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Join Me for Our Spring Sip of Sanctuary

It’s our complimentary, one-of-a-kind, 5-day “UNchallenge”*. This guided virtual micro-retreat starts on May 7th!

* Instead of the more common “online challenge” experience, we’re going for an “unchallenge” – an experience to nurture your senses and soul through nature’s healing, seasonal essences in an entirely new way – with ease.  

GROWTH. GUIDANCE. GENIUS. GUSTO. GRACE.

Our guided “sips” are steeped in science, style, soul and served virtually, via private, intimate, thought (and feeling) provocative emails.

My top secret outcome: resiliency, restoring, self-worth-ing and inspirations for how to keep sanctuary around you. I promise. 

All that I ask is that you take at least 5 minutes (or more!) to GET OUTSIDE and be with yourself + nature to reflect and (re)connect.

Where’d the idea for a Sip come from, Annie? I don’t get it.

I’m so happy you asked…

I know, sounds kinda funny. If we’ve been around each other for any length of time, you know I love playing creatively in the garden of language and my goodness, give me alliteration any day.

Sip of Sanctuary – It’s a personal SOS (all pun intended) for play AND soulful re-connection with a large FORCE of nature. I wanted simple moments (little SIPS) in the midst of doings of a busy life to play, connect and remember that nature, the great equalizer, is always there, no matter form, no matter garden or no garden, no matter the season of us – for expansion and personal growth (SANCTUARY). I wanted to create play time for those of us who feel deeply and consider things LIGHTly (woo intended) while being a keeper-of-all-moving-parts. I wanted to savor nature’s seasonal healing on the OUTside to help us rest and replenish the Sanctuary of Us on the INside.

So. Come give IN with me.

Click here for more details AND to reserve your virtual micro-retreat Sip spot.

“It takes courage to say yes to rest and play in a culture where exhaustion is seen as a status symbol” – Brene Brown

Sign up today and I’ll look forward to sipping with you come May 7.

Join Me For Our Winter Seasonal Sip of Sanctuary

It’s our complimentary, one-of-a-kind, 5-day :: 5-minutes-a-day, virtual micro-retreat & it starts on February 19!

Experience nature’s healing reflected in the season (and within your good nature!) in an entirely new way.  

REST. REVEL. REVEAL. REFLECT. REPLENISH.

Guided “sips” run for 5 days, served virtually again, via private, intimate, thought AND feeling provocative emails. (You choose how your sip is savored: written word, spoken word or video.)

My top secret outcome: resiliency, restoring, self-worth-ing and inspirations for how to keep sanctuary around you. I promise. 

All that I ask is that you take at least 5 minutes (or more!) to GET OUTSIDE and be with yourself + nature to reflect and (re)connect.

Where’d the idea for a Sip come from, Annie? I don’t get it.

I’m so happy you asked…

I know, sounds kinda funny. If we’ve been around each other for any length of time, you know I love playing creatively in the garden of language and my goodness, give me alliteration any day.

Sip of Sanctuary – It’s a personal SOS (all pun intended) for play AND soulful re-connection with a large FORCE of nature. I wanted simple moments (little SIPS) in the midst of doings of a busy life to play, connect and remember that nature, the great equalizer, is always there, no matter form, no matter garden or no garden, no matter the season of us – for expansion and personal growth (SANCTUARY). I wanted to create play time for those of us who feel deeply and consider things LIGHTly (woo intended) while being a keeper-of-all-moving-parts. I wanted to savor nature’s seasonal healing on the OUTside to help us rest and replenish the Sanctuary of Us on the INside.

So. Come chill OUT with me.

Click here for more details AND to reserve your virtual micro-retreat Sip spot.

Just a little S.O.S. can help you find a sacred and blessed moment of 
sanctuary in the sea of doing, keeping and caring.

Sign up today and I’ll look forward to sipping with you come Feb 19th.

3 Cures to Fix What’s Ailing Your Healing Outdoor Haven ~ Part 3 with Tip Sheet!

If you are not feeling the healing benefits of your outdoor haven, it’s because your space isn’t growing your happiness inside; it’s not growing your peace, health, inspiration like it can.

Feeling disappointed with the energy and vibe of your garden space? Your space may need to be soul-styled.

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To replenish your scene, reap the benefits and boost your mind, body, spirit, try my Cure #3 for what’s ailing your healing outdoor haven.

(This is Part 3 of a 3-part series – to clean, connect & find comfort in nature that awaits you, should you clear the channel. Cure 1 is here and Cure 2 is here. Cliff-notes version? Click here for Your 3 Cures Tip Sheet!)

Cure 3: Comfort opens a sacred channel

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This is a Cure to Nurture Your Inspiration

When uncomfortable, we often close up. Just as when an outfit doesn’t fit right – too tight, not warm enough, can’t sit comfortably – when an environment doesn’t feel right to us, we can’t wait to get out of it.  Likewise, when an outfit speaks to our essence and helps us shine, we go back to it, again and again, as our favorite go-to ensemble. It’s an exterior expression of our interior essence.

You’ve got untapped potential right outside your door waiting to be your go-to sacred space where you can be comfortable to commune and receive. A sanctuary for the soul’s conveyance nourishes a sacred union that helps us to let go of the build-up of the day’s stresses and the wounds of grief. It helps us focus and hear what our sweet souls are trying to say. When we soulfully style our outdoor spaces, they become more personal and play a meaningful role in our lives. This cure is apt to draw you outside and help you go inward, opening a sacred channel to nurture inspiration.

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Action-taking Tips:

  • Reserve your soul a special spot. Instead of tackling an entire landscape, pick a small nook (aka “pocket garden”) where you can escape and make it your own.
  • Take small style bites. You’ve done some cleaning and clearing. You’ve spa’d up your scene to soothe your senses. Now get comfortable by selecting personal self-love-reminding elements to enliven and furnish your space. I call these #feelgoodfurnishings. For instance, a recycled this (chair?) or a recovered that (bench?). How about that chair if it had a couple of pillows? Perhaps drape a washable blanket over the back for chilly days? Strike up candles to set the mood. Create an exterior shrine with found treasures. 
  • Pad for privacy. Plant up containers with taller plants and move them into place to mark your space and offer a surround-sound buffer. Go for a cocooned or “womb” shape to your special space.

By soul-styling your space, you’ll find this cure has a ripple effect. It helps your body feel more comfortable; your mind more available to clarity and your soul open and more easily inspired to recharge. This cure for comfort opens a sacred channel of your soul and the What-Is beyond.

Our garden and outdoor spaces bloom with positivity, pollinate hope & nurture a beautiful world inside.

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Hey Annie, how do I know when the cures are working?

When your garden living space:

  • soothes your senses and you get that ahhh feeling upon stepping into your #serenegreenscene
  • delights your soul and supports the rekindling your spirit
  • elevates your state of mind
  • is a place of relocation for daily living rituals (napping, yogaing, reading, phoning, working, meditating, eating, cooking, conversing…) because in here (hello precious spirit) finds safety, satisfaction and yearns for more out there.

Then, my Red Bird friend, you are on the garden path to having your very own Restorative Garden – your Sanctuary.

Start by making these cures to create positive change in the everyday nature that surrounds you.

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Drop me a comment and tell me how you got a boost of sanity, perhaps some salve for your senses or some much-needed comfort for your soul. I’m listening… 

You hoo… I have something special for you… 

Get your 1-page Tip Sheet of my 3 Cures to Fix What’s Ailing Your Healing Outdoor Haven.

Click for 3 Cures Tip Sheet!

Need help in transforming your yard space from ugh to AHH! My Sanctuary Garden Design Consultation may just be the help you need!

Are you a style-keen, nature-loving, holistically-inclined “soilsoulsister” (or brother) who wants to tune out stress & dis-ease & tune into your mind.body.spirit connection, thanks to your own slice of everyday, personal paradise? Plant-tas-tic! Sign up for news, resources, good shares and we’ll get on with your thriving outside & healing inside.

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