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🌸become fluent in the language of your body
🕊️restorative yoga & nervous system care
🤎simple somatics that help you come home
⬇️practice with me

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Denver, your invitation to exhale is back. 🌿

After such a beautiful first gathering, I'm so excited to bring The Community Exhale back for another three months of intentional rest, connection, and community.

In a world that constantly asks us to do more, this is your invitation to do a little less.

Join me at Sakala Community in Denver for a donation based restorative yoga practice designed to help you slow down, soften, and reconnect with yourself.

Through gentle, prop supported postures, intentional breath, and moments of stillness, we'll create space to explore what it feels like to rest without needing to earn it.

Whether you're navigating a busy season, feeling overstimulated, or simply craving a moment to yourself, there's a place for you here.

✨ No previous yoga experience needed. All bodies and experience levels are welcome.

This is a donation based community offering. Give what you can, if you can. Your contributions help keep this practice accessible to our Denver community, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

Come as you are. Bring a friend. Let's make space for rest, together.

Reserve your spot through the link in my bio! 🤍 taken in Denver, Colorado by @movementwithjenae

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24 days ago

What if your yoga practice asked less of you? 🌿

Restorative yoga is an invitation to experience what happens when your body is fully supported, rather than working to hold a shape.

With bolsters, blankets, blocks, and straps doing the work, restorative postures are designed to minimize muscular effort and give you space to soften, settle, and simply be.

No pushing deeper.
No chasing flexibility.
No needing to make the pose look a certain way.

Just support, stillness, and time.

Save this for the next time your body is asking for less, and try staying in a supported restorative yoga pose for 5–10 minutes. 🤎

And if you’d rather be guided, you can practice restorative yoga with me at @riseyogacolorado & around the Denver area. Check the 🔗 in my bio for upcoming offerings.

Follow @movementwithjenae for more restorative yoga, somatic movement, nervous system support & gentle reminders to slow down 🌿 taken in Denver, Colorado by @movementwithjenae

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When the day has asked enough of you, your yoga practice doesn’t have to ask for more. 🌿

Save this restorative yoga pose for the next time you’re craving a little less doing and a little more being.

Supported Child’s Pose is one of my favorite restorative yoga postures for creating a soft landing after a long, busy, or overstimulating day.

Unlike a more active Child’s Pose, restorative yoga uses props like bolsters, blankets, and blocks to support the weight of your body so there’s less effort required to stay in the shape. Instead of trying to deepen the stretch, the invitation is to get comfortable enough to stay awhile.

Settle your torso onto a bolster, support yourself wherever your body needs it, turn your head to one side, and give yourself 5–10 quiet minutes here. Halfway through, gently turn your head the opposite direction.

Restorative yoga doesn’t always need to be complicated. Sometimes it’s simply giving your body somewhere soft to land. 🤎

And if you’re feeling like being guided in this, come practice restorative yoga with me around the Denver area. Upcoming classes, workshops, and events are linked in my bio.

Follow @movementwithjenae for more restorative yoga, somatic movement, nervous system support & gentle ways to come home to your body. 🌿 taken in Denver, Colorado by @movementwithjenae

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What if slowing down didn't mean sitting still?

🤎 Save this gentle somatic movement for the next time you've been going all day and need a moment to unwind.

Nervous system regulation doesn't always require stillness. Sometimes, gentle, rhythmic movement can be just as supportive.

Rocking and swaying are simple somatic movements that can help us reconnect with our bodies, explore sensations, and find a little more ease after a busy or overstimulating day.

✨ Try this: Sit comfortably cross-legged and gently sway from side to side, allowing one side of your body to lift as you shift your weight. Move at your own pace, notice your breath, and let the movement feel natural.

No perfect rhythm. No forcing relaxation. Just an opportunity to slow down and listen to your body.

🌿 Want to explore somatic movement and restorative yoga with me? Find my upcoming Denver area classes, workshops, and events through the link in my bio.

Follow @movementwithjenae for more restorative yoga, somatic movement, nervous system support & gentle ways to come home to your body. 🤎 taken in Denver, Colorado by @movementwithjenae

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Yoga was never meant to make us feel peaceful all the time. 🌿

Somewhere along the way, yoga became synonymous with stretching, relaxation, and stress relief.

And while those can be beautiful benefits of the practice, yoga is so much more than a way to feel calm.

Yoga is a practice of self inquiry, awareness, embodiment, and connection.

It's learning to listen to the wisdom of your body rather than constantly living in your mind.

It's noticing your patterns, sitting with discomfort, exploring your breath, and creating space for whatever arises.

Sometimes yoga feels grounding and peaceful.

Other times, it brings us face to face with emotions, resistance, and parts of ourselves we've been avoiding.

And that's part of the practice, too.

Nervous system regulation isn't about being calm all the time. It's about developing the capacity to move through life's experiences without losing connection to ourselves.

Beyond the physical postures, yoga invites us into a deeper relationship with ourselves, our awareness, and the world around us.

Calm may be a byproduct of yoga, but connection is what keeps me coming back to my mat. 🤎

✨ I'm curious, what has yoga brought into your life beyond relaxation? Share below. I'd love to hear.

🌿 Follow @movementwithjenae for more restorative yoga, somatic movement, nervous system regulation, and gentle reminders to slow down taken in Denver, Colorado by @movementwithjenae

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4 days ago

Nature doesn't bloom all year long, and we aren't meant to either. 🍂

As the seasons shift, the natural world reminds us that rest, stillness, and renewal are essential parts of growth.

Yet somewhere along the way, we've been conditioned to measure our worth by how much we accomplish, how busy we stay, and how productive we can be.

But your nervous system wasn't designed for constant output.

Just like the trees release their leaves in autumn, we too need seasons of slowing down, turning inward, and letting go of what no longer serves us.

Through restorative yoga, somatic movement, and mindful rest, we can begin to reconnect with our body's natural rhythms and create space for nervous system regulation.

Rest isn't the opposite of growth. Sometimes, it's what makes growth possible.

Are you in a season of rest or growth right now? 🌱🍂

🌿 Follow @movementwithjenae for restorative yoga, somatic healing, nervous system regulation, and gentle reminders to slow down and reconnect with yourself. taken in Denver, Colorado by @movementwithjenae

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5 days ago

Your shoulders might not need more stretching. They might need more support. 🌿

✨ Save this gentle restorative yoga variation for the next time your shoulders need a little extra love.

If you spend your days sitting at a desk, looking down at your phone, or carrying tension through your neck and upper back, this gentle restorative yoga variation might feel incredible.

Try placing yoga blocks beneath your shoulders in child’s pose to create a supported stretch through the shoulders, chest, and upper body.

Rather than forcing your shoulders back or pushing deeper into a stretch, allow the props to meet your body where it is.

This is one of my favorite things about restorative yoga. We don't always need to do more to experience relief. Sometimes, we need to give our bodies enough support to finally soften.

🤎 Have you tried using blocks in Child’s Pose before?

Follow @movementwithjenae for restorative yoga, somatic movement, nervous system regulation, and gentle practices that invite you to slow down and reconnect with your body. taken in Denver, Colorado by @movementwithjenae

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Maybe you don’t need to process everything. Maybe you need to go outside. 🌿

There’s something about stepping into the mountains that reminds the body it doesn’t have to hold everything so tightly.

The weight you’ve been carrying.
The thoughts you’ve been circling.
The emotions you’ve been trying to make sense of.

Sometimes grounding your nervous system doesn’t look like doing more work on yourself.

Sometimes it looks like feeling your feet on the trail, breathing cold mountain air, watching the aspens move in the wind, and remembering that you belong to something much bigger than whatever is consuming you right now.

Nature gives us somewhere to soften.

Somewhere to widen our perspective.

Somewhere to set down what was never meant to be carried every second of every day.

So if you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in your head lately, consider this your invitation to let the Earth hold some of it for you. 🤎🌿

Where do you go when you need to come back to yourself?

🌸 Follow @movementwithjenae for more restorative yoga, somatics, nervous system regulation, & gentle reminders to slow down taken in Maroon Bells by @movementwithjenae

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9 days ago

Ready to be supported by something other than yourself?

Between the hustle & bustle of our day to day lives and the mental chatter that never seems to fully quiet, restorative yoga offers an invitation to stop holding it all for a little while.

Long held postures, supported by props and the earth beneath us, give the body somewhere to soften. Somewhere to exhale. Somewhere to receive.

This isn’t a practice of doing it “right” or forcing the mind to go silent. We move with intention, create the conditions for rest, and allow calm to become a byproduct of what we’re creating together.

And sometimes, when we finally become still enough to listen, we notice what’s been underneath all the noise.

What has your soul been asking for that you’ve simply been too busy to notice?

Community Exhale is a monthly restorative yoga offering held at @sakalacommunity created as a soft place to land, reconnect with your body, and practice receiving support.

🗓️ October 17th
⏰ 7–8pm
📍 Sakala | 1660 Gilpin St, Denver

If this sounds nourishing, it might be exactly what you didn’t know you needed.

We’d love to have you if it feels in alignment. 🔗 in bio to reserve your space.

Follow @movementwithjenae for restorative yoga, somatic movement, nervous system support, and gentle reminders to slow down. 🌿 taken in Denver, Colorado by @movementwithjenae

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16 days ago

Some images from my workshop @_unison_fest_ this year 😭🤎

Truly could not be more elated to have shared this space and worked alongside so many incredible souls in one of my favorite communities.

Thank you to every one of you who joined me, ready to receive the medicine of rest. Hearing those audible sighs move through the yoga shala genuinely gave me chills. There was something so beautiful about witnessing a room full of people soften, surrender, and let themselves simply receive. And somehow, I knew Unison would understand this practice. 🥹

This work continues to remind me that rest doesn’t have to be earned. Sometimes the practice is simply creating enough space to hear what the body has been asking for all along.

I’m so grateful to plant these seeds, to keep sharing this work, and to watch it grow in ways that continue to stretch beyond what I once imagined for myself.

Thank you @sayless.meanmore for capturing these moments so beautifully. Feeling incredibly blessed looking back on such a special weekend.

Until next year,
J 🤎 taken in Unison Festival by @movementwithjenae

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What if being “too much” is actually a sign you’ve stopped performing?

Maybe your silly side isn’t something you need to grow out of. 🌿

When we feel like we’re being watched, judged, or evaluated, it’s easy to start monitoring ourselves.

How do I sound?
How do I look?
Am I being too loud?
Am I too excited?
Am I too much?

But when we feel safe enough to soften that self monitoring, playfulness and authentic self expression have more room to emerge.

You laugh without immediately wondering who heard you.
You dance without thinking about how you look.
You make the weird noise.
You get excited about the tiny thing.
You let yourself be seen enjoying your own life.

Somatic healing and nervous system regulation aren’t only about becoming calmer.

Sometimes they look like becoming more expressive, more playful, and more yourself.

You don't have to perform a more palatable version of yourself to belong. 🤎

Save this as your permission slip to be a little weirder, louder, sillier, and more YOU.

Follow @movementwithjenae for more on somatic movement, nervous system regulation, restorative yoga, and coming home to yourself. by @movementwithjenae

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What if yoga was something you practiced long after you rolled up your mat? 🌿

Save this for the days you need the reminder that your practice doesn’t have to look a certain way to count. 🤎

Yoga is so much more than the physical postures we often see online. While asana can be a beautiful part of the practice, yoga can also look like noticing your breath, bringing awareness back into your body, sitting with yourself for a moment, or simply becoming more present with what’s already here.

Sometimes my yoga practice looks like movement.

Sometimes it looks like restorative yoga and being held by all the props.

And sometimes it’s sitting outside, placing my hands on my body, and taking a conscious breath.

The practice doesn’t always have to be more movement, a longer sequence, or another thing to accomplish.

Sometimes, the practice is simply paying attention. 🤎

If you’re craving a more embodied approach to yoga, come practice with me around the Denver area. You can find my upcoming restorative yoga classes, somatic movement practices, workshops, and events through the link in my bio.

Follow @movementwithjenae for more restorative yoga, somatic movement, nervous system support & gentle ways to come home to your body. 🌿 taken in Denver, Colorado by @movementwithjenae

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