We’re halfway through the first week of Grounded in Gratitude, and we wanted to check in with you. How is the journaling going so far? If you haven't started (or missed some days) don't worry! Today is a good day to begin.

I’ve found the process tentatively rewarding, and a little challenging too (it's Karen, here). Sitting down each day to an unfiltered conversation with my own experience, without the usual niceties of communication, can feel a bit raw. But I can see how this practice might build confidence when facing doubts or uncertainty, as it's also a process of non-judgment. No one else needs to know what you write, unless you feel supported in sharing it. It’s okay to feel this, and it’s okay to say it to yourself!

Did you miss this week's journaling prompts? Read below.

As we move into the latter part of the week, it’s time to plan (or enact) your intentional act of gratitude for yourself. There are three days left, and it doesn’t have to be anything big. The idea is simply to give back to yourself in a way that feels genuine and a little outside your regular routine.

Maybe it’s:

• Taking time off when you normally wouldn’t,

• Buying yourself a small gift you’ve been eyeing,

• Treating yourself to your favourite lunch spot,

• Booking a massage,

• Or simply creating space for rest and quiet.

We also have something new for you:a guided video practice called Yoga for Care + Connection, 26 minutes. It’s a gentle, interoceptive sequence to help release tension and free space within.

Keep noticing, keep writing, and be kind to yourself in the process. Gratitude grows in the honest moments of meeting yourself just as you are.

Warmly,
Karen and Chris

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Daily Journaling Prompts

Here are some prompts for inspiration. You can follow them, adapt them, or use your own. The theme this week is gratitude for self and body, but if your reflections take you elsewhere, let them. Gratitude grows wherever attention is placed.

• Have you done something recently that surprised you? Reflect on how it felt to learn something new about yourself: a strength, a challenge, or a response you didn’t expect.
   
• What part of yourself or your body are you learning to appreciate differently? This could be something functional, emotional, or subtle. Perhaps a way your body communicates, recovers, or holds you up.
   
• When you catch yourself being critical or dismissive of yourself or your body, what truth or perspective could you bring instead that feels more appreciative or compassionate?
   

Week One Meditation and Breathing

Gratitude for Self: It Ain’t Easy (But So Worthwhile!)

The theme of our first week, “Gratitude for Self and Body,” may be the hardest way to begin this three-week process. We can be our strongest critics, leaving little room for compassion, acceptance, and appreciation. To navigate this challenge, we’ll explore gratitude in several ways.

Gratitude can be practiced through expression (such as an act of gratitude), reflection (like journaling), or non-conceptually. This third approach is the focus here, as yoga and meditation are uniquely suited to cultivating this form of gratitude.

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