Hello you,
Today’s zine was sticky work for most of the week. There are so few words that start with X, y’all! Even fewer if I was trying to find one with any connection to breathwork.
I turned over the idea of X is for Xiphoid Process (the small triangle of cartilage at the bottom of your sternum which is one of the points your diaphragm attaches) but that felt weirdly medical and basically everything I have to say about it is what you just read in brackets. What else? X is for (e)Xpectation or something? Felt like cheating to sneak that ‘e’ in there.
Finally, rescuing me at the last moment, my girlfriend casually asked “what if X is for X? As in the mathematical X: An unknown quantity or a variable.” Bingo. It’s helpful to have a partner who has a degree in Maths to remind you that you once understood algebra.
The resulting zine is below, and you can also find a link to the pdf version here.
ps - Breath Spells is next Sunday April 28th, at 7pm BST. It’s a group practice of breathwork, words, and rest to help you align to what you really want.
This is a space for you to be with yourself, tune in to your internal experience, and call in more of what you desire. Pricing is sliding scale. You should come along!
(and for my paid subscription babes you’re already on the guest list - I’ll drop you an email with the link next week!)