Root Awareness

  “That is how stories work.  They touch us to believe that if we stay within what truly matters to us and to the people we care about, then step- by- step we are moving towards who we are actually meant to be.”  ~ Dr. Jean Sinoda Bolen she/her Embodied awareness interconnected with the wisdom of the Earth can provide hope, inspiration, and creative solutions for the next chapter within our greate...

 “Whatever it is that you are here to do, do that.  There is no more time to pretend.  We are in threshold times.  Now is your time.” ~ Avery Kalapa Through my own healing journey and peeling back the layers of inner and outer conditioning, I now am asking the deeper and uncomfortable questions of who I am beyond any duality.  In Chapter 11, Embodiment Beyond the Binary , I share my own gender sto...

“Despite all the challenges and the climate grief you may be experiencing, stay true to who you are and remember where you come from, and keep moving forward as best as you can.”  ~ Colleen Cooley Individual and ecological grief are two separate streams flowing into the same interconnected waters.   In Chapter 10, The River Runs Through Us, I share a time of deep connection with the beautiful land...

“These are the old ways.  We are all descendants of people who lived in deep communion with place, and with the land, and with the incredible resources and wisdom of the more - than-human world.” ~ Darshana Avila (she/they) At this time in our Earth’s history,  spiritual awakening is happening on both individual and collective levels as more people become aware and attuned to the energetic intelli...

Quote: “I want to be moving at the pace of the land, the pace of the weather, the pace of circadian rhythm.”  - brontë velez (they,them) What if humans remembered that we don't have to subordinate Earth and our own bodies in order to be powerful and courageous?   Instead, what would Earth look like if we moved as nature's pace while simply being ourselves, embodying our own unique artist...

Quote: “Be patient with yourself.  Patience is one part of self-compassion. You are listening and learning something new, and you are doing the work.  It doesn’t have to look like anything more grand than that.”     “Home” can be an inner place of true belonging, but how do we find the courage and support to embody our wholeness and ecological selves even through an experience that is often met wi...

Quote: “These mushrooms have a wisdom, an intelligence, a consciousness that we don’t fully understand, and when we commune with these medicines we are contacting that wisdom.   Connecting to our own wisdom deep within us and also communing with this non-human intelligence that is part of the greater collective whole of our planet.”   When the floodgates opened to my personal grief from taking psi...

In Chapter 5, Friendship Ecology, I share a personal story of being in the wild as a young teen and learning what true friendship means when fostered by nature.   You will also hear from Mabel and Gabe, recent college graduates in their early 20s with a strong sisterhood and shared passion for the more than human world.  On one of my recent adventures leading folks in the Pecos Wilderness with the...

Quote: “Walk humbly and walk in service, and nothing can ever touch you.” ~ Lyla June In Chapter 4, Roots of Belonging, I begin the episode by sharing a formative story from my life of belonging to Earth and community while witnessing a wise elder from the Diné reservation, speak truth and compassionate wisdom from his heart.   I also interview Dr. Lyla June Johnston (aka Lyla June).  Lyla is an I...

Quote:  I don’t know anything that is as mysterious, as ancient, as wise, and as generous as Mother Life.  ~ Nina Simons In chapter 3, Instinctual Leadership, I share a pivotal story of my first female led backpacking trip, where I witnessed two sisters transform their relationship from rupture to repair, while rock climbing.  This moment demonstrated what is possible when we are courageous enough...

Quote: Our minds only know so much about what is at the edge for us to deal with.  Our dreams know more, and when we listen, they take us right to the place we are meant to go.  ~ Rebecca Wildbear In chapter two, Liminal Grace,   I share my near death experience of being in a plane crash during the turbulent time of adolescence. This experience profoundly changed my life and instilled a deep desir...

Quote: “If I take a moment to accept the disturbing uncomfortable feelings in my heart first, and be with them and allow them to move in some way, and then cultivate a sense of joy and be in my garden with that, I am planting joy and that is what grows.  Being in the joy actually creates more joy.” ~ Corva Rose (they,she) Tiwa/Tewa land In chapter 1, At Home with the Elements,   I share one of my...

Root Awareness is an artfully produced 12 part podcast series illuminating the personal healing journey of Caroline Lewis, eco-therapist, storyteller, and facilitator of human transformation in the wild.  You will also hear her in conversation with wise, sensitive women and non binary leaders with ecological purpose during these threshold times.   https://www.rootawareness.com/ Instagram: https://...