Michelle Teasdale (Yeshe Lhatso) she/they
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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
Dramatic skies over #Brighton this afternoon
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 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
October 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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
September 24, 2025 at 6:32 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
July 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
June 23, 2025 at 2:18 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...
June 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
June 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Magician - old story = believing I am the contents of my thoughts
3 of cups - sharing myself in my wholeness, intimacy, pleasure
Hanged man - let that sh*t go, but also turning towards the discomfort and finding out what it needs... I look forward to what you might add ✨
June 10, 2025 at 7:15 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...
June 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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
May 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
New read... Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey. #rest #resistance
May 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Current mood...
April 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I am concerned and saddened by today's Supreme Court ruling that a "woman" is defined as only a cisgender woman. Trans women are women.

To my trans and non-binary friends and clients: you are seen, you are valid, you are loved 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

#transrightsarehumanrights #transally #bwiththet
April 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Joy!
April 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Adventures in making masala dosa! This was with a potato and coconut curry, sambar and kopru dip. From the Prasad vegetarian recipe book by Kaushy Patel. 😋

#masaladosa #cooking #food #prasad #kaushypatel
April 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Online sound bath tonight 6-7pm UK time. An hour of deep, nourishing rest. By donation.

www.inner-alchemy.yoga/sound-therapy

#soundbath #gongbath #soundhealing
April 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I have a new online cohort of Co-Resting starting tomorrow 11th Apr. Resting in community is a powerful practice, both individually and collectively.

www.inner-alchemy.yoga/coresting

#rest #burnout #chronicillness #menopause #carer #newparent #coresting #radicalrest
April 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM