Waking Up is Hard to Do (But You Don't Have to Do It Alone) - Awaken with Community

Sometimes I catch myself scrolling on my phone, half watching something on Netflix, eating something I didn’t even taste. My body might be still, but my mind is restless. And then I pause… and I feel it. That subtle, quiet whisper: Somethings not right. I think so many of us feel it. A sense that we’re slightly out of sync with how we’re meant to be living. Not in a dramatic, sci-fi "Matrix" kind of way, but in the gentle hum of everyday life: in the exhaustion, the disconnection, the way we’re always a bit overstimulated but undernourished mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

It's not that we're not trying... We’re just tangled up in a system that pulls us away from ourselves.

It's Easy to Get Stuck (Because the System is Built That Way)

The world we live in is fast, noisy, and full of distractions that promise comfort but rarely offer real peace. We’re bombarded by news that keeps us in fear or outrage. Surrounded by food that’s been engineered to be addictive but not nourishing. Offered quick fixes for our mental and physical health instead of support to actually heals. Fed media that tells us who we should be instead of helping us remember who we are and it’s not about blaming any one thing. It’s more subtle than that.

It’s how all of it, together, slowly pulls us further away from our intuition, our bodies, our joy. From our truth.

So What Do We Do?

If I were to ask myself honestly, How do I start waking up and start connecting, Here’s what I’d come back to:

1. Question things. Pause before accepting what you’ve been told is “normal”, Gabor Maté wrote a book that speaks on this perfectly - The Myth of Normal, give it a read.

2. Tune into your body. Move, rest, breathe. Let your body become your compass again. You can join us for classes like QI Movement, Self Love and Ariel Sound Sanctuary to help you with it. Book Here

3. Get quiet. Meditation, walks in nature, silence, anything that helps you hear yourself. Try visiting National England and find some beautiful walks, ask a friend to commit to silent meet ups where you enjoy each others company but in silent and be truely present with each other. It may be a little weird at first but honestly it's a beautiful practice that strengthens connections with ourselves, nature and loved ones.

4. Unplug regularly. From social media, the news, the noise. I've started putting my phone in another room on Do Not Disturb from 10:00pm (I go to bed at 12:00am) and take it off at 9:00am or sometimes event 10:00am (I wake up at 8:00am), this has had a huge impact for me.

5. Reconnect. To food, to the land, to people who make you feel alive and held.

Because the truth is… we already know how to live in a more natural, grounded, joyful way. We just forgot, got conditioned... it's really a path of remembering and this is easier when you awaken with community.

Remembering Takes Practice

That’s the hardest part: remembering. And not just once but again and again, especially when life gets overwhelming.It’s so easy to slip back into autopilot. To grab the quick meal. To binge the show. To fall back into numbness instead of presence.That’s why we need each other.

A Space to Come Back to Yourself

At House of Leyla, we’re not trying to fix people or preach a new way of living.

We’re just creating a space where it feels a little easier to remember what we intuitively know.

A space where you can breathe deeply. Move freely. Eat well. Be seen.

A space where you can be around others who are also trying to soften the noise and come back to what’s real. Because waking up isn’t a one-time thing. It’s a lifelong, messy, beautiful process.

And it’s a whole lot easier when we’re not doing it alone.

If this resonates with you, if you're craving more truth, more connection, more presence, just know that you're not the only one.

We’re on the journey too.

And you’re always welcome to walk alongside us.

Sending you all love & healing

Leyla x

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