Hey, Reader!

A few weeks ago, I shared a tiny experiment that I was conducting. I quietly declared on socials, “I’m going to try a little something—walk Benny for twenty, yoga for twenty, sit and breathe for ten. Fourteen days, just data.”

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​Well, fourteen days grew wings. They carried me right past the marker and into a whole lunar cycle. I'm now 31 days in. The ritual stopped being an experiment and started feeling like gratitude-in-motion. I'm getting stronger. The grey mist has lifted. Clarity is here.

Why am I telling you this?

Because the changes were subtle, yet soul-shifting.

Let me back up a bit.

My mornings had turned into molasses—joints creaking, grey-misty mood, mind thick with menopausal static. I’d roll out of bed already feeling behind, drinking coffee to chase exhaustion, and my yoga mat gathering dust on the floor, after taking a break from teaching.

I missed my own brightness. I wanted the clean inhale that says yes, we’re alive, let’s begin.

After the opportunity to attend Anne-Laure Le Cunff's course recording for the Experimental Leader, I knew my next step was a tiny experiment and I knew exactly what it was going to be.

So I drafted a love-letter disguised as a protocol:
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✨ 20 minute walk with Benny
✨ 20 minute practice on the mat
✨ 10 minutes of stillness.
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For fourteen days, no judgment, just curiosity.

And that’s when the shift began—leading me to these three truths… ⤵️

3 three heart-aligned truths

Here’s what I’ve learned 31 days in:

✦ Dedication beats perfection.

Weekdays are all about structure but, the weekends demand grace. I let gardening replace my meditation slot and called it mindfulness—because it is.

✦ Movement is medicine for the changing body.

Bones, fascia, mood—all of me hummed YES. If I want radiance in my seventies, I must invest in it now. I chose middle path intensity and restorative yoga to keep me going. Turns out, it's exactly what my body needs right now.

✦ Data > drama.

When I missed a practice? That’s just information, not failure. Adjust, don’t abandon. I’m allowing myself more flexibility so I don’t give up.

Anne-Laure teaches three options when the experiment ends:

• Pause. Rest, review, maybe return later.
• Pivot. Change the rules, or change the outcome.
• Proceed. Keep going with tiny refinements.

I’m choosing PROCEED but with a few small tweaks:

• Mon–Fri stay structured.
• Weekends I get the flexibility I need, or a well-deserved break.
• Mindfulness can take any form that fits the moment.

And because sharing fuels consistency, I’m opening my practice back up to the world...

2 things to support this rhythm

✦ Grab the book & craft your own micro-test

If you want to give it a go, then grab your own copy of Tiny Experiments and start conducting your own mini-movements. One chapter, one hypothesis—off you go.
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✦ Bite-sized yoga & mindfulness for midlife women

What came out of my experiment is a new found appreciation for the power of movement so, I’m building a thing on Substack.

✨ Ten-minute flows for hot flashes.
✨ Five-minute breath work when brain fog rolls in.
✨ Practices built for busy calendars & the beautiful chaos of perimenopause.

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1 affirmation that aligns

With love + alignment,

Xo, Louise

If this helped you, share with a friend.

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