Why is Radical Self Love More Essential Than Ever Right Now?

Can I ask you something?

After you sort out all the handcrafted cards and allergy-safe candy for the whole kindergarten class, the reservations for date night, and the treats to help you cat feel beloved...

What's Left for YOU? 

• What would it be like to take some time for your self-care?
  

• Could you treat yourself with love, without any strings attached?
  

• What if you didn't have to earn your own approval?
  
  

You have so much to give to your relationships and to the world. But you can't pour from an empty cup indefinitely. 

Is it just me? I feel like Valentine's Day is supposed to be about love, but it has become just one more consumer burden foisted on us, where we have to perform - to demonstrate our love in a big rose-festooned way - or feel like we're disappointing someone. 

Meanwhile, there's no attention paid to our own feelings. 

What if we're actually letting OURSELVES down by busily lining the pockets of Hallmark, Godiva, and 1-800-FLOWERS, while ignoring what we really need? 

What is that, you ask? 

I don't think there's one answer. 

When it comes to meaningful self-care, we each need something different. Authentic self-care nourishes, energizes and grounds us by working on the root issue: the unnecessary backlog of tension in our body. 

Chocolate can be part of that, for sure! But it isn't the whole picture.

Authentic self-care doesn’t use up your time or energy, it frees up your energy by giving you more awareness of what is and isn’t, serving you. 

This month, I'm offering you Self-Love Yoga for $27 $17. It's an on-demand workshop that's going to help you accept yourself, flaws ad all, and expand your capacity to take compassionate action. 

Why Self-Love Right Now? 

What if your heart found the courage to stay open, even though the world is a sh*tshow?

When our brains think we're unsafe, it triggers a chain reaction in our bodies. Our jaw clenches. Our shoulders rise to our ears. That knot in your stomach? Yep, it tightens.

All this stress can lead to chronic pain, digestive issues, and sheer exhaustion. No wonder, with CDC statistics showing that 30% of Americans deal with anxiety disorders and 20.4% experience chronic pain. Our bodies tense up, leading to chronic pain, digestive issues, and exhaustion. 

What would change if you could meet your current challenges grounded in a regulated nervous system, rather than numbing out, panicking, disassociating, or raging? (All appropriate responses, BTW.) What if you had the confidence and energy to lean into genuine conversations, support local initiatives, and acknowledge your positive impact just by being a kind person in a cruel world?

The somatic mindfulness work we do here isn't self-indulgent, it's revolutionary. 

While these practices won't fix systemic oppression, they can help us feel more present, energetic, and courageous, so you can make a difference, sustainably. 

You are already whole and worthy of self-respect simply by being here. Self-care doesn’t need to be earned, and it isn’t about changing you. Authentic self-care supports your inherent goodness. 

When we honor and validate ourselves as worthy, no matter what we're able to DO, we will be more likely to sustain our self-care long-term than if we are hard on ourselves. 

When we welcome all feelings with open arms, offering them refuge and compassion, we're changing the world from the inside out. It doesn't stop there, because we will then have the energy to pursue compassionate action in the world, according to our core values.

That's why I'm offering you Self-Love Yoga for $27 $17 (that's $10 off) throughout February. It's an on-demand workshop that's going to help you accept yourself, flaws ad all, and expand your capacity to take compassionate action. 

So, are you ready to love yourself?

⏰ It's time to care for yourself. ❤️

Move in harmony with a flowing self-love yoga practice online.

Are you ready to care for yourself as lovingly as you care for everyone else?  

I want to support you to step outside the paradigm of self-criticism and proving your worth... and open to radical self-love. 

So, after you sort out the cards, candy, and treats for everyone else, how will you make sure there's something special for YOU? 

Self-Love Yoga is a nurturing on-demand workshop for highly sensitive, empathetic people who tend to put themselves last, and want to change that. 

1. Let the trappings drop away. 
2. Listen to your quiet inner voice. 
3. Claim your self-care as yours and not for anyone else. 

Take up space, and take time for yourself, unapologetically! 

Detach your worth from your productivity in this trauma-informed practice for highly sensitive people. 

I'm Kate Lynch (she/her), a somatic mindfulness coach on a mission to create a more inclusive future. I help highly sensitive empaths feel more joy and calm so they can avoid burnout. Since 2002, I've shared the tools that help me find joy, healing and calm in the face of self-doubt, pain and anxiety with thousands of students internationally. 

My core values are empathy, integrity, equity and respect. 

Click here to learn more and get Self-Love Yoga for just $17 in February. It's an on-demand workshop that's going to help you accept yourself, flaws ad all, and expand your capacity to take compassionate action.