Michelle Teasdale (Yeshe Lhatso) she/they
@michelleteasdale.bsky.social
https://michelleteasdale.net
https://theoptingout.substack.com/
Opting Out - rest, reflection, and resistance
Queer | Vajrayana Buddhist | bohemian | slow and simple living | frame drummer | home educator | bookworm
https://theoptingout.substack.com/
Opting Out - rest, reflection, and resistance
Queer | Vajrayana Buddhist | bohemian | slow and simple living | frame drummer | home educator | bookworm
Michelle, 49, lives in a Victorian house in the heart of Brighton, which is purple with a yellow door, + 'Reasons & Persons' + the 'Tao Te Ching' (two books they were reading while teaching yoga) sit on their dining table. They sit by the fire reading Knausgaard, like a Nick Cave song come to life.
h/T to @baddestmamajama.bsky.social who did this and really made me laugh:
Olivia Nuzzi bio Mad Libs
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Olivia Nuzzi bio Mad Libs
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November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Michelle, 49, lives in a Victorian house in the heart of Brighton, which is purple with a yellow door, + 'Reasons & Persons' + the 'Tao Te Ching' (two books they were reading while teaching yoga) sit on their dining table. They sit by the fire reading Knausgaard, like a Nick Cave song come to life.
New guided yoga nidra practice, tapping into the quiet work of rest...
#yoganidra #rest
theoptingout.substack.com/p/yoga-nidra...
#yoganidra #rest
theoptingout.substack.com/p/yoga-nidra...
Yoga Nidra - The Quiet Work of Rest
A Practice for November (with Koshi chimes)
theoptingout.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New guided yoga nidra practice, tapping into the quiet work of rest...
#yoganidra #rest
theoptingout.substack.com/p/yoga-nidra...
#yoganidra #rest
theoptingout.substack.com/p/yoga-nidra...
As the world grows quieter and darker, Wintering Well offers an online sanctuary of warmth, reflection and community. Across 5 months, we’ll follow the slow rhythm of the season: through Ayurveda, restful yoga + nidra, and sound healing.
michelleteasdale.net/wintering-well
#wintering #winteringwell
michelleteasdale.net/wintering-well
#wintering #winteringwell
October 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
As the world grows quieter and darker, Wintering Well offers an online sanctuary of warmth, reflection and community. Across 5 months, we’ll follow the slow rhythm of the season: through Ayurveda, restful yoga + nidra, and sound healing.
michelleteasdale.net/wintering-well
#wintering #winteringwell
michelleteasdale.net/wintering-well
#wintering #winteringwell
A free yoga nidra practice, to find solace in the body in times of grief and change.
#free #rest #yoganidra #grief #solace
#free #rest #yoganidra #grief #solace
Free Yoga Nidra: Finding Solace in the Body
A practice for times of grief and change
theoptingout.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A free yoga nidra practice, to find solace in the body in times of grief and change.
#free #rest #yoganidra #grief #solace
#free #rest #yoganidra #grief #solace
Reposted by Michelle Teasdale (Yeshe Lhatso) she/they
"In an era when the one-armed bandit of social media vies for your engagement . . . the simple, archaic activity of squishing some free fruit into a secondhand jar feels like the ultimate hag remedy for half the world's problems"
Listen to Ep.10 here 👇🏻🧙🏻♀️
wessexhag.bandcamp.com/track/septem...
Listen to Ep.10 here 👇🏻🧙🏻♀️
wessexhag.bandcamp.com/track/septem...
September: Eat the Equinox, by Wessex Hag
track by Wessex Hag
wessexhag.bandcamp.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
"In an era when the one-armed bandit of social media vies for your engagement . . . the simple, archaic activity of squishing some free fruit into a secondhand jar feels like the ultimate hag remedy for half the world's problems"
Listen to Ep.10 here 👇🏻🧙🏻♀️
wessexhag.bandcamp.com/track/septem...
Listen to Ep.10 here 👇🏻🧙🏻♀️
wessexhag.bandcamp.com/track/septem...
New online resting in community today at 6pm UK, 1pm Eastern, 10am Pacific.
By donation.
Find out more:
michelleteasdale.net/coresting
#mecfs #rest #burnoutprevention #spoonie #chronicillness #menopause #radicalrest #coresting
By donation.
Find out more:
michelleteasdale.net/coresting
#mecfs #rest #burnoutprevention #spoonie #chronicillness #menopause #radicalrest #coresting
September 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
New online resting in community today at 6pm UK, 1pm Eastern, 10am Pacific.
By donation.
Find out more:
michelleteasdale.net/coresting
#mecfs #rest #burnoutprevention #spoonie #chronicillness #menopause #radicalrest #coresting
By donation.
Find out more:
michelleteasdale.net/coresting
#mecfs #rest #burnoutprevention #spoonie #chronicillness #menopause #radicalrest #coresting
Perhaps you’re a #carer, #parent, working from home, isolated due to a chronic illness #mecfs, struggling with menopause-related #fatigue or simply wanting to disrupt burnout culture and build resting in community into your life. These #coresting sessions are for you!
michelleteasdale.net/coresting
michelleteasdale.net/coresting
July 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Perhaps you’re a #carer, #parent, working from home, isolated due to a chronic illness #mecfs, struggling with menopause-related #fatigue or simply wanting to disrupt burnout culture and build resting in community into your life. These #coresting sessions are for you!
michelleteasdale.net/coresting
michelleteasdale.net/coresting
New full-length #restorativeyoga practice just dropped on my #substack !
#rest #burnout #mecfs #pacing #fatigue #menopause
open.substack.com/pub/theoptin...
#rest #burnout #mecfs #pacing #fatigue #menopause
open.substack.com/pub/theoptin...
New Moon Full-Length Restorative Yoga Practice
Letting go into Stillness
open.substack.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New full-length #restorativeyoga practice just dropped on my #substack !
#rest #burnout #mecfs #pacing #fatigue #menopause
open.substack.com/pub/theoptin...
#rest #burnout #mecfs #pacing #fatigue #menopause
open.substack.com/pub/theoptin...
May all beings have happiness
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
June 23, 2025 at 2:17 PM
May all beings have happiness
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
Even online, when I joined a #CoResting session, something in me softened more deeply than it does when I’m alone. There’s a gentle magic that arises when people come together with a shared intention to slow down, honor their needs, and carve out space for care.
open.substack.com/pub/theoptin...
open.substack.com/pub/theoptin...
June 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Even online, when I joined a #CoResting session, something in me softened more deeply than it does when I’m alone. There’s a gentle magic that arises when people come together with a shared intention to slow down, honor their needs, and carve out space for care.
open.substack.com/pub/theoptin...
open.substack.com/pub/theoptin...
May all beings have happiness
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
June 16, 2025 at 7:38 AM
May all beings have happiness
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
June 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reposted by Michelle Teasdale (Yeshe Lhatso) she/they
Tonight, the Strawberry Moon rises. 🌕🍓
Named by Native American tribes for the ripening of wild strawberries.
Anglo-Saxons named it the Mead Moon, when meadows were cut for hay, to sweeten the mead of midsummer feasts.
It's our last full moon of spring.
Moonrise: 22:54*
Named by Native American tribes for the ripening of wild strawberries.
Anglo-Saxons named it the Mead Moon, when meadows were cut for hay, to sweeten the mead of midsummer feasts.
It's our last full moon of spring.
Moonrise: 22:54*
June 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Tonight, the Strawberry Moon rises. 🌕🍓
Named by Native American tribes for the ripening of wild strawberries.
Anglo-Saxons named it the Mead Moon, when meadows were cut for hay, to sweeten the mead of midsummer feasts.
It's our last full moon of spring.
Moonrise: 22:54*
Named by Native American tribes for the ripening of wild strawberries.
Anglo-Saxons named it the Mead Moon, when meadows were cut for hay, to sweeten the mead of midsummer feasts.
It's our last full moon of spring.
Moonrise: 22:54*
Reposted by Michelle Teasdale (Yeshe Lhatso) she/they
hello #tarotsky
here's a little spread for this full moon 🌕♐️
if you'd like me to comment on your pull, drop a picture in the comments to this post
#fullmoon #fullmooninsagittarius #tarot #tarotspreads
here's a little spread for this full moon 🌕♐️
if you'd like me to comment on your pull, drop a picture in the comments to this post
#fullmoon #fullmooninsagittarius #tarot #tarotspreads
June 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
hello #tarotsky
here's a little spread for this full moon 🌕♐️
if you'd like me to comment on your pull, drop a picture in the comments to this post
#fullmoon #fullmooninsagittarius #tarot #tarotspreads
here's a little spread for this full moon 🌕♐️
if you'd like me to comment on your pull, drop a picture in the comments to this post
#fullmoon #fullmooninsagittarius #tarot #tarotspreads
This one's for the weary, the #exhausted, the depleted: a yoga #nidra practice to nourish and relax.
"Gradually, you will return to yourself,
Having learned a new respect for your heart
And the joy that dwells far within slow time" -John o'Donohue
#rest
theoptingout.substack.com/p/yoga-nidra...
"Gradually, you will return to yourself,
Having learned a new respect for your heart
And the joy that dwells far within slow time" -John o'Donohue
#rest
theoptingout.substack.com/p/yoga-nidra...
June 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This one's for the weary, the #exhausted, the depleted: a yoga #nidra practice to nourish and relax.
"Gradually, you will return to yourself,
Having learned a new respect for your heart
And the joy that dwells far within slow time" -John o'Donohue
#rest
theoptingout.substack.com/p/yoga-nidra...
"Gradually, you will return to yourself,
Having learned a new respect for your heart
And the joy that dwells far within slow time" -John o'Donohue
#rest
theoptingout.substack.com/p/yoga-nidra...
Reflections on the intro from Rest is Resistance: This isn’t rest for the sake of returning to work refreshed and ready to achieve more. This isn’t the sanitized “self-care” of the wellness industry. Hersey’s vision of rest is expansive, ancestral, embodied. Rest is a remembering, a return.
#rest
#rest
Slow Reading Group: 'Rest is Resistance: Free yourself from grind culture and reclaim your life' by Tricia Hersey
Preface & Introduction
theoptingout.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reflections on the intro from Rest is Resistance: This isn’t rest for the sake of returning to work refreshed and ready to achieve more. This isn’t the sanitized “self-care” of the wellness industry. Hersey’s vision of rest is expansive, ancestral, embodied. Rest is a remembering, a return.
#rest
#rest
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To mark #LondonRiversWeek, here's one from the archive.
Episode 41 - Gulls at low tide on the Thames at #Rotherhithe (33 mins)
Recorded on a quiet grey day during lockdown on a wide sandy beach.
radiolento.podbean.com/e/gulls-at-l...
Episode 41 - Gulls at low tide on the Thames at #Rotherhithe (33 mins)
Recorded on a quiet grey day during lockdown on a wide sandy beach.
radiolento.podbean.com/e/gulls-at-l...
June 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
To mark #LondonRiversWeek, here's one from the archive.
Episode 41 - Gulls at low tide on the Thames at #Rotherhithe (33 mins)
Recorded on a quiet grey day during lockdown on a wide sandy beach.
radiolento.podbean.com/e/gulls-at-l...
Episode 41 - Gulls at low tide on the Thames at #Rotherhithe (33 mins)
Recorded on a quiet grey day during lockdown on a wide sandy beach.
radiolento.podbean.com/e/gulls-at-l...
May all beings have happiness
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
June 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
May all beings have happiness
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering
and the causes of suffering.
May all beings never be separate from the supreme joy
that is beyond sorrow.
May all beings abide in equanimity
free from attachment and aversion.
#mondaymetta #buddhism
The New Moon is a great time to reaffirm our commitment to rest. Here's a short 15min restorative yoga practice for when you need to retreat into your cave theoptingout.substack.com/p/new-moon-r...
#rest #restorativeyoga #newmoon
#rest #restorativeyoga #newmoon
May 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
The New Moon is a great time to reaffirm our commitment to rest. Here's a short 15min restorative yoga practice for when you need to retreat into your cave theoptingout.substack.com/p/new-moon-r...
#rest #restorativeyoga #newmoon
#rest #restorativeyoga #newmoon
Yutori is a Japanese word that means margin; allowance; latitude; time (to spare)’. So it roughly translates to room to breathe, a margin of time or space, mental ease.
What would it feel like to do the next thing, anything, with just a little more Yutori?
#yutori #slowdown #space #rest #substack
What would it feel like to do the next thing, anything, with just a little more Yutori?
#yutori #slowdown #space #rest #substack
Yutori
A little more space than you need
open.substack.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Reposted by Michelle Teasdale (Yeshe Lhatso) she/they
Denormalize violence, indifference, futility, by-passing, apathy, and adaptation to toxicity.
November 25, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Denormalize violence, indifference, futility, by-passing, apathy, and adaptation to toxicity.
New read... Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey. #rest #resistance
May 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
New read... Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey. #rest #resistance
Reposted by Michelle Teasdale (Yeshe Lhatso) she/they
Behold! A Puffin is sat in your feed. Adorable.
May 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Behold! A Puffin is sat in your feed. Adorable.