Hello everyone,
In honour of Mental Health Awareness Month, I hosted my first live in the series ‘Healing is Living’ with a topic that hits close to home for many of us. Having burnt out multiple times ourselves, there couldn’t have been a better start.
I am honoured to share this space with Chloe, a writer, yoga teacher, and wellbeing coach. The central theme of our conversation was “Reclaiming Joy in a Burnout World,” a subject deeply relevant to many navigating constant pressure to be productive, performative, and perfect.
I am grateful to all 30 people who joined in and share their time with us.
Highlights From The Live
❗️Disclaimer: The summary’s cute but the live’s got the juice, the giggles, and the good stuff we couldn’t fit into bullet points. Go watch it!
Also, I was high on nerves — says my high tone and disoriented self. 😶 Let’s goooo.
1. Is work-life balance real or a myth?
It doesn’t work like that. We’ve been sold a lie. There’s no perfect balance, it’s another toxic productivity myth. We won’t slow down 'when things calm down.' You won’t. It starts now. Balance starts in the little moments.
2. What stops us from experiencing joy?
Joy is not just big life moments, it’s everyday stuff. But we can’t notice it if we’re dysregulated. If we’re multitasking, rushing, disconnected from our bodies, joy won’t land. Joy doesn’t run on fumes. When we learn to take care of ourselves, we make room for joy.
3. How do we avoid turning self-care into another productivity checklist?
We hustle even in healing. If we don’t understand why we’re doing something, it becomes another task. Once you understand your body and its needs, tools like yoga or breathwork become potent, not pressure.
Ask: “Why am I doing this?” and “Does this feel good today?”
4. What does everyday regulation look like?
It starts with feeling more, interoception. We’re so disconnected, we need apps to remind us to drink water. Start by tuning into your body. Practice things like yoga nidra, body scans. Then, when you notice stress, you know what tool helps: music, movement, calling a friend. But first, learn to feel.
Final Words
Prioritize the small ways you take care of yourself. Even if Instagram says otherwise, do it anyway. Maybe just be on Instagram a bit less.
Take what you need from this. Leave what you don’t. Come back to it when you're ready.
Post from Chloe we talked about 👇
The Journey Goes On
We continue to explore how healing can be woven into our everyday lives—not as another task to check off, but as a way of being.
💛 With — Alexandra Lais, Soma Healing
🗓️ Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
🕰️ 5pm BST, 6pm CET, 12pm EST, 9.30pm IST, 6am HST
🗣️ What true embodiment feels like — to experience safety, trust, and connection in the body, not just intellectually.
Join us as we unlearn hustle and relearn wholeness, one moment at a time.
Let’s walk each other home.
Light and life,
Janki 🌻
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