Creating a calm center
Breathing, balancing, befriending the body
Practicing peaceful presence
Smoothly, softly settling
Slowly, surrendering stress
Time out, time in, and time away
Mindfully meditating
Easy, effortless, energy
Starting, stopping, shifting
Relaxing, restoring, renewing
Taming, transitioning, transforming
Re-energizing, replenishing, revitalizing
Self-care, self-healing, self-compassion
Gentleness, grace, gratitude.

-Sonya Zappone, RYT, Author, Poet (2025)