Happy Samhain / Día de los Muertos / Halloween weekend!

This weekend and the coming days are ripe for ritual, release, connection with ancestors, and, of course, tummy aches from too many Nerds Gummy Clusters and/or Fun Size (debatable) Snickers.

Over the past few months, I’ve spent way less time online.

Fewer newsletters. No podcast episodes. Replying to emails like they’re snail mail. This time away from the internet has been a medicine in itself. As I turn inward, soothing my grief and tending to my soul, I can begin to see the shape and structure of the offerings that want to come through me in the next season of my work.

These months in the grief haze have given me a chance to practice taking action based on what feels aligned in the moment, rather than what my mind thinks I should be doing.

Now that I’m stepping back into work, that muscle is being tested.

I’m resisting the conditioning of my colonized, capitalist-indoctrinated mind to plan, plan, plan, and produce, produce, produce.

My intention now is to stay rooted in myself—to stay present and attuned to what wants to come through this moment, instead of anticipating what will be months or years from now.

Rather than saying yes to every future commitment that sounds good, I’m choosing to sit daily at the altar of my life: breathing, releasing, and asking what would be most helpful for me to offer next.

The more I do this, the more ease and clarity flow to me.

I’m reminded of my favorite Rumi quote:

When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety; if I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me, and without pain. From this I understand that what I want also wants me, is looking for me and attracting me. There is a great secret here for anyone who can grasp it.

Beautiful, right?

I think grasping this secret might be my life’s work.

The thing that wants me, is looking for me, right now?​
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​Hosting more in-person retreats!

The most powerful work I’ve done this year was facilitating my Fall retreat in early October. It was transformative, magical, and deeply restorative.

Our guests are sharing their reflections now, and one sentiment keeps coming up again and again:

“This retreat is like five years of therapy in five days.”

I received this feedback last year as well, but I felt too self-conscious to share it publicly. It felt too audacious. Like, who am I to make that claim? What if people think I’m being too bold, too big, too confident?

Well, ya know what…

This past year has been a long, ongoing ceremony of unraveling the old stories that keep me small—and claiming the power of these retreats and my gifts as a facilitator.

On the last day of this retreat, we gather together in an ancient grove of old-growth cedar trees to walk through a rite of passage ceremony. We lay down what we’re releasing and step into what we’re claiming, letting the ripples of our power collide until we feel our whole bodies buzzing with vitality.

And then, we take that energy and move it out into the world.

To be the medicine for these painful times.

To be the lightbearers in the dark.

To offer hope for a better future.

This retreat is the gift I have to offer the world right now, and I’m ready to be unapologetically audacious about sharing this work far and wide.

So,  if you’ve been considering joining one of my retreats for a while, I want to invite you to step into the circle now.

The next retreat is happening Spring Equinox weekend, March 19-23, 2026.

Early registration is open now through Friday, December 5th.

The price for my retreats will increase by $1,000 in January, but this month, I’m holding the door open for anyone who wants to join at 2025 pricing.

If you’d like the details, hit respond to Maegan at the bottom of this post, and I’ll send you all the info!

Thank you for being here, and thank you for doing good work in the world.

Remember to take good care of yourself, too, okay?