This week, I came across an interesting newsletter and podcast in my email box.  So, I thought I would share it with you....

"Your “spiritual season” isn’t age-dependent. It’s not about how long you’ve been meditating. Some of us will cycle through these phases more than once in a lifetime. Some of us are just getting started.
Spiritual Spring, Summer, Winter or Autumn? Where are you at?  Knowing your coordinates on your evolutionary path is liberating and comforting. It helps you choose the next best step."  ~ Danielle LaPorte

Podcast

Even if you have been on the spiritual path for years, join me on Thursday night as we explore the concept of spiritual seasons.

Life Coach – Robin Rosenstiel presents an evening workshop.
Spirituality 101: Getting Started With the Mind, Body & Soul Connection

• Limited seating
  
• Members are free, others by donation.
  
• Please RSVP using the form below.
  

Mind: Grounding Meditation helps you connect with the present moment by directing your attention to the world around you. It moves you to a calmer, more centered, and more secure place that can positively affect your physical and mental health.
Body: Chakradance is a healing movement practice aligned with music created to resonate with each chakra (energy points in the body). Through movement, you are guided into an inner dance of release and re-connection. There’s no right or wrong way to Chakradance. It is a journey of self-discovery.  
Soul: Mandala Art is a playful practice of integrating the dance experience and drawing. Discover the artist within by creating a Mandala of your Mind, Body, & Soul Connection
Bring a yoga mat if you have one or you can sit in a chair. Either one is ok.

Life Coach – Robin Rosenstiel presents an evening workshop

Spirituality 101: Getting Started With the Mind, Body & Soul Connection

• Limited seating
• Members are free, others by donation.
• Please RSVP using the form below.

Mind: Grounding Meditation helps you connect with the present moment by directing your attention to the world around you. It moves you to a calmer, more centered, and more secure place that can positively affect your physical and mental health.
Body: Chakradance is a healing movement practice aligned with music created to resonate with each chakra (energy points in the body). Through movement, you are guided into an inner dance of release and re-connection. There’s no right or wrong way to Chakradance. It is a journey of self-discovery.  
Soul: Mandala Art is a playful practice of integrating the dance experience and drawing. Discover the artist within by creating a Mandala of your Mind, Body, & Soul Connection
Bring a yoga mat if you have one or you can sit in a chair. Either one is ok.

This past weekends' Shamanic Reiki Immersion workshop was filled with relaxation, laughter, and "AHA" moments for everyone (including me)!  Everyone's one big take away from the weekend was...

It's Time to Make Space for Possibility!
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What does making space for possibility look like?  Put down the never-ending chore to-do-list, stop going-going-going and doing-doing-doing, clear the calendar, and make space for relaxation and fun.  When was the last time you went for a walk-in nature without an agenda?  When was the last time your stopped watching the clock and instead sat outside and simply enjoyed a good conversation?  When was the last time you really slowed down and noticed the flowers growing around you?

I've decided to take my own advice and I will be taking the summer off.  So expect the blogs to be sporadic and the mini plant sound baths to be random.  See you in the Fall with new inspired workshops and offerings.

​Have you ever felt really stuck?
That is exactly how I felt earlier this year. 

I felt burned out by work.
I felt uninspired to move forward with my creative projects and with writing my book.
I felt stuck and directionless.

I needed to get away from my day-to-day environment.  I didn't want to go on an exotic trip for 7-12 days.  I just wanted a mini get away from the daily grind.  So, I booked a nice hotel in a nearby city.  What was my game plan?  Some quiet thinking/reflective time.  I relaxed.  I journaled.  I took walks in nature.  I hung out with friends in the evenings.  By getting out of my own day-to-day environment, I was able to shut off my own internal monkey chatter and invite serendipity in.  Creative ideas and "aha" moments started pouring in.  The result...

Reconnect To Your Inner Magic
Shamanic Reiki Immersion Weekend

Mini “Think/Reflective" getaways allow you to get away from your day-to-day environment, slow down, and invite in serendipity in.  The result...Clarity and Energy to take action.

Your mini "think/reflective" getaway could be a day at an art/music festival, a beautiful park, or a weekend at your favorite local hotel.

Or maybe it’s magical 2 days in Kent with me:  Reconnect To Your Inner Magic

Whatever getaway you choose, there is only one requirement. You must actually get away. That means leaving your familiar surroundings behind and heading somewhere different and inspiring.

​A client recently asked me about my upcoming workshop...

Reconnect To Your Inner Magic
A Guided Shamanic Reiki Weekend Immersion
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I basically explained it as an opportunity to leave Muggle World (Harry Potter term) for 2 days.  Let's face it, living in Muggle world can be exhausting some days.  The shallow small talk, the same daily boring routine day in and day out, the never-ending "adult" to-do lists...it feels humdrum and sucks the creativity right out of you.  But what if you could go leave Muggle World for... 

2 days of bliss!
2 days that feel like 1 week of being a million miles from nowhere!

Imagine stepping into a space where you connect to the everyday magic of nature (forest bathing, plant sound baths, fire ceremony, intuitive nature walk), connect with like-minded spiritual people, and connect to your own inner magic. 

Is this speaking to you?  CLICK HERE to learn more and to register.

Several people stopped by the Kent Emporium this past week and looked at the Crimson Clover.  I showed them the various plants in bloom and each person responded with...

OMG - That's Stinging Nettles!
I laughed and then touches the Stinging Nettle plant to show them that...

Stinging Nettles aren't scary!

Each person was shocked that I didn't get stung.  Of course, I had to give my mini talk on what to do if you get stung by the plant.  Break the stem and put the milky sap of the rash.  The pain will stop immediately.  The plant contains its own antidote for its sting.  Plus, there are many virtues to growing Nettles:
 
In the garden, Stinging Nettles is one of the best companion plants:

• Increases the oil content of many herbs.
• Helps vegetables grow more vigorously.
• Helps plants become more resistant to pests.
• Can be used to enrich compost.
• Attracts beneficial insects.

Health benefits of Stinging Nettles:

• Edible and Nutritious -contain vitamins A, C, and K as well as B vitamins.
• Helps detoxify the body.
• Rich in anti-inflammatory properties (relieves arthritis).
• Gives relief in respiratory issues (reduces seasonal allergies).
• May help lower blood pressure.

Are you interested in connecting deeper with the power of nature? 
Join me on June 24th and June 25th (details below) and discover what plant wants to work with you.

​For the past few years, I've been struggling with creating a wildflower garden. I had a vision of what I wanted my wildflower garden to look like, but no matter how hard I tried, the plants would not grow, and the weeds always won.  Considering I have a natural green thumb, I was feeling defeated as my vision of the perfect wildflower garden turned into an imperfect weed garden.  I was about ready to give up last fall until I stumbled across an unusual seed blend that gave me hope.  And this year, I finally have a wildflower garden that doesn't look like a weed patch.  So far Crimson Clover, Cornflowers, and Siberian Wallflowers have popped up with a few Dandelions and Goldenrod.  As the year goes on, other plants will start to pop up (15 in all - including some grasses).  It's not your traditional wildflower seed mix, as I needed the option to mow it a couple of times a year. But I thought I would share it with you, in case you are thinking of wanting to try something new this fall in prep for next year (Organic Hayflower Medicinal Pastures Mix).

As I pulled weeds around the house this past weekend and looked at my wildflower garden, I realized that my wildflower garden has taught me a lot over the past several years.  It was teaching me the Wabi-Sabi style of gardening...


The art of imperfect gardening!

Below is a short-video recording of the Crimson Clover singing in the garden.  And if you are interested in learning new techniques to connect deeper with nature, check out my upcoming workshop (details below).

​Based on everyone I have spoken to within the past several weeks; exhaustion seems to be a common theme.  I asked my acupuncturist a week ago, and he suggested it was weather related, as everyone was seeing him with the exact same symptoms.  So, if you have been feeling unusually exhausted and tired lately, you are not alone.  

I've had my own share of exhaustion lately.  At first, I fought the exhaustion and then I decided to take a step back and see this as an opportunity to do things differently.  Instead of working harder, I decided to work smarter.  I started asking myself, if I only had 2 hours of energy a day, how would I spend that energy?  It really put things into perspective.  It also taught me to approach my mentoring and teaching from a different perspective.  Instead of the traditional approach I was taught (sitting in an office, spending hours on zoom), I decided to start incorporating different non-traditional approaches.   For example - for in-person mentoring, I've decided to let Nature help me.  Below is a recent in-person experience, instead of sitting at a table talking, we went for a walk as we talked.  This is what happened...

• We saw a glistening rainbow in the mist spraying from the irrigation system.
• We walked through the freshly plowed corn field and felt the grounding energy of the dirt below our fee.
• We stood on a ridge and let the wind blow the lethargic energy off of our bodies.
• We looked at the wild spring plants and found some wild catnip to pick for our cats.
• We each selected a rock (found in the corn field) to assist with shifting energy blocks.

By the end of that session, we both felt like we...

Reconnected To Our Inner Magic

I've been so excited with this approach, that I decided to revamp my June in-person workshop.  If you this speaks to you, check out the details via the link below.

Today I woke up feeling out of sorts.  I picked an Oracle Card and this is what it said...

Remember you are not lost; you simply do not know where you are going right now.  Lost is a state of mind; not knowing where you are going is an opportunity to find a way to a new path.

That one card was spot on for me.  So, I'm guessing that a few others might need this message today.  Maybe it's time to step back, take a time out, relax and see what path presents itself.
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