AN APPROACH TO WELLNESS THAT CARES FOR THE INNER, OUTER, AND HIGHER SELF BY DRAWING ON THE WISDOM OF YOUR BODY.
If you’re exhausted by the constant churn of wellness trends, hacks, and conflicting information, then join us in slowing down and moving towards a more sustainable and long lasting rhythm of self-care that cultivates intention and anchors us in the present.
Here, we show up for ourselves, rather than fix ourselves. We celebrate the practice as the achievement. Through engaging with the Soma (living body) Slow Wellness is an opportunity to move emotional energy, self regulate, and create rituals that honour your humanity, not override it.
Informed by somatic psychology, Slow Wellness™ takes a body-up approach to mind-body care. More than a science, it’s a felt sense — a living, evolving experience that unfolds over a lifetime.
THE FOUNDATION: PATHWAYS OF SLOW WELLNESS
Built on three interconnected pathways that work together to support your journey toward authentic wellbeing, each pathway is interconnected; care for one inevitably nurtures them all. Start anywhere, with whatever time you have, using whichever focus feels most accessible. Dive deeper to discover which pathway calls you first.
INNER SELF
The subtle terrain of your thoughts, feelings, intuition, and nervous system.
OUTER SELF
Return home to your physical body, not just as a machine for productivity, but as a source of wisdom, connection, beauty, and power.
HIGHER SELF
Our sense of belonging to Self and the collective. It explores how you orient to meaning, intuition, creativity, rest, and energy hygiene. The core question:
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THE METHOD: R.I.T.U.A.L
R.I.T.U.A.L. is a simple 6-step repeatable technique you can apply to any of the three pathways and any self-care practice. It's a gentle structure that helps you move with intention and make your wellness work with you not against you.
R.I.T.U.A.L. deepens your awareness and returns you home to yourself. Apply it when making choices about food, movement, rest, and self-care. The method becomes a way to pause, regulate, and choose what is in your highest good in any moment.
R - RECOGNIZE where you are
This is your honest starting point, observe and acknowledging your current state and which pathway is calling for attention without judgment.
I - INTENTIONAL SPACE created for authentic presence
Set a boundary around this moment that says "this time is mine" however brief it may be. Once you make space, set a clear intention for your practice.
T - TUNE IN to your senses to be more present
Engage one or more senses. Use scent, touch, sound, taste, or sight as anchors for your attention and invitation to sense your practice.
U - UNDERSTAND what emerges when you listen to yourself with curiosity.
Find insight about your habits and patterns without over analyzing. The data is in how you feel.
A - ALLOW integration without forcing outcomes.
Notice shifts without forcing outcomes or rushing to action.
L - LIVE the learning through small consistent actions that build bridges between your practice and everyday life.
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THE SLOW WELLNESS STORY
Kunye’s mission is to (compassionately) oppose the optimization and hyper-consumption culture of wellness. I’ve thoughtfully researched and designed an approach to self care that guides and supports individuals towards meeting themselves and honouring their unique capacity, authentically.
Online and in-person, Slow Wellness brings together a community of people who desire to feel more grounded, more at ease, and more connected to themselves and the world around them.
It’s time to Slow The ( _____ ) Down, and I’m here to help you fill in the blanks.
MELISSA NKOMO; CREATOR OF SLOW WELLNESS
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The Slow Wellness Club
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Feel better with evidence based strategies and actionable advice guided by Melissa Nkomo. The Slow Wellness Club meets virtually on Substack. What’s waiting for you there?
Digital Rituals: Dive into curated mindfulness and beauty practices that seamlessly fit into your busy life. with guided video and audio sessions via the substack app.
Expert-Led Sessions: to help you learn (and unlearn) habits, beliefs and strategies for self-regulation.
Rewire: Develop a sustainable wellness practice and that aligns with your vision and values for your life
Community Connection: Courses, workshops, and collective learning experiences that teach the science and spirit of sustainable well-being with like-minded individuals