tdr studio member stories | myriam
Can you give us a little intro as to who you are?
I often say I am a soul dancing inside a human body, a fairy moving energy into form. My language is flowers, and the more I enjoy living inside my body, the more inner technologies I discover.
At this moment, I’m exploring the realms of pleasure and sensuality, while my role as a human here on earth currently looks like a mentor, creative, and energy guide for sensitives, intuitives, and artists (souls like me). I’m devoted to guiding others to return to their natural rhythm, supporting them as they navigate transitions and new beginnings, and reconnecting with the beauty of their own seasons and senses. I also create jewelry and adornments with the same intention, to make the unseen visible, to bring the unseen into form.
what was your relationship with rest before TDR?
My journey with rest began when I was introduced to a subtle and elegant yet potent stream of energy I’ve been collaborating with for the past six years, and the energy I now weave into my Medicinal Siestas sessions. So when I discovered Emmie and TDR, I immediately felt deep resonance. Rest as an energetic journey had already transformed my life before I encountered TDR, and meeting Emmie and her world felt natural for me to immerse in. During my first season within TDR, I was doing all the long deep rest practices. Then I started weaving yin and I loved it. With time, I began weaving breath and meditations. Now TDR feels like the space on the internet where I can exhale fully, be surrounded by other beautiful souls, and continue weaving rest into my days in a variety of ways.
how has that changed (if it has!) over time?
I could talk about rest for hours. The more I deepen my relationship with it through Medicinal Siestas, deep rest practices, and energy work sequences, the more I discover how alive rest truly is, far more than what we think it is. And yes, it’s something that needs to be experienced. You can speak about rest and relaxation, but it’s only when you allow yourself to soften into them that you realize what they really are. If I had to describe it in one phrase, I’d say it is a homecoming to oneself.
For me, rest has transformed from being just a pause into a rejuvenating ritual, a recalibration, a journey back to myself. It has become my way of feeling safe with myself again.
what would you say to the woman who is afraid to slow down?
I don’t think you’re afraid to slow down, I think you’re afraid to see and to feel what you’ve been avoiding by keeping yourself busy. You tell yourself that if you slow down, you’ll lose momentum, but what you might really be afraid of is meeting yourself in that in-between space and being honest with yourself.
Because once you begin to rest, to truly relax within yourself, you reconnect to your natural way of moving. And yes, everything you’ve been avoiding will catch up with you. Sometimes it’s uncomfortable to meet yourself slowly, to listen to your body. But over time, what begins to rise is your inner beauty, your light, your poetry. With rest, we build the capacity not only to hold the difficult moments in time but also the expansions, the beauty, and the magic. Remember: slowing down doesn’t always mean moving slower, it means moving in your natural rhythm. When you move from there, what is meant for you will always find you.
could you offer us a go-to rest recipe for when we’re feeling resistant to caring for ourselves?
I’ve learned that resistance often appears when we’ve been spending too much time in our minds and not enough in our bodies. It is not that we don’t want to rest, it’s that part of us is afraid to pause long enough to feel what is really there. So when I notice resistance, I don’t try to force rest. I offer myself something simple, something my body can say yes to. Most of the time, that means returning to the senses. Take one small, beautiful thing and give it your full presence. Even five minutes can change everything. A piece of fruit. A cup of tea. The warmth of sunlight on your skin. Watching the moon and the stars. Dancing to the song you have on repeat. These simple acts bring you into the present moment and naturally attune you to your inner movement. You begin to come back into communication with your body and the now. From that place, you’ll know what you need next, maybe a long rest, a walk, some yin movement, watching a movie, talking with someone, or perhaps fifteen minutes of simply doing nothing at all.
what are you working on right now?
how does rest come into play? Rest is an essential part of my creative process. If I’m not relaxed, I can’t create, I can’t communicate with the vision that wants to come through. Right now, I’m in conversation with a vision that began unfolding in 2023, a deeply personal process that now wants to express itself through jewelry and clothing. I’m also working on a project for those who, like me, want to feel their creations through their senses, to slowly move their visions into form. I try to teach what I live every day. Energy work and rest are the invisible forces that move the unseen threads of our visions.
what does tdr studio feel like for you, what would you say to someone who is curious?
As with anything we desire to be in relationship with, a friend, a future partner, a flower, a tea, or an energy, we need to show up, cultivate a relationship, and discover it for ourselves. If your body is already moving you there, that is your answer. Follow it! <3 For me, TDR felt exactly like that, a stream of energy I could not simply pass by. I needed to enter the portal myself to understand what my body already knew through resonance. A sanctuary where the body can exhale, bathe in beauty, and feel less alone as I continue creating and working on my dreams.
where can we connect with you and your work!
You can find me on Instagram @atelierofthesenses for my one-to-one sessions and writings on energy, rhythm, sensuality and rest, and @iamara.mx for jewelry and adornments that bring the unseen into form. You can also explore my world and offerings at myriamplaceres.com, and read my musings or join my newsletter on Substack.