Barely Balanced

The Well-Built Practice

You don’t need a perfectly balanced life.

You need practices that fit the life you’re actually living.

I’m a full-time PACU nurse, mom, recovering all-or-nothing queen who’s experienced burnout firsthand. These aren’t practices I think you should be doing. They’re practices I actually use—mid-workday, after a long shift, when my brain won’t shut up, or when I just need five minutes to come back to myself.

Take what you need. Leave the rest. Come back whenever you need it.

• 9/27/26
15-Minute Calm in the Storm | Acupressure, Breathwork + Chandra Namaskar

Sometimes the storm is outside of us. Sometimes it’s inside.
I first used this practice during the Harvest Moon, which arrived in the middle of a storm. It felt like a pretty perfect reminder: we can’t always change what’s happening around us, or even immediately quiet everything happening within us, but we’re often only a few intentional moments away from a little more calm.
In this short practice, we’ll move through Yin Tang acupressure, Nadi Shodhana (alternate-nostril breathing), and two gentle rounds of Chandra Namaskar, or Moon Salutations.
It’s a simple progression from stillness to breath to movement, about 15 minutes to interrupt the noise, reconnect with your body, and create a little space between you and the storm.
No full moon required. 🌙
Come exactly as you are.