When January Feels Less Like a Sprint

Hi, there -

The new year tends to come with a lot of pressure: Fresh starts! Clean slates! Big intentions!

But I’ve known Januarys where that momentum didn’t come easily. I was struggling to stand upright after being knocked down - still shaky, still unsure whether my footing would hold.

I was technically “on my feet.” But I was wobbling.

That’s what I call the stand phase of healing. You’re not collapsed anymore, but you’re still in crisis. Your system is alert. Tender. Easily overwhelmed.

It was during a January like that - early in the year, when everything around me was about goals and forward motion - that I turned to the Akashic Records in a very different way than I had before. I didn’t ask a big, future-oriented question. I asked something much smaller and more honest: What do I need right now to stay upright?

What came through wasn't a plan or reassurance about the future. It was simpler than that. I received a much-needed a boundary: Stop looking so far ahead. That “visionary” gift of mine was actually destabilizing me at that moment. My nervous system needed a narrower window. Fewer decisions. Less meaning-making. Permission to wobble without making it mean something.

That guidance changed how I moved through that season. I stopped forcing clarity. I stopped asking the new year to give me answers it wasn’t ready to give. I focused instead on steadiness and presence instead of direction. That’s something the Akashic Records are especially good at in moments like this. They don’t push you into resolutions or reinvention. They help you orient to what actually supports you now.

This is the spirit behind the workshop I’m teaching, starting one week from today! (See below for details.) If this new year feels less like a sprint and more like a careful standing, this work may meet you exactly where you are.

And if you’re unsure whether this is the right time, you’re always welcome to reply to this email. I’m happy to talk it through with you.

I'm honored to walk this path alongside you.

With love,

Taniesha