How to Create a Tiny Experiment (and Why It Might Save You)
This simple daily practice is helping me feel strong, sane, and more like me.
Last December, I stopped teaching yoga.
I didn’t plan for it to be permanent. I just really needed a break.
Everything felt like too much.
Do you know that feeling? The one where your body and your mind are just not working together?
That was me.
So, I decided to swap my early morning flows for slow dog walks with Benny, hoping some fresh air and gentleness might be enough to carry me through.
And for a while, it did. I stayed connected to nature. I listened. I slowed down.
But over time, my own practice started to slip.
And so did my health.
The signs were subtle at first: a little more fatigue, a few achy joints and a little more hair in the drain.
Then came the unhappiness. The brain fog. The imposter syndrome. I began feeling old and irrelevant.
I knew the answer wasn’t to push harder.
But I also knew I needed to do something.
Thankfully, inspiration landed just when I needed it most.
A few weeks ago, I attended
’s filming of Experimental Leadership, teachings taken from her book Tiny Experiments.The premise is simple: commit to something small, consistently. Track what changes. Let the insight emerge from experience, not pressure.
And that’s when I saw it.
The experiment I needed had been staring me in the face the whole time.
Get back to yoga.
Not to teach.
But because I miss feeling strong.
I miss the way yoga brings me back to myself.
I miss the clarity it gives me.
The steadiness. The space. The sanity.
So I created a tiny experiment of my own.
For 14 days, I committed to this:
20-minute dog walk
20 minutes of yoga
10 minutes of meditation
before I open my laptop, check emails, or start the noise of the day.
Here’s what I’ve learned so far:
🌿 My body needs this. Not in a should-do-it kind of way but, in a thirst-quenching kind of way.
🌿 My mind feels clearer. Like someone rinsed the fog off my thoughts.
🌿 I’m feeling stronger. It doesn’t take long for the body to remember the way.
🌿 Starting the day in my body (instead of in my to-do list) makes everything feel possible.
It’s not a magic fix.
But it’s helping.
And maybe that’s more than enough right now.
So how do you create your own tiny experiment?
You don’t need a fancy plan.
Just choose one small thing.
Something your body or your heart is quietly craving.
Then give it a container — maybe 7 days, or 14.
Track how you feel.
See what shifts.
Not everything has to be forever.
But some things, when given the chance, become essential again.
I didn’t know how much I needed yoga until I invited it back in with no expectations, just love.
Maybe you have your own experiment waiting to begin.
Maybe you’re in the middle of one right now.
Either way, I’d love to hear about it.
👇 Drop me a comment, or come read more at Menopause Life.
xo, Louise 🫶