MOON PAUSE

Take a rest retreat every month

The Moon has a rhythm of waxing and waning - of being radiant and dark.

And you have a rhythm too.

If you don’t pause, how will you reconnect with yourself and your wisdom?

Come in your pyjamas. Join from the cozy comfort of home.

  • Join me every New Moon for a 60-minute rest retreat from the comfort of your home.

    Step out of the demands of daily life and into a space of reflection, rest, and renewal.

  • Each gathering includes:

    • a brief rest practice and a poem

    • an aromatic ritual

    • a 30 minute yoga nidra meditation for deep rest

    • quiet journaling and a supportive community of women

  • You have the option of joining live on Zoom or accessing the recordings and resources in the private online portal the next day.

UPCOMING MOON PAUSE gatherings

7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time

Held on Zoom
Join live or access the recordings and resources in the online portal.

What women are saying

  • The Moon Pause rest circles are an opportunity to reflect, to release and to plant the seeds of what you intend to bring into your life. Shelagh creates a supportive, safe and comfortable environment and flow to the circle. It is a space of beauty, inspiration and deep rest.

    ERIKA

  • It is hard for me to attend in person, so I'm very grateful they are recorded so I may access them later. I often listen to the recordings during the night when I can't sleep and they are so calming and relaxing.

    AMY

  • I have found the rest circles to be a wonderful way to nourish myself. Life (and my mind) is busy. The guided yoga nidra is a real gift. Shelagh’s voice and guidance is very calming. It is lovely to listen to the recording as often as possible for the month following the live event. They help my nervous system immensely.

    CAROLYN

  • Shelagh’s rest gatherings are deep, satisfying, relaxing and one of the best gifts I can give myself! She puts 110% of herself into the planning and facilitation of them.

    PAT CAIL

  • I enjoy the gentle spirit that surrounds us all. Shelagh is able to create such a warm and welcoming space even though we are not all together physically in the same room.

Person squatting in a wooded area, wearing glasses, a dark green sweater, blue jeans, and boots, with trees and grass surrounding.

Hi, I’m Shelagh, a Certified Daring to Rest Yoga Nidra Facilitator.

My Journey to Rest

My life took an unexpected turn in November 2018. I got the phone call that so many of us dread - your mammogram is irregular, come back for more tests. 

I was diagnosed with Stage 2 breast cancer.  Wait, what?  Me?

Over the course of a year-long healing journey, I discovered and learned so much about healing, about compassion, about devotion, and about resiliency. The journey was deep, personal, and intense. To say the least.   

At the core of the journey was the experience of rest.  What I learned is that rest is radical, particularly in our always-on culture.

My profound experience of rest as medicine inspired me to pursue Daring to Rest yoga nidra teacher training and weave this restorative practice with rituals of self-care attuned to the rhythms of the seasons, the moon, and our own inner gardens.

Paradigm shift…when you realize that rest isn't about being more productive. Rest is a radical response to an over-productive world.

Doing nothing - aka resting - is radical.

One of my favourite ways to rest is through yoga nidra - a gentle, ancient meditation practice that guides you from your busy outer world to a deep state of resting awareness.

It feels like healing nectar for your entire being.

Practicing yoga nidra regularly:

  • soothes and balances the nervous system

  • relieves tension and stress

  • shifts brain waves into a nourishing state of regeneration

  • restores peace and rejuvenation to the whole body

  • awakens creativity & increases clarity

  • brings you back home to your wisdom, insight, intuition

The beautiful thing about yoga nidra is that there is nothing “to do” but simply rest.

I am a Certified Daring to Rest facilitator.

Person sleeping peacefully on a patterned pillow, covered with a dark blue quilt with a celestial design, lying on a black sofa with fur lining.

Curious about yoga nidra?

Experience deep rest with this Yoga Nidra meditation that is inspired by the beehive in my backyard. As you settle into deep relaxation, let the golden nectar of honey nourish you. Emerge renewed and connected to yourself and the honeycomb of life.