<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Quiet Root: Reources Library ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quiet room for the body can come back to for company.]]></description><link>https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/s/the-quiet-root-reources-library</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uQX7!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcc43f76e-8c78-4834-b179-4b275ff1b722_960x960.png</url><title>The Quiet Root: Reources Library </title><link>https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/s/the-quiet-root-reources-library</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 04:22:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[thequietrootreflections@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[thequietrootreflections@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[thequietrootreflections@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[thequietrootreflections@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[A Somatic Pause ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The In-Between]]></description><link>https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-somatic-pause-520</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-somatic-pause-520</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:00:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/187561014/94bc80b6899aef35315e84ff925b4589.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hey everyone,</strong></p><p>This week&#8217;s Somatic Pause comes from a place where life is moving, and the body hasn&#8217;t quite caught up yet.</p><p>There&#8217;s nothing here to decide or resolve.<br>Nothing to move through.</p><p>Just a few minutes to be present with what it&#8217;s like when staying doesn&#8217;t require the same effort it once did, and something new is still forming underneath.</p><p>However you arrive, you&#8217;re welcome here.</p><p>See you next time &#128420;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Somatic Pause]]></title><description><![CDATA[When staying no longer does the work]]></description><link>https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-somatic-pause-009</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-somatic-pause-009</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:01:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/185229028/57dd78aaab4134b87a1c002d2509d699.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hey everyone,</strong></p><p>This Somatic Pause&#8482; is a quiet space to arrive &#8212; especially if something has been shifting for you without clear words.</p><p>There&#8217;s nothing here to resolve or work through.<br>Nothing to get right.</p><p>Just a few minutes to notice what your body is doing when effort eases, and staying isn&#8217;t being asked for in the same way.</p><p>However you arrive, you&#8217;re welcome here.</p><p>I&#8217;ll be with you again soon &#128420;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Somatic Pause ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For when being okay takes effort]]></description><link>https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-somatic-pause</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-somatic-pause</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 10:02:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/183814338/ed738a1333c48e2275411dee7ce432ee.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey everyone,</p><p>This Somatic Pause&#8482; is a quiet invitation for moments when being okay takes effort.</p><p>There&#8217;s nothing to change.<br>And nothing to get right.</p><p>Just a small space to stay with the rhythm your body brings today.<br>Whatever you notice, let it be enough.</p><p>I look forward to being with you again soon &#128420;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Place To Rest Inside Time ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quiet moment as the year turns.]]></description><link>https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-place-to-rest-inside-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-place-to-rest-inside-time</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 10:01:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/182268800/1ac2bd3fa904599aa1dd9832a6381ae3.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the year leans toward its edge, this pause acknowledges time without asking for reflection.</p><p>For bodies moving through holidays, endings, or simply another stretch of days &#8212;<br>all are welcome here.</p><p>There&#8217;s nothing to sum up.<br>Nothing to carry neatly into what comes next.</p><p>This is the final <strong>Somatic Pause&#8482;</strong> of the year. I&#8217;ll be here again in the year ahead, meeting whatever rhythm your body arrives with then.</p><p>&#127911; Take a few quiet minutes, if that feels right.<br><br>See you soon &#128420;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rhythm Inside Today’s Breath]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gentle moment in the body&#8217;s long story.]]></description><link>https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/the-rhythm-inside-todays-breath</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/the-rhythm-inside-todays-breath</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/180946971/2ab72009af2215b161927ffef146a89e.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Hey everyone,</strong></p><p>This Somatic Pause&#8482; is a quiet invitation to be with your own rhythm &#8212; the one beneath the day, beneath the doing, beneath the expectations.</p><p>There&#8217;s nothing to change.<br>And nothing to get right.</p><p>Just a small space to be in the rhythm your body brings today.<br>Whatever you notice, let it belong.</p><p>I look forward to being with you again soon &#128420;</p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quiet Place to Land ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone,]]></description><link>https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-quiet-place-to-land</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/a-quiet-place-to-land</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:11:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/180006911/7e61d5bc557c7318ae3f683155316613.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey everyone,<br><br>I&#8217;m glad you&#8217;re here. It&#8217;s bright and crisp this morning and the trees are almost bare. <br><br>As I pause, I&#8217;m reminded that sometimes the body just needs a moment that isn&#8217;t asking for anything. No deep breaths. No instructions. No pressure to feel better or settle.</p><p>Just a quiet pause to notice what&#8217;s already here. A small turning toward yourself.<br>A reminder that you don&#8217;t have to meet the day from the edge of exhaustion.</p><p>This week&#8217;s pause is a gentle one &#8212; rooted, slow, and steady enough for anyone quietly holding a lot.<br><br>I hope it meets you softly. But if all you do is listen, that&#8217;s enough too.</p><p>And if someone you know is holding more than they show, feel free to share this with them.<br><br>See you next tine &#128420; </p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listening Beneath the Surface]]></title><description><![CDATA[An invitation to slow the body&#8217;s rhythm and listen for what&#8217;s quietly happening within.]]></description><link>https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/listening-beneath-the-surface</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://thequietrootreflections.substack.com/p/listening-beneath-the-surface</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valerie Gage]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:01:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gRIk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ae2a406-8dd1-4f86-8f32-7703ec3b10fe_981x1392.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div 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Just meet yourself here, as you are.<br><br>You can join the pause <a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAG4eiC1MiE/Uj4eAJCD-L7JQyLFaKo71Q/watch?utm_content=DAG4eiC1MiE&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=link2&amp;utm_source=uniquelinks&amp;utlId=hd67e894faf">here.</a> </p><p><em>For the fullest experience, listen with headphones and let the sound rest close to you.</em></p><p><strong>When the recording ends, stay with the silence for a moment. Notice what&#8217;s still moving, or what&#8217;s finally still. That, too, is part of the pause.</strong></p><p>See you next time &#127806;</p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>