Reflections

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    You had a delightful week. Now what?

    When you think back on what delighted you this week, what themes do you see? What reinforced what you already knew? What surprised you? What satisfied a deep longing?

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    Last Call for the Sacred Nature Retreat

    One of my big dreams is coming true this weekend when an incredible group of women gathers at Wood Haven, my house in the Shenandoah Valley in West Virginia for the first Sacred Nature Retreat.

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    Your Guide to Delight

    Delight is such a powerful compass point for your intuition.

    With all the messages we get from society and culture and family, we can lose track of what really lights us up. And when we lose track of what lights us up, we lose a powerful connection point to our essential self.

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    When the Body Says to Rest

    Over the past few years, I’ve become so attuned to what my body is telling me, and when I try to ignore or override her, she speaks up. (This is a powerful practice I teach to many of my clients.)

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    5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

    When you think about what makes you feel loved, what comes to mind?

    Being seen? Being cared for? Being trusted to hold someone during the hard times? Being told how loved you are?

    Here are five ways my family and I like to show our love for Mother Earth.

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    This is 39.

    Last year was the first time I remember being fully intentional about my birthday, and it set the tone for the year ahead in such a beautiful way.

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    On Sale Now: The Sacred Nature Retreat

    If you’re feeling burnt out, wrung out, turned inside out, this is for you.

    Come as you are, however you are.

    Leave reconnected, restored, and refreshed, with a deeper relationship with the earth, your essential self, and an incredible community.

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    Back to Nature, Back to Self

    Here’s what I know: nature is the answer.

    If we’re feeling lost or disconnected or sad, nature is the answer.

    If we want to make a good day better or heighten our joy, nature is the answer.

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    Why do we do this work, anyway?

    Why do we spend time learning how to regulate our nervous system, challenge painful thoughts, and expand our capacity for what’s possible? 

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    Insomnia, Imbolc, and Intentions

    I used to be tormented by waking up in the middle of the night.

    I still wake up between 2am and 4am most nights, but it no longer torments me.

    The situation didn’t change. The story I told myself did.

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