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Journal

Notes from the studio

Occasional writing on rest, breath, movement and ritual. No protocols, no supplements, and nothing you need to buy.

Slow living6 min read

The case for doing less, badly

Most rest routines fail because they are designed by the same part of you that made the schedule. A short argument for lowering the bar until something sticks.

Body5 min read

What your jaw is holding

The jaw is the most reliable tension indicator in the body, and the one people are least aware of. A practitioner's notes on the face.

Rest7 min read

Sleep is not a productivity tool

On what happens when rest becomes another metric to optimise, and how to get out of the loop you have built around your own recovery.

Movement5 min read

Moving at conversational pace

Why the most useful movement of your week is probably the slowest one, and what changes when you stop counting repetitions.

Ritual4 min read

A ritual for the turn of the season

Four times a year the light changes and almost nobody marks it. A simple, unceremonious ritual you can do alone in an afternoon.

Breath6 min read

Breath, without the mysticism

Breathwork has a language problem. Stripped of the vocabulary, what remains is a small set of genuinely useful patterns.