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Holding Space for What Is Becoming

Updated: 7 days ago

Again I’m reflecting on this season- spring, the transition into spring- and what it means in nature. How it represents the cycles we see all around us.


Spring flowers popping through stones and dry ground
Through the stones...flowers bloom.

As we move through spring I’m struck by how many traditions, across cultures and throughout the world, honor this time as one of endings and beginnings. They bring me back again and again to one word:


Transition.


In nature, transition is everywhere.

Death and rebirth.

Dormancy and bloom.

Endings that quietly make way for beginnings.

And in our lives, transition carries a similar duality.

At its simplest level, transition feels like the underlying sensation

that makes space for excitement, for newness, for possibility.

And at its deepest level, it can also hold fear, uncertainty, and the desire to control.

Both can exist at the same time.


When I sit with that, I’m reminded of my work, and how deeply it’s rooted in my own experiences of transition. The ones I often come back to, because they’ve become such a window for healing and growth in my life.


As I navigated those transitions (and continue to, if I’m honest), I began to notice more clearly the full range of sensations that arose- both the expansive and the uncomfortable. How I held myself throughout that, mattered more than any strategic steps I tried to take. And just as impactful was the experience of feeling held and supported by my own coach, through that process. Having someone there to witness, to reflect, to create space for discovery.


That, in itself, was transformative.


And it continues to inspire the way I show up in my work today.


So I find myself wondering…


What are you navigating in this season?


It could be anything at all.

A change in your work or role.

The painful shift from divorce or separation.

A shift in parenting, or family dynamics.

Aging parents- the loss of a parent or loved one.

Empty nesting or retirement...or the approach of it.

A shift in mindset or belief systems.

A recognition that the ways you’ve been relating or connecting are no longer in alignment.


Some transitions are external and visible.

Others are quiet, internal, and unfolding beneath the surface.


All of them deserve attention.

Care.

Awareness.

Space.


A kind of deliberate, thoughtful, and compassionate holding for whatever is emerging… whatever is beginning to take shape.


Marlene, on a boulder in Peaceful Warrior pose, with a waterfall in the background.
Reaching through Peaceful Warrior

If you feel yourself in a season of transition and are wanting support as you move through it, I’d love to offer that space. I have availability for three complimentary 75-minute coaching sessions, for the first three people to connect between now and May 6th!



If you feel curious, tender, uncertain, or even just open to possibility- you’re welcome to reach out.


There’s no need to have it all figured out.


We can begin exactly where you are.


And if you would like to explore events or workshops, please take a look at upcoming events, circles, and workshops.


With so much love and gratitude,

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