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I am inspired daily by what happens in Terrapy Reader — in my sessions with clients and beyond.

Yesterday, working with a young woman in my practice, she drew a card from my favorite card deck by Adriana Ayales about the NETTLE.

Nettle is a hardy plant known for its stinging hairs that can cause discomfort when touched, but she also has many HEALING properties.

This duality symbolizes the idea that strength and resilience often come through challenges and discomfort. Healing yourself, takes COURAGE.

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She, the Nettle, symbolizes the journey of growth and healing through grounding oneself, setting healthy boundaries. She serves as a powerful reminder that transformation is a process that often involves discomfort too. Do things that are painful and you don’t like to do, BY CHOICE!

You choosing to do something challenging, is what’s powerful. Being forced, takes ALL that power away. Setting boundaries takes COURAGE 🦅 Healing takes courage.

In transformational work, Nettle teaches that enduring and learning from painful or difficult experiences can lead to personal growth and empowerment.

This seem to be the theme this week. It started with another client who showed me a 1 minute video about ‘How Lobsters 🦞 Grow’ — this video teaches that Lobster must leave the safe but too small harness at some point, be vulnerable and find a safe place to grow and new, larger harnas.

Both the Nettle 🌿 and the Lobster 🦞 inspired me in different ways, that growth and healing is about making your OWN choices, that aren’t always pain or worry free.

I love how I can share the inspirations that in many ways found me, through YOU. I love this circular energy in my work, my conversations and rituals in Terrapy.

Keys:

• The Medicine circulates and moves, if it doesn’t, it is not a medicine
• I do not heal others, only myself.
• I cannot cure anyone, neither can you.
• I CAN be a vessel, in service of others healing themselves. Are you one too?

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Next steps: the Terrapy Retreat Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2024 in Lochem, The Netherlands (not too far from Germany) — will you join? Newsflash, it will be in English/ Dutch (and in a very relaxed pace). Diving in Terrapy are the first steps for being a Terrapist. Going through, is the only Way — comfortable or not.

Today is the LAST day you can book the August price (https://annekesips.com/terrapy-retreat/), after today it's September (already!) and the price will go UP! Your future Self might be thankful for making that decision to join today. Chantal and I finalized the program yesterday and it's going to be a rare gem, this retreat.

Love,

✨ p.s there is a space, where we can discuss more, ask direct questions and build relationship: did you join already? It's free.