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I thought tokens were for people smashing big drops that ran out of travel. Pressure was probably high in the tyres, but it was a gravel ride. Wouldn't that make it more likely for the shock to move?
I also don't corner hard. I don't trust shit off-road - grip, tyres, my ability to pick the line I should, my ability to stay on the line I wanted in the first place, etc. I don't know how it's supposed to feel but I seem to have to 'get over it and bounce it' or hit something bigger before it moves at all. Just assume it'd move a bit more on little potholes and stuff. Maybe not, but if it could, would it save my hands a bit?
It almost seem 'grippy' at the start of the compression. Maybe it's just in my head.
hippy-
Suspension is always a compromise somewhere, so lowering pressure to get you extra small bump compliance means you either bottom out a lot, or you can add some tokens and progression at the end of the stroke. If you're banging into potholes and it's not moving though, that sounds like you need to service it. Fresh oil and grease, some new foam rings, should feel loads better.
TooTallTim
You could stick some tokens in it, then lower pressure a bit. That would give you better small bump compliance (FYI, a piece of gravel is too small to be considered a bump) and the tokens would ensure you don't smash through all the travel. It will, however, feel like total shit in the midstroke so don't expect lots of support if you're cornering hard
Also, servicing it will help. As will dropping a couple of psi from your tyres.