Shiver.Smile.Sigh.
The Shiver.Smile.Sigh. Etiquette Academy is about supporting the people who are challenging meanings with what they’re creating. Those whose work is redefining the way that we see things.
You’re grinding through endless tasks but still feel
like you’re missing something essential,
like the joy or meaning in your work.
It’s as if a part of you is disconnected, and you’re desperate to reclaim that sensitivity?
A colleague’s offhand comment sets you on edge,
but you can’t quite pinpoint why.
You feel vulnerable, caught off guard by emotions you don’t fully understand?
After long days of nonstop meetings and chasing deadlines, you feel drained,
like a performer stuck in a never-ending efficiency circus,
craving a genuine break but unsure how to take one?
Then, the encounters designed by the Shiver.Smile.Sigh. ETIQUETTE ACADEMY provide shelter from the messy, ambivalent emotions swirling inside you and show you how to tap into your own fierce, nurturing trickster power.
The Shiver. Smile. Sigh. ETIQUETTE ACADEMY is molding the Caring Trickster energy in you and with others. Its methods and tools can outperform the cabinet of mean habits lived out by maligned narcissists, sociopaths, pretenders, demagogues, and grinches.
Shiver. Smile. Sigh.
In a world obsessed with cognitive mastery and emotional control, Patricia proposes a gentler entry point to self-awareness — one that begins in the body. She calls it unruly care: a way of listening to the wisdom of instinct, movement, and subtle sensation before the mind rushes in to label or fix.
From this philosophy emerged her simple three-step mantra:
Shiver. Smile. Sigh. is a body-based salutation that reconnects physical experience with the emotional field. Patricia developed it through continuous observation of trickster attitudes in people — those fleeting gestures of ease, play, and resilience that appear when we stop trying to manage ourselves.
This practice gives the body tangible docking sites to re-enter feeling — to ground awareness in movement rather than thought.
Shiver.
Let the body tremble — gently, deliberately. A small shiver loosens the grip of tension and invites comfort through motion. It tells the nervous system: you can let go now.
Smile.
Wear a smile, not as a mask, but as a signal. The act itself sends warmth through the body, softening the face and opening subtle channels of connection. A smile becomes a quiet bridge to empathy — both inward and outward.
Sigh.
Release the breath you didn’t know you were holding. The sigh resets rhythm, allowing air, thought, and emotion to flow again. It is a physical punctuation mark — the body’s way of saying: enough, for now.
Together, these gestures form a micro-ritual — a small, clever design to coax the Caring Trickster to awaken and sense.
Patricia will show you how to apply this basic embodied salutation not only as a gesture for the mind, but as a foundation for many other body experiences. Through these practices, awareness learns to move with curiosity rather than control — transforming ordinary sensations into subtle acts of freedom.
THE INITIATORS
Patricia unfolds for this initiative the healing force of the trickster lurking in people and products alike. Drawing on the rebellious spirit of Dada Charms, Patricia channels the raw, friendly madness that lives inside us all.
Patricia met her partner for this initiative, Matthew Bellringer, in 2020 during a community building encounter. Since then, they have jointly tested, reviewed, and invented practices that beat behavior cliches.
Matthew is a neurodiversity and innovation specialist who believes it takes an unconventional perspective to engage with some of the trickiest problems we face. He focuses on supporting work that addresses problems from a unique perspective, co-production, and regenerative working practices. Matthew sees his way of neurodiverse perception as a gift, never falling victim to preconceptions.
Curious to join us?
Then send an email to patricia@blisstobusiness.com and we will introduce you to procedures and dates of gatherings.