By Luci Englert McKean, Director of NSRF Virtual Learning, NSRF Assistant Director, luci@nsrfharmony.org

New Year’s resolutions can feel like too much, but we wanted to offer you a little support for your daily practice. 

Personally, I resist new year’s resolutions. You can call it my rebellious nature, but I prefer to think of it as self-care, reminding myself that I don’t need “fixing” every January.

That said, I love gentle reminders, so I thought I’d set something small up for you, in case you do, as well. Here’s what I hope will be the first in a series of zines from me and the NSRF, filled with bite-sized reminders that can refresh your teaching or facilitation skills when you’d like a small boost.

Have you ever made a single-page zine?

I still remember the magic of taking a single sheet of paper, folding it this way and that, and with one small straight cut, converting it into an eight-page booklet that fit in the palm of my hand. It’s just the right size and shape, too, to stand up on my desk making it easy to grab and flip through.

If you’re unfamiliar with how these work, pop over to YouTube to watch this short video. (Nevermind they say “A4 size paper;” it’s the same process for any size rectangle).

Click the button below to download “Make 2026 your BEST year!” Be sure to print it “actual size” and because desktop printers aren’t terribly precise as they pull paper through, your margins might be a bit off … just as mine are in the photo above. Embrace imperfection with me!

I hope you enjoy this, if nothing else than to experience the joy of tiny zines. If you’d like to see more Zines, contact me with your ideas for content. Already I’m thinking of at least one or two with great quotes I love to remind myself about!

P.S. Please join us in more-than-bite-sized learning, too.

On February 9-12 and 16-19 (half days, each day), I’ll be leading an Open Virtual Critical Friends Group Coaches’ Training, and we still have a few seats available. I’d love to gather you into our international friends group during this cohort. CFG Coaches’ Training will reinvigorate how you teach and lead meetings, how you build a sense of community and trust, and how you GET THINGS DONE! It’s more than a bite, more even than a meal, more of a smorgasbord!

(Email me at luci@nsrfharmony.org quickly, I might even be able to send you a code for a $75 discount. Bring up to FOUR more friends, and you’ll each get the discount — for this training only!) If these February dates don’t work for you, come back later to this page where we’ll soon list other open trainings in June, July, and October.

And if you’re seeking something, less of a full meal but more than a snack, have you picked up our new Protocols For All book yet? You don’t need our training to run the protocols, activities, and exercises in this book — more than 50! You might pick it up on Amazon, or spiral-bound, directly from our website. If you appreciate it, we would LOVE you to write a review for us on Amazon, too: that helps others find the book and know what to expect from it.