How To Stay Grounded In An Unsteady World - by Tonya Rothe

COURSE

How To Stay Grounded In An Unsteady World

With Tonya Rothe

Life feels more unsteady all the time, and that deep uncertainty can settle into your body and mind—making even simple days feel overwhelming. In How to Stay Grounded in an Unsteady World, I’ll hold space for you to gently pause, breathe, and reconnect with your own steady center. Across five heart-centered lessons, you’ll learn to: Notice how ongoing stress has woven itself into your thoughts and sensations, so it stops running the show behind the scenes Release built-up tension through tender breath and movement practices designed for real-life moments Set compassionate boundaries around your attention, protecting your peace even when chaos feels constant Reconnect to the present through simple, soulful rituals that remind you you’re safe enough to feel Bring these gentle tools into your everyday life—at home, at work, or anywhere you need a reset Each practice is just a few minutes long and meets you exactly where you are—no special equipment or prior experience needed. By the end, you’ll carry a small but powerful toolkit: a handful of breaths, movements, and rituals that can root you in calm whenever life’s unpredictability hits close to home.


Meet your Teacher

Tonya is a certified yoga instructor and holistic wellness guide with more than a decade of experience teaching breath, movement, and somatic practices. She holds training in nervous system regulation and compassionate life coaching, and draws on her own lived experience journey with sensitivity and neurodivergence to help others navigate chronic uncertainty. Through her work, Tonya offers grounded, heart-led tools that support lasting resilience in the face of life’s unpredictability.

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5 Days

149 students

4.8 stars

10 min / day

Grounded

English


Lesson 1

The World Feels Heavy—You’re Not Alone

In this lesson, you’ll bring gentle awareness to the weight of stress and overwhelm in your body and mind. Through a simple breath practice, you’ll acknowledge what’s real and remind yourself that feeling heavy is a shared human experience, not something you have to carry alone.

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Lesson 2

Your Body Wasn’t Meant To Carry This Much

In this lesson, you’ll explore how lifelong expectations to “be strong” can leave your body tense and disconnected. Through a gentle hand-on-heart breath practice, you’ll invite your body to speak its truth—asking “What do I really need right now?”—and give it permission to be heard.

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Lesson 3

When The Noise Gets Too Loud

This lesson has no music so you can tune into the real sounds around you. You’ll practice softening external and internal noise—using gentle breath and hand placement—to create a moment of quiet inside yourself, even when the world keeps spinning.

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Lesson 4

When You Shut Down Or Feel Nothing At All

In this lesson, you’ll explore why your system sometimes freezes or dissociates under overwhelm—and learn a gentle sway-and-breath practice to help you stay connected to yourself, even when you feel numb or detached.

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Lesson 5

Grounded People Change The World

In this final lesson, you’ll weave together breath, intention, and a personal anchor to stand steady in an unpredictable world. You’ll practice acknowledging what matters, then root yourself in clarity and care—so you can show up fully, even when everything feels uncertain and unsteady.

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4.8 (22)

Recent Reviews

Lisa

Lisa

October 14, 2025

Thank you, Tonya for this caring & grounding course. I will be returning to many of your suggestions again & again. 🙏

Katharina

Katharina

October 10, 2025

Thank you. The reassurance of not being alone and the tools to stay grounded and anchored are truly appreciated.

Anne

Anne

September 26, 2025

Great exercises and meditation ideas. Will be returning to them often

DebbieAnne

August 10, 2025

Such a valuable course!

KatieG

KatieG

August 1, 2025

integrating practices for staying grounded and connected with myself and others is critical to my wellbeing and being my best self during this turbulent time. These practices helped. 🙏🏼 Thank you!

Claude🐘

Claude🐘

July 29, 2025

Very useful course, I learned a lot and it was interesting. I am so grateful 💜🙏💜⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bobby

Bobby

July 19, 2025

This course helps me to believe that I don’t have to feel swallowed up by the external world; that I can live in my own world without disassociating.

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