Gentle December

When you sign up you'll get a link to your private 'Gentle December' page with:

The Guide

The Advent Journey

The Audios

You can either:

Skim the guide and pick one tiny thing to do today or:

Go straight to what you need most: a bathroom reset, a lie down, or a journal page.

I'll send a few gentle emails through December with your NYE ritual (and a few other little Chakrology™ gifts) and to remind you of pieces you may like (PJ's and Permission Retreat) and to quietly cheer you on.

You don't have to do everything.

You don't have to keep up.

Any breath, page or moment that you use is the practice.

Who's behind Gentle December?

I'm Jackie Quayle - Yoga Elder, long-time yoga teacher, and founder of Chakrology™. I've been practising and teaching yoga for over two decades, and I've seen a lot of yoga that looks great on Instagram, but doesn't touch the reality of life - grief, ageing, burnout, heart break, anxiety, the menopause, and messy families and relationships.

My work has a definite 'Kali' streak. I honour yoga's roots, lineage, and traditions, but I teach for REAL HUMANS: tired, emotional, wobbly, brilliant, and imperfect.

I value truth over performance, and nervous-system safety over aesthetics.

Gentle December is a small, festive slice of my wider program Chakrology™ - The Journey Within - an online course for people who want to explore the chakras - (as they are meant to be, seen through the lens of the senses rather than colours and crystals) and yoga philosophy in a grounded, inclusive way. By signing up to this kit, you'll also join the waiting list for that course (unsubscribe at any time).

I love PEOPLE. I have studied yoga, history, philosophy, energy, psychology, and Chakrology brings all of my passions together. I would love for you to join me on the 'Journey Within'.

Q1 - Is this really free?

YES - Gentle December is a FREE Chakrology™ Holiday Calm Kit. You'll be added to my email list so I can send you your kit, and a few supportive emails (and extra gifts), and you'll be put on my waiting list for my full course - Chakrology™ - The Journey Within. You can unsubscribe at any time and still keep the kit.

Q2 - How much time do I need?

As much or as little as you have in this busy month.

• 5 minute days (one breath, one prompt, one audio)
• 15 minute days (a journal page and a warm drink)
• 30 minute days (a PJ retreat pocket or Winter Nidra)

You don't need a daily practice. You can dip in and out and still benefit.

Q3 - Do I need to be flexible or 'good' at yoga?

No, this kit is for EVERY body, it is designed for all shapes, ages, sizes and abilities, including absolute beginners. Real yoga is NOT what you see on Instagram, it's in the quiet decision you make just to get out of bed in the morning when times are tough. All movements offered in my kit are gentle and optional, and can be done in a chair, on a bed, or a sofa if needed.

Q4 - I'm not sure about Chakras/New-Age spirituality. Is this religious or a bit 'woo-woo'?

You don't have to believe anything to use this kit. I use the chakras as a poetic, energetic, practical map of human experience (safety, emotions, boundaries, love, voice, clarity and connection) supported by modern nervous-system science. There are no religious rituals to sign up to and no cult that you need to sign away all of your worldly goods to.

Q5 - Is there swearing?

Occasionally - yes - but never at you, and always with alternatives.  For example, I offer an 'Enough Mantra' - where people can exhale a quiet 'fuck it', and others may prefer Sanskrit words like 'Alam' (enough) or 'Svaha' (let this burn away). You can choose whatever version feels right for you. Or simply just breathe out.

Q6 - Is this live or self-paced?

It's fully self-paced. You can start whenever you like, repeat practices that help and ignore anything that doesn't land. The emails that I send are to guide you, and offer some Kali Fairy Godmother encouragement, not to boss you around.