Purim is over. Your nervous system might not know that yet.

The body doesn't reset the moment the seuda ends. It takes time to unwind from noise, from running, from giving, from holding everything together — or from not quite managing to. The activation lingers. The tension stays tucked into places you might not even notice until you slow down enough to feel them.

This week's practice is a somatic tracking exercise — moving through the body with curiosity, resting wherever your attention is drawn, noticing what each part is still holding, and letting it know you're there.

There's a line from the practice I want to offer you before you listen:
"You might feel like you're not doing very much. But you're doing so much for your system."

That's the paradox of this kind of work. Presence — just being with what's there — is not passive. It's how stuck energy begins to move.

What is your body most ready to put down after this week?
Listen here.

We recorded this one fast — "recording in 30 minutes, send your questions" fast.
The questions that came in were honest ones. About the weight of expectations, the mishloach manos pressure, the teenagers you can't control, the joy you're supposed to feel but don't. The life force that feels stifled.

My husband and I sat with all of it.

Before you press play: What's the one thing about Purim you're most bracing yourself for?

Freilichen Purim,
Rena

This practice uses the physical boundary between your body and the surface supporting you as a way to sense into relational boundaries — where you end and another person begins.

When to use this practice:

• Before a conversation where you need to set a boundary
• When you're not sure if you're taking on someone else's emotions
• After listening to "His Reaction Is Not Your Responsibility"
• When you know you need to say no but feel guilty about it
• Anytime you're struggling to distinguish between what's yours and what's theirs

What you'll need:

• 10-15 minutes of quiet
• A comfortable place to sit or lie down
• A boundary situation that has some charge, but isn't your most intense one (around 3/10)

Note: Boundaries aren't meant to control the other person's reaction. They're for you — to know what's yours to hold and what isn't.