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This is how you start staying calm

in the conversations that matter most.

If difficult conversations leave you flooded, shut down, or second-guessing yourself later—the issue isn’t that you don’t know what to say.

It’s that your nervous system doesn’t feel safe enough to stay present.

The Daily C.A.L.M. Practice Bundle teaches you how to regulate first, so clarity, confidence, and connection can finally follow.

Begin The Daily C.A.L.M. Practice

This isn’t just another healing program.
It’s a practice-based system for women who are done analyzing—and ready to change how they show up in real life.

You may think the problem is:

- poor boundaries

- choosing the wrong people

- not communicating clearly enough

- needing more therapy

But here’s what’s actually happening:

When emotional intensity rises, your nervous system takes control before your communication skills can access you.

That’s why you:

- disappear or shut down mid-conversation

- overexplain to feel understood

- react in ways you later regret

- avoid emotional topics altogether and call it “self-care”

This isn’t a character flaw.
It’s dysregulation.

WHY WHAT YOU’VE TRIED HASN’T WORKED

Talk therapy helps you understand your past.
It does not train your body to respond differently in the present.

Insight explains why you feel this way.
It doesn’t teach your nervous system what to do instead.

Healing accelerates when you stop revisiting the wound and start building new skills and new patterns.

WHAT THIS IS (AND ISN’T)

This isn’t just yoga.
It’s a daily self-led practice that rebuilds trust between your body and mind.

This isn’t just emotional education.
It’s behavioral skill training you use in real conversations.

This isn’t about catharsis or release.
It’s about regulation, repetition, and self-leadership.

 
 

WHAT MAKES THE DAILY C.A.L.M. PRACTICE DIFFERENT

Most healing approaches offer one piece of the puzzle.

This is multi-faceted integration, built by someone who has walked the path.

Inside the Daily C.A.L.M. Practice Bundle, you learn to combine:

✦ Ashtanga Yoga (Self-Led Practice)

A disciplined, embodied daily practice that strengthens the body–mind–spirit connection and builds nervous system resilience.

✦ Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Skills

Practical tools for:

  • Mindfulness

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Interpersonal Effectiveness

  • Distress Tolerance

✦ Real-Life Application

You don’t just learn the skills—you practice them daily and apply them inside your real relationships.

This is how calm becomes dependable.

WHAT YOU THINK YOU’RE GETTING

vs. WHAT YOU ACTUALLY WALK AWAY WITH

You might think you’re getting:

  • an online program

  • yoga videos

  • emotional tools

You’re actually walking away with:

  • a regulated nervous system you can trust

  • the ability to stay present in emotionally charged conversations

  • confidence speaking your truth without losing connection

  • deeper intimacy without abandoning yourself

  • a daily practice that compounds over time

This is how your inner steadiness becomes your baseline.

Women who practice Daily C.A.L.M. consistently experience:

  • restored or improved family relationships

  • the ability to speak about emotionally triggering topics calmly

  • clearer boundaries without guilt or force

  • deeper connection in romantic relationships and friendships

  • increased self-trust and emotional resilience

The shifts happen quickly—
and they strengthen the longer you practice.

You can trust this works because:

  • it’s grounded in nervous system science and lived experience

  • it teaches skills, not just insight

  • it focuses on embodiment—not rehashing the past

  • it’s survivor-led, not theory-led

This work wasn’t designed from a textbook.
It was built from lived transformation.

This is for you if:

  • your work life is successful but relationships feel hard

  • family dynamics still trigger old versions of you

  • you want intimacy but don’t feel safe staying open

  • you’re tired of talking about the problem

  • you’re ready to practice daily—not perfectly

If you’re looking for someone to heal you, this isn’t it.
If you’re ready to lead yourself, it is.

WHY THIS IS THE PERFECT FIRST STEP

The Daily C.A.L.M. Practice Bundle is the foundation.

It prepares you for:

  • deeper mentorship

  • group containers

  • advanced relational work

But even on its own, it delivers a complete transformation.

At this price point, not building these skills is often the more expensive choice.

OFFER DETAILS

The Daily C.A.L.M. Practice Bundle

  • 8-week self-led online program

  • Ashtanga yoga + DBT skills integration

  • Clear daily structure

  • Private email support

  • Lifetime access

Begin The Daily C.A.L.M. Practice

You don’t become calm by trying harder.
You become calm by practicing differently.

This is how you start creating the relationships—and life—you actually want.

 

RISING: A Woman’s Journey of Healing Through Rituals
A memoir-meets-guidebook for the woman who is ready to soften, remember herself, and rebuild her inner foundation.

Through story, reflection prompts, and daily rituals, RISING guides you into:

  • Emotional steadiness

  • Nervous system regulation

  • Self-trust and inner clarity

  • Connected relationships

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About Mandi Gardner

 I’m Mandi Gardner — author of RISING: A Woman’s Journey of Healing Through Rituals and founder of Holistic Evolution Shala.

I don’t teach healing as theory.
I teach it as practice.

The Truth Behind My Work

For most of my life, relationships felt unsafe.

Not because I didn’t care.
Not because I lacked insight.
But because my nervous system had learned to survive, not connect.

I spent nearly 15 years in talk therapy trying to understand my past.
It helped me make sense of my story —
but it didn’t teach my body how to stay calm in the moments that mattered.

The real shift happened when I stopped trying to process my pain
and started learning how to regulate my nervous system.

That’s when everything changed:

  • my ability to stay present in difficult conversations

  • my confidence communicating needs and boundaries

  • my capacity for intimacy and connection

  • my relationship to myself

Not quickly.
Not perfectly.
But for good.

The Method That Actually Worked

My healing didn’t come from one modality.
It came from integration.

I combined:

  • Ashtanga Yoga
    A disciplined, self-led daily practice that rebuilt trust between body, mind, and breath

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills
    Practical tools for mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance

  • Daily Ritual
    The repetition that retrained my nervous system to choose presence over protection

These practices didn’t just help me cope.
They helped me repatter my nervous system from the inside out.

What I Do Now

Today, I guide women who are tired of understanding their patterns
but still feel dysregulated in real relationships.

Women who are successful on the outside —
yet struggle with emotional intensity, shutdown, or disconnection at home.

I don’t believe healing happens by reliving the past.
I believe it happens by learning new skills and practicing them daily.

This is survivor-led, embodied work —
not something I read about, but something I live.

How to Work With Me

I offer a clear, intentional path — so you can begin where it feels safest and most supportive:

You don’t have to do everything.
You just have to take the next correct step.

If You’re Here

It’s not because something is wrong with you.
It’s because your body never learned safety in connection.

Now — gently, strategically, and steadily — we teach it.

This is how you start creating calm that lasts.
This is how you start building relationships that feel safe.
This is how you rise.

What Others Are Saying

 "Mandi's guidance quite literally changed my life. Her courage to share her story and the tools she teaches helped me work through CPTSD with compassion and clarity, breaking cycles I once thought were permanent.

Because of her work, I healed my mother wound, restored my relationship with my mom, and learned how to move through fear instead of being ruled by it. The impact has rippled through my family, my daughters, and the next generation.

This isn't just insight. It's transformation. I am endlessly grateful!"

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HAIR SERVICE PROVIDER

 "In addition to the life changing content, Mandi has a way of creating a safe and inclusive environment where everyone can express themselves as much or as little as they feel inspired to. She shares personal experiences that I really resonated with and that helped me understand the content even more. The yoga was challenging for me as someone with limited strength and flexibility, but just taking the time to be in my body, whether I was able to do all of the poses or not, was incredibly helpful to me. After just a few short weeks, I can see why Mandi has chosen to incorporate yoga into the course. A powerful combination indeed."

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SPA SERVICE PROVIDER

"This program was thoughtfully designed for you to learn, grow and apply yoga techniques and DBT skills. The DBT skills were a game changer for me, they empowered me to make changes in my personal life. Mandi gives real life experiences and examples that directly taught me. Hearing from the group gave me confidence I wasn't alone. This course truly helped me create more self-control and better relationships. It offered so many answers and validations I had been seeking to find and learn. I'm forever grateful for Mandi. Mandi gives you everything you could need and more: step-by-step guides, practice worksheets, and videos. She really does prepare you and give you the tools needed to succeed. She offered personal support along the way, and you can feel she really does mean it. This course is a true revolution for healing relationships, trauma and overall happiness and well-being in life. It truly does give you a whole new life, I'm not just saying it. If you follow the course and do the yoga, your life will change right in front of your eyes. It's not a quick easy fix but it's permanent changes and skills you can use forever."

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