November Sadhana

Hello Somatic Friends!

I hope you’re enjoying this crisp air and these sunny autumn days! I’ve been loving the cozy evenings — snuggled up by the fire, tapping into my embodied pleasure, and savoring the felt sense of goodness.

Lately, my embodied meditation practice has been about finding the subtle goodness within my body and simply allowing myself to be with it. It’s been so sweet to connect with this energy that lives in the deeper layers of my being and draw from this pleasurable life force energy.

So often, we search for discomfort and pain, forgetting that pleasure and goodness also exist in the quiet crevices of our being — the places we tend to overlook.

During this inward and restful season, we’re invited to experience ease and joy — but sometimes, we have to go looking for it.

I hope this practice awakens the pleasure already living inside of you, helping you tap into that deep, soft sense of goodness and bask in the pure aliveness it offers.

Enjoy!

Somatic Ritual for Awakening Subtle Pleasure and Inner Aliveness

Intention:
To access the subtle, felt sense of pleasure  — the quiet current of goodness and aliveness that lives deep within the body — and invite it to rise to the surface.

1. Create Your Sacred Space

Find a quiet, comfortable place where you can move and breathe freely. Dim the lights, light a candle, and place one hand on your heart, the other on your lower belly. Take a few deep breaths in through the nose and sigh softly out through the mouth.
With each exhale, whisper to yourself:
“I am safe to feel. I am safe to receive.”

2. Arrive in the Body

Begin to gently sway or rock your body — small, rhythmic movements that signal safety to your nervous system. Let your breath become slower and fuller.
Feel your weight supported by the ground beneath you.
Allow your awareness to soften into the body — the warmth of your skin, the pulse beneath your palms, the gentle movement of your breath.

3. Awaken Sensation

Bring attention to the places in your body that feel neutral or good enough.
Maybe it’s the warmth in your hands, the rhythm of your heart, or the softness of your belly.

Let your awareness rest there and breathe into that place.

Notice: What does goodness feel like here?
It might be a hum, a glow, a subtle tingling, or simply a quiet sense of ease.

4. Expand the Pleasure

Imagine that feeling — however small — beginning to spread and ripple through your body.

Each inhale draws it upward; each exhale softens its path outward.
You are not forcing pleasure — you are remembering it.

Let your movement respond — a gentle roll of the shoulders, a slow stretch, a sigh.

5. Anchor the Aliveness

Bring your hands once again to your heart and belly. Feel the aliveness that now moves through you — the soft current of being fully here.

Whisper to yourself:
“This goodness lives within me. I can return to it at any time.”

Take a final deep breath, exhale with sound, and allow stillness to return.

Closing Reflection:
Notice how subtle pleasure doesn’t have to be loud or dramatic — it can be the quiet pulse of life itself, the body’s natural remembrance of safety, connection, and joy.

With Love and Goodness,

Nichole