-
10 Lessons We Can Learn from Fall
“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” ~Unknown As we venture past the midpoint of Fall, we find ourselves solidly in the depths of its beauty and wisdom. One of the most striking facets of fall’s energy is its unwavering embrace of change. As the trees shed their brilliant foliage, they remind us that transformation is an intrinsic part of life. The vivid colors that adorn the landscape serve as a testament to the beauty that can emerge from letting go. It’s a season that stirs our senses, inviting us to slow down, reflect, and realign with the rhythms of the natural world. It’s a time…
-
Are You Getting These 7 Types of Rest?
“It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol.” -Brené Brown In our 20’s, my husband and I climbed many a mountain. Most weekends you could find us headed for the mountains straight from work on Fridays with a trunk full of climbing and mountaineering gear. Our longest expedition was on Denali (Mt. McKinley) in Alaska. We were on the mountain for three weeks and every day – every thing – was meticulously planned. Not just the route we would take and the gear we needed. I mean EVERYTHING. We counted out baby wipes and scheduled which days…
-
Shadow Work 101
“Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate.” -Carl Jung Let’s Start With a Metaphor, Shall We? Have you ever done an embroidery project? If not, I’m sure most of us have at least seen one. On the front is a beautiful display of color and pattern. But if you turn the embroidery over, you’ll most likely find a big ol’ mess. Embroidery is the metaphor British writer and speaker, Alan Watts, used to describe the Jungian concept of the shadow self. We love to present all of our wonderful qualities to the world, while hiding our “mess” away conveniently in…
-
Less Hustle and More Flow
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” ~Lao Tzu What if you could move through life with more ease? What if things didn’t always have to be so complicated? I know. It sounds laughable. Unbelievable even. Living with ease goes against everything modern society has told us about how life works. Stress, anxiety, striving, grasping, and struggle have all been glorified as the only ways to get ahead, be successful, and make a life for ourselves. We start to feel as if life is a constant battle and we’re all just swimming upstream. Every day we are each called upon to find our own sense of balance between doing too…
