I sent this to my email list last night, and then sort of realized that it might live here as well…
Hey there friends.
As much as I am ready to race to the finish of 2020- you too?- I also want to wrap this year up with as much integrity and goodness as I can muster. So here it is.
If you are on this super casual newsletter list, it is because you have supported me in at least 1 of 3 of my small but mighty endeavors. So, before I even dive into the heart of this communication, let me just say THANK YOU. Every day I am in awe of the support I receive from all the folks - YOU - that make so much possible in my life. Wow, y'all. It's a lot.
So this is what is up in my self-employed, entrepreneurial world:
1. Practice Wellness Community
Rachel Peters, Sam Rice, and I have been fortunate enough to design, and create, and offer 4 programs this last year. We have learned a ton and connected with so many folks. Some new to us and some quite familiar and all now a part of a collective movement to engage practice and awareness and self-care in conscious community. It is so cool and I am so into it. Learning and growing with Sam and Rachel is probably the biggest boon on my own evolving practitioner path. Thank goodness they are into it too and we can look forward to continued collaboration.
Our first program begins right away in January and is open for registration now. It is an updated- and awesome IMO- Rooted In Rhythm. Daily practices to help us establish an intentional rhythm right out of the New Year Gate. Registration is open now.
AND, we are dipping our feet into the seasonal promos happening all over the interwebs by offering a 4-day event, Black Friday through Cyber Monday, that will give you last year's RIR ebook for free when you register. Pretty sweet. And small business all the way. We also have a closeout happening on all of our available merch, so, get it!
2. Meg Abene Newlin Yoga/ MANY
Not too much has been going on over in this little nook of the internet. In October I was able to finally bring together a program for pregnant yogis that has been in my heart for years. I am happy to report that Mama's Life of Practice now lives in the offerings on the site. These are practices I did while I was pregnant and I hope that they will serve other yogis as they navigate their own transition toward childbirth.
I have been focusing my LIVE teaching over in the PWC space for the last several months, but while we take a break until the New Year I am excited to offer a once-weekly live practice. The December Asana Series will be a weekly 60-minute yoga practice on Tuesday evenings at 7 pm EST. Practice will be LIVE as well as recorded and delivered to your inbox within 24 hours. Registration for that will be open until next Monday. I am really looking forward to this and I hope you are too!
Other than that, not much is happening on my site for the time being. I am still writing on the blog with some regularity which feels so good. One of my primary aims for 2021 is to invest more time in my writing practice in general and that space is a little bit of a measure of that for me.
3. Beautycounter
Our biggest sale of the year, 15% off and free shipping over $50, is still going strong and will be through the 29th. Then I am sure that we will have something for Cyber Monday but we have no idea what that will be at this point. I plan on doing a 7-day stretch of Giveaways in December during my Birthday Week. If you want to get in on that little party, I'd love to have you. It will be taking place primarily in my group One Small Act.
Y'all, it has been such a huge year for me with this work. It has encouraged growth for me in so many areas that seem to be informing just about every aspect of my life. Not to mention, I continue to get wildly lit up when I can support someone in making cleaner/safer choices for themselves and their families, while simultaneously encouraging increased positive self regard and unapologetic acts of self love. It feels nothing short of a reclaimation of agency over our own bodies and the skin we live in. And I am Here. For. It.
OK. I think that is it.
Thank you so much, truly, from the bottom of my heart, for supporting my small business(es) this year. It has meant so much to me and my fam.
Specifically, your support helped us cover the cost of an unforeseen and uncovered surgery that Chris had late last winter. It helped pay for Wilfred's nephrology appointments back in January and March- also uncovered by insurance. Your support helped Eider participate in the Stowe Mountain Bike Academy this fall, right as we were thinking he would have zero engagement outside of our home for the entire season. Your support helped us order that extra cord of firewood for the winter. Your support also made it possible for me to make small donations throughout the year to organizations including Together Rising, The Bail Project, Reclaim the Block, Campaign Zero, and Black Visions Collective.
So thank you each. I know sometimes it seems small, but the truth is that it is so huge and honestly, I couldn't do any of it without you.
Thanks for reading. Thanks for supporting. I hope to see you soon on your mat or on your cushion or in my inbox. So much love and regard to each of you.
xxx,m