Hi! I'm Jess
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The spiritual side of my nature practice
Hello! Happy Sunday Reader. I'm here to share something a little more personal than I usually do today. I don't talk about spirituality much in my work, even though my own relationship with nature is deeply connected to it. I always want this practice to feel welcoming whether you're religious, spiritual, agnostic, atheist, figuring it out or haven't thought about any of that in years. However, I've found that the older I get, the more lived experiences I have, the more important this part of...
Your body needs the real thing
Hi Reader, I spent last week in northern Michigan, and one of my favorite parts of the trip was continuing my morning walks in a new place. I love exploring new places because there is so much to notice. Different trees, different light, different air, different sounds, and suddenly the same practice I do at home feels fresh again. I also loved that every morning, before the plans & logistics energy took over, I had already given myself movement, mindfulness, and a little time in relationship...
🫣 A little behind-the-scenes truth from me
Hey there Reader, I send a lot of emails about slowing down, reconnecting with nature, supporting your nervous system, and finding your rhythm again. And most of the time, when I write about those things, I’m really writing about us. About the all too common human experience of getting overwhelmed, feeling overextended, ending up overstimulated, and then trying to find our way back to a sense of calm/sanity. 😅 But today, I thought I’d share something a little different. Since I’ve been in...
📵 Less scrolling. More real life.
Hey Reader, It’s been a few weeks since I’ve sent a 🌿 Nature Brief, and I have to be honest, I’ve been enjoying the space. July and August are kind of my summer 'pause' from public events because St. Louis heat and humidity are not exactly begging us to gather outdoors for long periods of time. 🥵 But I’m still very much in relationship with summer. Lately that looks like getting out around 6:30am to walk three miles before the day gets too hot. Yes, even in this heat. And I have to say,...
🌞 Summer Solstice was yesterday… but it's not too late!
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Hey there Reader, Even though the Summer Solstice was yesterday, it’s not too late to take a pause and mark the shift. I don’t know about you, but this weekend was so full for me with family gatherings and outings that I didn’t really get a chance to mark the Solstice the way I wanted to. And honestly, I think there’s something really lovely about doing that a day or two later, in your own time and in your own way. The Summer Solstice marks the...
Before summer takes off, read this ☀️
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Hey Reader, I hope your week is off to a great start! We’re getting close to summer now, and I’ve been feeling that shift, have you? ☀️ It's still light outside late into the evening, the temps are starting to creep up (and the humidity 🥵), the calendar is feeling full with so much fun summer stuff to do (anyone been to Shakespeare in the park yet? 🎭) and my energy is starting to rise. It feels so easy to just roll right into the busyness of...
🍉 Your June Nature Connection Kit is Here!
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Hey there Reader, Happy Sunday and almost June! It's definitely feeling like summer these days for me. As I write this, I'm on my sun porch with the windows and door open to let in the sounds from outside and boy do the birds seem to have a lot to say these days! My son is officially out of school so it's 💯 feeling like summer vibes over here. 😎 I don't know about you, but June always sneaks up on me and then summer rushes in with a fierce kind of...
⏳ What if the secret to slowing time is outside?
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Hi Reader, Do you ever get to the end of a week and realize how fast it all went? How much you did, how much you took in, and how little time there was to actually feel present inside any of it? That’s been on my mind a lot lately. What feels alive for me right now is noticing how much the consistency of spending time outside Sunday mornings in the Go Play Outside program over the past 5 weeks has shifted my sense of time. I used to notice this...
🌕 Full Moon walks, summer sessions, and what is being held...
Forwarded this email? Subscribe Here for more Hi Reader, This week, I’ve been noticing that particular kind of green that only shows up in May. Everything feels lush and fully alive now. The sky is filled in with green leaves all bushed out and fully open, the birds are singing their hearts out and everything feels like it’s stretching toward summer. We’re in that late spring, almost-summer threshold now (despite the temperature dips in STL this week), and I find myself really wanting to...
What happens when you stop trying? 😳
Happy Earth Day Reader!I hope you find some time to get outside today 🌎 it feels like the most honest way to mark Earth Day. Even today, it’s easy to slip back into doing instead of being. We live in a world that rewards doing. A a society that's always trying to produce something, respond quickly, or optimize a process. Even our rest has a tendency to become something we're trying to do correctly. (Oh hello Oura ring stats check every morning! << that's me too! 🙈) This week I want to offer...
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