Today, like every other day, we wake up empty
and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study
and begin reading. Take down a musical instrument.
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are a hundred ways to kneel and kiss the ground.
— Rumi

Falling to the Ground

Dear Subscriber First Name,

Fall is here. We just passed the autumnal equinox where day and night, light and darkness are balanced. Do you feel in equilibrium?

Here are offerings for the season: for grounding, for balancing and for letting go:

- for grounding yourself into the intertwining crisis of our world: an All We Can Save Book Circle for coaches (online, weekly for 10 weeks, October to December)

- for feeling balanced and finding support in the Earth Element: an elemental contemplative walk for women (in person, half-day, December)

- for providing more ground to a loved one nearing end-of-life transitions or for letting go of those who are passing or have passed: the website of a friend, mindfulness teacher and death doula: www.greendeathdoula.com

and, a poem on letting go by Monza Noff.

May you feel balanced and supported this season fully sensing the ground beneath your two feet.

Warmly,

Anne-Marie
September 24, 2022
414.62 ppm of atmospheric CO2 (safe level 350 ppm, a year ago 413.08 ppm)

All We Can Save Book Circle For Coaches

All We Can Save is an amazing anthology of essays written by women leaders in the climate space, edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (How to Save a Planet podcast) and Katharine K. Wilkinson (Project Drawdown).

I led my first All We Can Save (AWCS) circle in the Spring of 2021 and continue to lead our All We Can Save Onward Climate Podcasts circle, monthly. The circles have been wonderful experiences, and through them, we have collectively built a community of exchange, support, and climate action.

With my friend and colleague, Cristina Custodio, I am launching a circle just for coaches. If you or somebody else you know is interested, please pass this information along. We’ll start on Oct 6 and conclude on Dec 15. This circle meets on Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:45pm PT and is offered for free.

Ten weeks is a big time commitment but the results are worth the time and effort. The weekly readings are usually under 2 hours. The conversation is 75 minutes.

If you are a coach and have been wanting to read and discuss this book with others or simply want to know more about the topic of climate change, how it affects us in so many different ways, and how to introduce it into your coaching work, please join Cristina and me.

Next Elemental Contemplative Walk:
Sunday December 4- Earth Element

Green Death Doula: Guiding End-of-Life Transitions

Poem: Autumn by Monza Noff