of joy and may you delight in the revolutionary act of noticing. Much love, Molly This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goddessmagic.substack.com/subscribe