Hi fellow earthlings,

This summer for me has been full of planning, dreaming and sustaining, and after a couple of days in the Homochitto National Forest with my family, it is time to step back into our local forests together with anyone who is called to more deeply connect.

I have been feeling this very subtle shift in weather, accompanied by changes in plants and trees, such as leaves changing color and beauty berries ripening across town, but what is more apparent are the not so subtle changes taking place in our lives individually and collectively.

It does feel like September has arrived unlike a regular September, but as a portal, heralding the coming of the unknown.

One of the things connecting with nature teaches us is the perpetual truth of death and regeneration, and the ability to learn with our environment, to develop adaptations to changes and to evolve. This process doesn’t come without loss, often significant, as a walk through a forest after a hurricane will attest, but there is a certain level of resilience in natural systems which we can observe and become inspired by, so that we can touch and draw on our inner resilience.

It is getting harder during these times of rapid changes to notice, to learn and to integrate everything that is coming at us, but this is why it’s all the more important to slow down as things around us accelerate.

I feel honored to create spaces where we can stop, breathe and investigate more deeply what is happening within and without. Doing it in community helps us become more present, have companionship and accountability in the work, and draw courage and inspiration from the experiences of others around us. It would be lovely to have you join us:

A Red Shoes Day Retreat

Becoming the Voice of The Earth : A workshop and community ritual based on ‘The Council of All Beings’

September 20, 2025| 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Acadiana Park Nature Station, Lafayette

Are you ready to reconnect with your place in the world and shift from a limited sense of self to a broader, ecological awareness? Join us at the Acadiana Nature Park Station in Lafayette, LA for a transformative workshop based on “The Council of All Beings,” a practice of empathy and connection that invites you to speak on behalf of the life-forms that call to us from the greater web of life.

“The Council of All Beings” ritual invites you to step outside your human identity and express the voice of another life-form, fostering a sense of interdependence and a renewed commitment to the Earth.

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