In today’s article, we invite you to pick and choose among 8 embodied resolutions for the New Year! The time has come to slow down, dream bigger than ever, create from your heart, start a movement practice, move at the speed of your trust, be playful, gather in sacred sisterhood, and awaken your divine feminine. Dance with us into 2025!
Slow down
At Raindrop Movement, we talk a lot about slowing down because we believe it is a mandatory step to regulate our nervous system and find safety in our bodies. In fact, it is our first principle, and naturally, our first reminder as we enter this new year.
The Gregorian Calendar might be marking the beginning of a new collective chapter, but nature’s wisdom tells a different story. If, like us, you live in the Northern Hemisphere, winter season is peaking. If you peek outside, you might observe all of Mother Earth’s creatures resting in silence — from the bare trees to the sleeping squirrels and the frozen lakes.
The short days and cold weather still hold us in and invite us to look within for just a little longer. There is nowhere to run to yet, nature never rushes the process. Although your professional and personal responsibilities might return in January, keep asking yourself: how much rest does my body need? What kind of food is it craving? How does it want to be moved?
And until you feel the inner impulse to rise and blossom again, you do just that — you be.
Dream big
As you slow down, close your eyes and envision yourself walking through the year. Put on your inner child’s glasses and allow yourself to see beyond the limitations of your mind. Trust that anything is possible and that in just 12 months, you can transform your life. You do have the power to make all your dreams come true.
Simply ask yourself: wouldn’t it be fun if…?
Complete the sentence with anything that comes to mind, anything that makes your heart smile. What are your wildest dreams? It is time, my love. It is time to bring them to life.
You can even make a ritual of it! Light up a candle and write your deepest desires on a piece of paper, fold it, and place it on your altar. As you do that, trust that is has been sent to the Santa Claus of this Universe and that it is already taken care of.
And so it is.
Create from your heart
If you could plant and tend to one seed more closely this year, which one would it be?
Maybe there is a project you would like to breathe life into? Or a relationship you would like to see growing? Maybe there is a part of yourself you would like to nurture? Or a practice you would like to devote yourself to?
As you name it, simply notice if there is already some kind of expectation or attachment to the outcome. Are there any worries or doubts about how it might be received?
Can you let them go and fully surrender to your divine feminine wisdom? Can you create to hold the frequency of such deep love that when you allow yourself to experience it fully, something inside of you feels moved?
Only then, your truest voice — your soul voice — will come forth and echo with those who are meant to hear it.
So, keep offering from your heart and take pleasure in the creation process, knowing that you are being guided every step of the way.
Start a conscious movement practice
Because this is the essence of our work, if you do not already have a regular movement practice, we can only encourage you to start one this year!
There are many modalities out there, but feminine embodiment is our favorite! The Raindrop Movement method, specifically, allows you to reconnect with your body through simple guided practices.
The more the better but a few minutes a day already go a long way. If you have just 10 minutes in the morning, play your favorite song and move as what you are feeling, thinking, and/or sensing.
Our body is the container of all that is not processed — trauma, emotions, and memories. Yes, it does help to talk about it, and, if you stay only there, you will find yourself going in circles of your thinking mind.
Movement creates space for in-the-moment release, clearing of all that has been unfelt and undigested.
If you are curious but completely new to the embodiment world and don’t know where to start, join our free, monthly community practice!
Move at the speed of your trust
Our main invitation this year, is to move at the speed of your trust:
Can you stop moving from a sense of urgency?
Can you start noticing when you are holding your breath?
Can you be present with every heartbeat?
Can you hold yourself lovingly in the discomfort of seeing others moving at a different pace than yours?
Can you meet yourself, moment after moment, and reconnect to what feels expansive and honoring to your body?
May this be the year we meet ourselves in the space of deep trust and unconditional love enough times that anything other than that becomes a distant memory.
May this be the year we move at the speed of our most loving, trusting self so that every step we take shapes our reality from the inside out.
May this be the year we collectively remember that it is impossible to honor others while betraying ourselves.
May this be the year we remember all that is here for us to remember.
Be playful
How can you approach life with more playfulness?
Sometimes it is as simple as improvising a new itinerary — and awakening your inner explorer; putting some colors on paper — just for the sake of it; or even eating with your hands — your kids will love it too!
In our Raindrop Movement classes, we love to embody different animals to find new creative ways to connect with our bodies. Our favorites include the floating ameba, the lazy lizard, the wild cat, and the playful monkey!
Free, intuitive, non-linear and non-structured movement is crucial for your feminine body to regain its natural state — the state of flow.
Our intention is to offer safe spaces to practice meeting your sacred vessel with loving openness, curious presence, and generous forgiveness.
Dance with your sisters
Since the beginning of time, women have been gathering in a secret embrace of a circle, their spirits intertwined like delicate threads, weaving a tapestry of healing and transformation.
Our group offerings are just a continuation of the dance women have been dancing for centuries.
In this sacred dance of feminine energy, hearts open and souls speak the language of intuition and empathy, creating a space where vulnerability is celebrated, and wounds are mended.
With each shared story and whispered affirmation, the circle becomes a vessel carrying the hopes, dreams, and fears of every woman, igniting a collective flame that illuminates the path to self-discovery and empowerment.
Through tears and laughter, a symphony of emotions echoes within the circle's sacred space, reminding each woman of her infinite strength, resilience, and capacity for love.
As space is held and eyes meet, the circle becomes a mirror, reflecting the beauty, power, and divine essence that resides within each woman, reminding her that she is a cherished daughter of the universe, deserving of all the blessings it bestows.
In the alchemy of each gathering, the transformative magic of sisterhood unfolds, dissolving barriers and nurturing unity, as women rise together, awakening their inner goddesses and reclaiming their rightful place in the tapestry of life.
We have 2 spots left for The Embodied Woman Retreat, come dance with us in Portugal in June 2025!
Let yourself receive support, healing and inspiration for when women gather in a circle, the world trembles with the power of their love, radiance, and fierce grace.
Awaken your Divine Feminine
Most women have left behind the most sacred part in them — their Divine Feminine.
Your Divine Feminine is the part in you that is connected to your heart and your emotions, in touch with your senses, and connected to the world of the Unseen. Your Divine Feminine is the infinite expression of all Life.
When you recover this part of you, you feel at home in your body. Your energy begins to settle, and your frequency becomes more coherent. Flow becomes your natural state.
But how can you be fully seated in the center of your Divine Feminine?
Being seated in your Divine Feminine is a state of consciousness, a state of knowing that nothing needs changing, a state of no striving, a state of no fixing... Sound like a dream state, right?
When we have a felt sensation of being connected to our feminine essence, we feel at ease, fluid, and alive. We can literally feel the life force energy passing through our body and get a felt sense that everything we see on the outside is a direct reflection of our inside.
Because that is the capital T Truth my dear: your health, your relationships, your finances, etc., everything is living as energy inside of you, as an embodied imprint in your body.
And no matter how many courses, certifications or books you read, you cannot change your embodied experience without working with your body.
So, stop postponing the meeting with your Sacred & Feminine BODY and join our weekly classes to cultivate your Divine Feminine in sacred sisterhood!
