Feeling a Little Lost? 3 Ways to Come Home

“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.” — Henry David Thoreau

I have never had to practice being present like I have over the last 18 months. Next month we will have five moves under our belt, several health crises, career instability, financial upheaval, relationship shifts, and one ‘spiritual growth experience’ (haha) after another. It’s been a year we won’t soon forget!

I was sharing with a dear friend last night over chamomile tea that I think I have grown my capacity to surrender — more than ever before. And, along the way, there were many times I felt lost and had trouble finding my footing. Here are the three things that helped me time and time again. Read/watch a 2 min. video: 

Like this post and want more? Read 10 Gifts From Living in the Unknown from my friends at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health (join me here Oct. 16-18 for a deep rest self-care retreat in the flaming leaf color of the MA Berkshire Mountains). Drop me a line, I’d love to hear from you. 

Warmly,

FOUR WAYS TO MAKE YOUR SELF-CARE A PRIORITY: 

• *FOUR WEEKS AWAY; ALMOST FULL!* Oct. 16-18 ~ Awaken Your Wild Soul: Reclaim Your Purpose, Power & Inner Wisdom ~ A Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat. Join me at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in the Berkshire Mountains of MA during peak leaf color for the ultimate fall deep self-care retreat. Learn more/register here.  Can’t make it? Join me at Kripalu Feb. 5-7!
• Can’t join me in-person? Download your self-guided retreat today! Ready to prioritize your self-care, relax your body and enjoy empowering mentoring from Renee 24/7 from the comfort of your home, car or office? Our highly popular self-paced online retreats are only $59. Download & enjoy today. Learn more. 
• Are you feeling called to facilitate women’s groups/retreats? Check out Secrets to Facilitating Life-Changing Women’s Groups/Retreats ~ an online, self-paced training & mentoring course. Only $195. Learn more/enroll here.
• Live in the Southeast or near North Carolina? Join me in the NC Blue Ridge Mountains for a Wild Souls Adventure: authentic movement classes, community song circles, full moon hikes, meditation/resiliency workshops, women’s circles & more or have me design a custom experience/ritual for your team/friends: learn more. Join us for our next public Wild Souls Authentic Movement class on Sunday, October 11th in Brevard, NC outside of Asheville; learn more here. 

Subscribe here to Live Inside Out, a weekly blog written by transformational coach/author/speaker and self-care evangelist Renée Peterson Trudeau. Passionate about helping men and women live more intentionally and 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 several 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.