On Demand - Day 2
Day 2 | The Shape of Care
Care is not abstract.
It has a shape. A rhythm. A way it lives in the body.
It’s revealed in the small choices — the first moments of the day, the way you touch yourself, the tone you use internally, the rituals you return to when no one is watching. This is where relationship is formed. Not through intensity, but through consistency. Not through force, but through presence.
Today, we begin to notice the shape your care takes — and how gently, powerfully, it is shaping you in return.
“Care is the form love takes in action.”
This is an invitation to plant healthy seeds and tend them with care.
Because even when we say yes to something meaningful, resistance can still show up.
We hit snooze. We negotiate. We delay. We get distracted.
This isn’t a character flaw — it’s human.
So today, we soften the pattern.
We choose presence.
We shape the relationship with our body through simple, loving rituals.
The First Five Things
Before the world rushes in…
Before the texts, the news, the noise…
What are the first five things you do when you wake up?
For today, your invitation is simple:
Choose 3–5 nourishing actions and do them before looking at your phone.
Not as a rule.
As a devotion.
Let your body be the first relationship you tend to.
Ritual Inspo Ideas
• Think “thank you” or “thank you, I love you” as you wake
• Take 5–10 deep, intentional breaths
• Drink warm water or lemon water
• Light a candle
• Open a window or step outside
• Dry brush your body
• Make your bed or fluff your pillows
• Meditate or sit quietly
• Write a few gratitudes
• Cuddle a loved one or pet
• Walk outside
• Choose a kinder thought about yourself
• Choose a kinder thought about someone else
• Pray or set an intention
• Read something that frames your day gently
• Touch your body with care (stretch, oil, shower)
You don’t need to do them all.
You just need to choose with love.
This is how we shape the relationship.
Quietly. Consistently. Devotionally.
And for those of you who feel ready to explore one layer deeper…
✨Newer Ritual for Our Crew — Gua Sha
This round, I’m inviting in a newer ritual for our community: Gua Sha.
Not as a trend.
Not as another thing to “do.”
But as a practice of presence through touch.
Gua Sha supports circulation, lymphatic flow, and the body’s natural detox pathways. It softens holding in the tissue and gently invites the nervous system to downshift — which makes it a beautiful companion to this cleanse.
Think of it as devotion through touch.
A few slow, mindful strokes along the neck, jaw, shoulders, or face can become a ritual of listening rather than fixing.
No pressure. No perfection.
Just another doorway into receiving.
If it’s a yes, explore.
If not, trust that too.
Your body always leads.
Journal Prompts
• What resistance do you notice around tending to yourself first?
• How might these rituals shape the way you move through your day?
• What would your body say about you choosing it more often?
• If your body could write you a letter, what would it say?
This is not about adding more.
It’s about aligning more.
You are shaping something here.
And it gets to be kind.
RECIPE INSPO
On Demand - Day 2
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I love you. Keep going!
Alex