In this episode of Big Shift Energy, Amanda guides listeners through small, compassionate body-return practices to help you feel more grounded, connected, and present. Through tiny movements, warm-touch cues, and soft orientation exercises, she shows how the body can come back online without force or expectation. This episode is a reminder that your body isn't the problem — it's the partner. The loyal one. The one that's been waiting for you.

🌈 Key Takeaways

• Your body isn't ghosting you — it's protecting you.

• Tiny movements = big reconnection moments.

• Warm hands on your heart counts as a whole practice.

• Scanning the room is basically nervous system Wi-Fi.

• Art can help your body say what your brain refuses to.

• You don't need a full comeback — a 1% return is enough.

• Your body is your most patient friend. Truly.

🔥 Sound Bites

• "Acknowledge your body as a wise friend."

• "Reconnect with your body through simple movements."

• "However, you can have more peace in your world by taking that deep breath."

• "So dissociation, it's not a flaw. It's just part of the function that our body does so we can have a break."

• "It's not about only connecting with yourself when things are shitty. Like, please don't wait for that."

🎨 December Art for the Heart

In this week's episode, we're talking about resetting now—not waiting for January. I share what this month's creative hangout is all about: slowing down, filling our lungs with color and light, and letting ourselves feel renewed in the present moment.

Join me on Thursday, 12/11 at 7pm EST for our December Art for the Heart session. All the details + signup are here.

Come get cozy, get colorful, and reset with us.

🌿 Gentle Reminder:

Find one moment — five seconds, tops — to be in your body instead of around it. That's the whole assignment.

🕰️ Chapters

00:00 — Introduction 00:56 — Tiny Ways Back In 07:01 — Practical Body Cues 13:34 — Tracing Your Hand: Art + Mindfulness 16:46 — Honoring What Your Body Carried 17:11 — Upcoming Events + Art for the Heart