Your Life: A Poem or A To-Do List?
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” – Oscar Wilde
Do you live your life as if it’s a poem or a to-do list? Life is not a thing to be managed, it’s a mystery to be lived. Sometimes we need to remind one another of this. Watch a 3-minute video and hear about my journey to the mountains of North Carolina and learning how to stay wild:
Want support for exploring what it means to live a more awakened life? Read: What Makes You Come Alive? and consider joining women leaders/creatives from across the Southeast U.S. for a one-day retreat on Friday, April 25th ~ Tending Your Creative Fire. Together we’ll explore the question, “What is uniquely mine to do?” and ignite/support one another around our individual and collective visions as we head into this wild new era.
Warmly,
SUPPORT FOR PRIORITIZING YOUR SELF-CARE:
- *REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!* April 25, 2025 ~ Tending Your Creative Fire: A North Carolina Women’s Retreat ~ 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Lake Logan Retreat Center, Canton, NC. Join women from across NC/Southeast as we tend to our creative fires and ask, “What is uniquely mine to do? Special discounts for Hurricane Helene victims. Early bird rate available until March 1! An ideal retreat to bring family/friends to. Learn more/register here.
- *Now Available As A Download*~ SOLACE: A Deep Rest Winter Retreat ~ A 2.5 hour virtual retreat experience with Renee and soulful women from across the US (includes a year-end reflection, meditation, poetry, Yoga Nidra deep relaxation, song and tips for befriending winter). Enjoy your recording all year long. Only $49. Learn more/register.
- *SKILL-BUILDING OPPORTUNITY* Secrets to Facilitating Life-Changing Women’s Groups/Retreats in Uncertain Times ~ an online, self-paced mentoring course. Would you like to empower women in your area in 2025 through facilitating women’s groups/retreats? Based on Renee’s 30+ years experience training 450+ facilitators and teaching at world-renowned retreat centers like Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, this supportive, empowering on-demand video course offers everything you need to start facilitating women’s circles and retreats. Only $195. Learn more.
- Schedule me to speak in 2025-26. Did you know my primary work is speaking professionally at national/regional conferences, employee events and to companies/organizations worldwide? I love weaving neuroscience, life balance strategies, mindfulness & resiliency practices to create unforgettable workshops & presentations that help people feel more creative, focused, resourced and alive. Learn more about my speaking here.
- Wild Souls Nature Adventures (based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western NC): authentic movement classes, community song circles, full moon hikes, meditation/resiliency workshops, women’s circles & more. Have me design a custom experience for your team/friends. Join us Sunday, Feb. 9th for our next Wild Souls Authentic Movement Classes near Asheville, NC. Learn more.
Subscribe here to Live Inside Out, a weekly blog written by mindfulness coach/author/speaker and self-care evangelist Renée Peterson Trudeau. Passionate about helping men and women find balance through the art/science of self-care, Renee has been facilitating high-impact, interactive workshops for Fortune 500 companies, national nonprofits/conferences and organizations/teams worldwide for 25 years. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Fast Company, Good Housekeeping, US News & World Report, AARP, Spirituality & Health and more. She and her team have certified more than 450 facilitators in 10 countries around the globe to lead self-renewal groups/retreats based on her pioneering self-care curriculum. She’s the author of two books on life balance including the award-winning The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal: How to Reclaim, Rejuvenate and Re-Balance Your Life. Renee and her husband live in Western North Carolina and they have one son in New York City. Her latest venture is Wild Souls Nature Adventures. More on Renee here.