This is how we heal

Those were the words that came to me as I drove through the wet misty morning on my way to the park yesterday.
This is how we heal.
The echo of those words followed me through a muddy 3 mile run, up a rocky narrow tract and back down again. 
This is how we heal.

My voice. That place of inner knowing sang these words even in the moments where I felt grief tighten my diaphragm and choke the air from me. 
Breathe
Just Breath
Thank you Earth 
Thank you Rocks
Thank you Water
Thank you Mud
Thank you Body

This is how we heal

It’s a process moving through grief
It is not a date on the calendar when a certain amount of time has passed and suddenly the pain of the loss is “over”.

This last couple months have been really challenging. 
Two deaths in one day from very different circles of my life (but both very close ones) was a lot. Continues to be a lot. 
And I’ve had moments where I have felt completely disconnected from Source. 
Not in an angry “How could you let this happen” kind of way, but in a numb, can’t access the spark of magic kind of way. 

But coming back to the dirt and rocks and roots, coming back to my body, my breath. 
Even in my moments of fear or doubt or sadness, there is a deep balm in the presence of nature. I can feel the magic again. 
And it is everywhere. 

Yesterday I ran all the way down the hill, splashing in puddles, hopping over rocks, trying not to slip for a mile and half. And I chanted my thank yous to the land, I made sounds that cleared that constriction of grief in my diaphragm and I let myself be present. 

This is how we heal. 

If you happen to be swimming in the river of grief too, and find some anchor points might be helpful along the way, I am offering my self paced class “Honoring Your Sacred Grief” for $6.75 to the first 100 people who are feeling the need for this. 
You can sign up for this here If the discount doesn’t appear, use code GRIEF75 at check out. 


The Moon is Waxing. 
What are you brewing up beneath this growing energy?
Join me this coming Friday January 26th at 4 pm PT for the free Moon Magic class. 
We will discuss ways of working with the energies of the lunar cycle, the ways the zodiac contributes to these energies and the seasonal vibrations of the moon as well. 
Register here
Share this with anyone you think might be interested in a little moon magic!
(the replay will be available after the class ends)

I love the Winter
Yet sometimes, when I am cold or the rainy days seem to go on and on, I dream of Summer.
Of the smell of warm dried grasses and bay trees. 
Of cool foggy mornings and warm sunny afternoons. 
This Summer we gather for the Wise Woman Witchery Outdoor retreat. 
There will be magic making beneath the oaks and bay trees. Divination, co-created sacred space, connection with the land and ourselves and so much more!
Learn more here

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