This season, local businesses are coming together to spread holiday cheer and support families in need. From Swoon City’s Ballard Food Drive to Noir Lux Candle Bar’s Shine & Share Drive and Angeline’s free pop-up heels class benefiting the Rainier Valley Food Bank, each effort celebrates the power of community care. Whether you’re donating food, essentials, or simply showing up, every act of kindness helps make the season a little brighter for all.

As we continue through this season of gratitude, it’s heartening to see how many people are finding ways to show up for others. Collective care doesn’t always mean grand gestures—it’s the small, steady acts of kindness that create the greatest impact. Below are a few ways you can help support our community.

As we move into November—a season of gratitude and giving—it’s important to remember that many still struggle to meet basic needs. Programs like EBT, food stamps (SNAP), and WIC continue to provide vital support, yet rising costs and limited funding mean access remains fragile—and some emergency benefits are ending soon, leaving gaps for households that heavily rely on them. It’s a reminder of how essential collective care is—and how much impact we can make by giving back, supporting local food drives, and standing with those in need. Here are a few ways to give back…

As we settle into the rhythm of fall, it’s time to welcome the season’s quieter gifts—rest, reflection, and nourishment. While last week we talked about honoring resistance, this week is about leaning into what’s here and finding beauty in the slower pace. Here’s some ways to do just that:

As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, many of us at Indigo Movement (and some of our clients) have noticed something: a resistance to the change in season.

It’s not uncommon to wish summer would stay a little longer or to feel our bodies resist the darker, slower pace of fall. But instead of fighting that resistance, what if we learned to lean into it? We believe in embracing both sides—the resistance and the transition. Here are a few ways to do that as we move into fall:

This week we continue to encourage outlets that help you release and reset in unexpected ways. That might look like losing yourself in the collective energy of dance church, freeing jaw and breath tension through chanting and singing, or channeling stress into a playful round of paintball! However you choose, each practice is a reminder that release can be joyful, powerful, and deeply healing.