Softness

This month on the Inspired Club offers a space to slow down, breathe, and meet yourself exactly where you are.
There’s no right way to show up — simply an invitation to be held in softness, in whatever way feels right for you today.

I love planning, creating + feeling inspired for the Inspired Club. It’s something I pour my heart into — the practices, the themes, the intention behind it all.

But this January asked something different of me.

Instead of moving through the usual end-of-month momentum, life had other plans. I had the honour, alongside my family, of caring for my sweet Grandma before she passed on. She was incredibly special to me, and I already miss her dearly.

She was a huge source of support in all areas of my life, including Caroline Inspired — someone I would go to for advice, guidance + reassurance. My role model. A woman of deep gratitude, kindness + generosity. Right until the end, she spoke of gratitude — for life, for family, for the small, simple moments.

As I turned back towards my work and reflected on what to share inside the Inspired Club, I noticed how much I was overthinking — questioning whether to pause, whether to create, whether to push through.

And the truth is, we can’t press a pause button on the world. Life continues to move around us, even when we feel quiet, heavy, uncertain, or low in energy. While that is outside of our control, what is within our control is how we meet ourselves in those moments.

To truly meet yourself where you are.
To honour your current state of being — without judgement, urgency, or expectation.

I can’t think of a more supportive practice than that.

Our yoga mats — and the yoga of daily life — don’t ask anything of us. They don’t require us to be a certain way. And softness is not weakness. It is a quiet, powerful strength — the courage to soften in a world that can harden us unnecessarily.

Sometimes softness looks like clearing your diary.
Sometimes it’s giving yourself permission to rest without feeling like you need to be productive to earn it.
Sometimes it’s noticing when you’re overthinking, and gently reminding yourself that you don’t need to take action right now.

For me, life right now is intentionally very quiet. It’s slow. I’m letting myself rest as much as I can, allowing myself to simply be. I’ve kept my diary spacious — something I’d already done for January after a busy December — and it turns out it’s exactly what I continue to need.

I’m moving very slowly, sometimes not at all. I’ve made our home even more cosy. I’m taking silent walks in nature. I’m reading, resting, and stripping things back wherever I can.

I’ve also been more intentional with my outward energy — because honestly, there isn’t a lot of it right now. That’s meant being on my phone less, especially on social media. Not because there’s anything wrong with it — but because softness, for me, looks like fewer inputs and more space. And I want to gently remind you that there is never any pressure to show up here, or anywhere. We don’t need to explain ourselves when we need time. Rest doesn’t require justification.

As much as I love creating a monthly theme video, I knew I didn’t have the energy for that this time. What I did have the energy for was writing these words. I hope they still offer support — and perhaps also show that we can still show up, just in different ways, depending on the season we’re in. I already know I’ll look forward to creating the theme video again next month.

I’m naturally an overthinker, and after overthinking what to do with the theme, I noticed I was doing the same with the members meet-up. At the time of writing, we still don’t have a date for the funeral. I’ve been able to get classes covered at the studio, but I can’t get cover for myself in the meet-up. Rather than worrying or feeling like I might be messing people about, I chose to soften here too — and not run a meet-up this month. It’s something I deeply look forward to returning to when things begin to feel steadier again.

The original theme I’d planned didn’t feel in alignment with how I was feeling. I pour so much love, creativity + intention into each month, and authenticity matters deeply to me. Living in truth matters. I never want to pretend everything is okay when it isn’t.

And so, this month became ‘Softness’.

This theme isn’t about fixing, changing, or improving yourself. It’s about allowing.
About meeting yourself where you are.
About choosing what feels supportive — or choosing nothing at all.

Maybe these practices support you through your own loss.
Maybe they meet you in a season of uncertainty, tiredness, or feeling a little lost.
Maybe they simply offer space to rest.

And if softness isn’t what you need right now, that’s okay too.

There are hundreds + hundreds of practices within the Inspired Club, created to meet you across all seasons. I hope you use this space in the way that serves you best — revisiting, repeating, resting, or simply knowing it’s here when you need it.

What I didn’t expect was how healing and cathartic creating this theme would be for me. I feel deeply grateful to do work that allows space for honesty, humanity + real life — and to share that space with you.

And so, this month, the Inspired Club moves softly.

There isn’t a theme video — instead, these words, an invitation to soften, + a collection of practices designed to meet you exactly where you are.

Softness is an invitation to move, breathe + be without pressure.
To choose gently.
To practise intuitively.
To rest, repeat, revisit — or pause altogether.

There is no right way to show up here.