12 Days of Christmas Calm Challenge

Welcome to the third annual 12 Days of Christmas Calm, your nervous system sanctuary for the holiday season. This gentle series is designed to help you move through December with more steadiness, softness, and support. Instead of adding another task to your already full month, each practice offers a quiet place to land, a moment to breathe, unwind, and reconnect with yourself. You will begin with a simple pre check in to notice how your stress levels feel at the start of the challenge. Then for twelve days, you will move through calming practices that support your nervous system, release tension, and restore the inner spaciousness the season often takes from us. When you finish, a final check in helps you notice what shifted and how your body responds when you show up for yourself in small, consistent ways. The challenge is free inside Intentionology through December 31, making it the perfect invitation to give yourself a little extra support during the busiest time of year. Whether you are craving deeper rest, grounding before family events, or a soft reminder to slow down, these practices offer a daily pocket of peace to return to again and again.

Lessons

Work through them in order.

Lesson 1Cozy Slumber
Audio29 min
Dream Series #2 This sleep yoga nidra will help you create a cacoon of warmth and comfort. Hopefully helping your body feel safe and at ease as you drift into sleep. Sankalpa: I am held in comfort and ease. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 2Connect with the Breath
Audio22 min
Connection Series #2 This morning yoga nidra is a reminder that your breath is the inner pathway to connection with the indwelling presence of peace that lives within us all. Set your intention for the day by practicing being with the breath, finding deep peace, and the reminder that the breath is always the path back to this state of being. Sankalpa: My breath is my way back to deep inner peace. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 3Preparing for Family Gatherings
Audio12 min
A visualization meditation to help you prepare for family gatherings this holiday season. No matter what your goal is with being around family, friends, coworkers, or even community this meditation helps you prepare, manifest, and create new neuropathways so your brain knows exactly what you want to happen. Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 4Joyful Wonder
Audio19 min
Wonder Series #4 A simple but super relaxing sleep yoga nidra meditation to help you rest with the intention of radiating joy and wonder in all aspects of your life. Sankalpa: I radiate joy and wonder in every moment.Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 5Settling into Sleep Gentle Yoga
Video17 min
Settle in and let your whole body unwind with this gentle evening Yoga session designed to melt away tension from the day. In just fifteen minutes, Molly Tate, guest instructor, guides you through slow, supportive movements and intentional breathing that help soften tight muscles, quiet your mind, and create the conditions for deep rest.Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 6Holiday Wonder
Audio20 min
Wonder Series #1 Rediscover the enchantment of the holidays with this Yoga Nidra practice that immerses you in the warmth, joy, and wonder of the season. Through guided relaxation, reconnect with the simple magic of twinkling lights, festive cheer, and heartfelt connections. This meditation will leave you feeling peaceful, nostalgic, and inspired to embrace the holiday spirit.Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 7Connect with Others
Audio25 min
This Yoga Nidra meditation is a gentle space for healing and reconnecting with love and compassion. Inspired and adapted from a compassion practice by Richard Rohr, this session guides you into the feeling of joy in your own heart, beginning with someone you love easily and expanding that same compassion toward places or relationships that feel tender or unresolved. Through soft visualization, body awareness, and quiet presence, you are invited to experience connection in a deeper, more spacious way. This practice supports emotional healing, softens tension around difficult relationships, and helps you move through life with more openness and understanding.Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 8Stillpoint of Wholeness
Audio7 min
Wholeness Series #4 The Still Point of Wholeness is a short meditation designed to help you quickly reconnect with the steady calm at the center of your being. In this practice you are guided to bring awareness to the shushumna nadi, the central channel that runs through the middle of the body. In yoga this channel is understood as a pathway of balance and stillness, a reminder that no matter what is happening on the surface there is a quiet center within you that remains whole. This practice is perfect for anytime you do not have space to lie down or time for a longer Yoga Nidra. In just a few minutes you can settle your nervous system, reconnect with your center, and carry the benefits of stillness and calm back into your day.Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 9Permission to Rest Affirmations
Audio6 min
Stillness Series #1 This affirmations meditation is designed to help you embrace rest with ease. As you listen, you may find yourself releasing the need to ‘earn’ rest and instead recognizing it as a vital, nourishing part of life. These affirmations serve as gentle reminders that rest is not only allowed—it’s essential and deeply productive.Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 10Instant Deep Nervous System Relaxation
Audio25 min
Experience instant calm with this 20 minute NSDR practice inspired by Yoga Nidra. Gently unwind as you’re guided to release tension from your body and nervous system, peeling back the layers of stress until you return to a natural state of balance and wholeness.Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 11Solar Breath Midday Reset
Audio16 min
Solar Series #2 Welcome to Solar Breath, a midday reset meditation to help you carry on with your day with energy and relaxation. This modified yoga nidra focuses on using your breath to help you calm the nervous system and recalibrate midday. You can do this practice anywhere, perfect for a seated practice on the go! Locked — subscribe to unlock
Lesson 12Everyday Miracles
Audio29 min
Wonder Series #3 This sleep Yoga Nidra practice gently guides you to uncover and appreciate the subtle magic woven into everyday moments. From the rhythm of your breath to the warmth of sunlight or the kindness of a smile, reconnect with the extraordinary beauty in the ordinary. Leave this meditation feeling grounded, grateful, and inspired by the miracles that surround you. This sleep yoga nidra features 21 minutes of guided meditation followed by 9 minutes of music only. Sankalpa: I see beauty in the small, magical moments of life.Locked — subscribe to unlock