Anna Brooke Healing

09/04/2026

I went to the water today. I stood at the shoreline and just stared. No matter how crazy, disjointed, or messed up my day is, a moment at the water can feel like a balm to my nerves.

I’ve been thinking about the times we are moving through and how each of us are navigating our own unique waters in our own ways. The term sonder applies here - it means the awareness that everyone has as rich and complex of a life as you do. My god the depths, the tides, and the waves.

I’m offering my first online class in what feels like years. If you’re seeking an extended pause of peace, clarity, and connection, join me on Saturday, May 2nd from 11am-3pm ET. The workshop is called Reconnecting to You: A Full Moon Retreat and everyone is welcome. Link in bio to join us ❤️

Keep breathing, keep feeling your body, and know that even if the challenges you are moving through feel huge and insurmountable, there is a way through it all.

Sending love and soft ocean waves 🌊💕

05/04/2026

Colombia, te amo 🇨🇴🌴❤️

Three weeks ago, I was on a plane to the extraordinary country of Colombia. I had no intention of going anywhere, much less leaving our toasty home in the deep snows of winter. And then my amazing stepmom texted me and said that she couldn’t go on this beautiful yoga/fitness retreat and would I like to go in her place?

Um, yes please.

My wife said she was surprised I said yes as I am a heliophobe and don’t do well in the heat. Add to that combo the fact that I hadn’t attended a fitness class since 2019 and I can understand her surprise. Clearly, she underestimated this Sagittarius and her wanderlust 😁

Getting there was an adventure. Bogota airport takes no prisoners, but when I finally arrived and was greeted by the marvelous and intrepid and my beloved , I knew it was all going to be ok.

And wow, was it!

Twice daily practice, fresh and delicious local food, fascinating and wonderful women, and all under the oceanside jungle canopy. It was nothing short of a blessing from start to finish.

The land spoke stories I dont fully understand. There was a fresh wildness, almost a feral sense of the intensity of life. I may have been overcome with emotion more than once when I let myself slow down and simply feel.

On the last night (last pic) a shaman and his family came to offer a deeply moving ceremony. It was deeply special.

I admit ignorance to the extent of Colombia’s history which I didn’t start to learn about until I was about to leave. I have so much more to learn.

Thank you for this exceptional gift 🙏❤️
Thank you for your amazing work, brilliant stewardship, and general badassery 💪❤️
Thank you for your guidance, encouragement and epic reading list 📚❤️ Hanging w you, was the best
Thank you for keeping our babies alive and holding the fort down while I did my best impression of an albino vampire on holiday 🐾❤️
Thank you for everything. Everyone was so kind and my god that massage changed my life. Just wow 🌴❤️
Gracias a la tierra y al alma de Colombia 🇨🇴❤️ Me encantó !!

20/03/2026

The best way to counter inertia is to take just one step in the direction of what you are wanting.

I’ve been very quiet on here for months because of 1) life and 2) trying to take time away from my screens. In honor of Aries season and all the good things, consider this my reentry into all things social and sharing 👋

Here’s a wintry recap of what the last three months have looked like up in the wilds of Midcoast Maine. I love a good, snowy winter and wow did we get one.

With love and a whole lot more to come ❤️

12/03/2026

I may have been quiet over these last several months, but consider this a reactivation post ✨ I've got some new courses about to come online and lots to share from this lovely corner of the woods, so stay tuned!

As we move into the weekend, I invite you to breathe, move your joints, and breathe again.

We're moving through a lot of intensity right now, and when we tend to our bodies and our breath, we develop resource that can pave the way to more peaceful interactions.

Keep breathing and I'll see you soon ❤️

(Birch trees courtesy of Unsplash for gorgeous eye candy)

24/02/2026

I haven’t posted in months, so consider this my gentle reentry onto social media…

It’s been a cold, glorious winter up here in Midcoast Maine and I am savoring the sunshine bouncing off the snow as I type.

2025 ended in a whirlwind. Here are some highlights:

❄️ Married 28 amazing couples all over this glorious state
❄️ Moved my mom to Maine
❄️ Launched a refreshed website
❄️ Taught dozens of writing classes and courses with my partner in creativity
❄️ Started attending Quaker meetings (which I LOVE)
❄️ Hosted and produced several incredible shows as my alter ego
❄️ Started rewriting my first book 😬

This year holds incredible opportunity and deep challenge, and for the first time, I can say I feel more present than I’ve ever been. It’s not always comfortable, but that’s ok. Stillness is my new practice, along with taking big breaks from my phone and burrowing down into my heart to rest and remind myself of my purpose, direction, and choices. Grounding, rest, and letting go of everything that is no longer needed is key 🔑

I’m looking forward to sharing some new courses I’m working on, bits from the book I’m revising, and more of my lovely life up here in the woods of Maine 🌲❤️ If there’s anything you’d like to see more of, let me know!

Wishing you ease, softness, a malleable heart, accessibility, and reminders to come back to your breath no matter what 🌬️💕

With love (and lots more to come,)
Anna

18/11/2025

Ready to stir up your creativity? Join us for our newest free writing class tomorrow night, Wednesday November 19th!

Writing From Scratch is dedicated to making something amazing out of desperate ingredients. Some of the most delicious and meaningful things we create are made from just a few simple ingredients. What can we write with a prompt, a memory, and our creativity? In this class, we offer ingredients - resources and prompts - to whip up something fresh, new, and perhaps unexpected!

Join us online tomorrow night at 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ET and bring a friend!

Sign up via our link in bio or on our website at writingthroughtransition.com ✍️💕

30/09/2025

This is the face I make when I receive a glowing review 😍 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Officiating weddings is a job that never even occurred to me before 2017 and now I can’t imagine NOT doing it! This review sent my heart soaring ❤️ doubly so because this couple was a total dream to work with.

It is so rewarding to work with couples like these two, even more so when things go wrong (like the bride’s MUA and hair stylist being a no-show 😱) and they roll with the punches without batting an eyelash. Bravo! And a true testament to keeping cool when things go sideways.

SO MUCH work goes into weddings and it is an honor to be a part of the process to ensure the couple gets exactly what they want in the ceremony while marrying their true love.

If you or anyone you know is planning a wedding in Maine, let’s be in touch! I love my job more than I can say, and it is an honor to have worked with close to 70 couples (!!) over the last eight years. Maine is an incredible place to get married, seal a commitment, or renew your vows, and I am here to make it happen for you!

Hooray for love! And long live the happy couple!!

17/09/2025

Truly an honor to work with couples just like this ❤️ If you’re looking for a wedding officiant based in Maine, I’m your gal! 💍

Congratulations to Katie and Andre! They had a beautiful wedding at Katie's family's home in Bangor, Maine. We had a great time spending the day with this wonderful couple and their closest family and friends.

Their vendors included the following:
Photographers: Lexi & Matt Photography
Location: Bride's parents home
Caterer: Ann Marie's Kitchen
Officiant: Anna Brooke Healing
Hair & Makeup: Esther Ahn Studio
Cake: Frank's Bakery & Custom Catering

22/08/2025

Do you have a writing project that you haven’t had the time or bandwidth to pursue? Is that book you want to write still stuck in your head and not on the page? Consider this an invitation to make an appointment to show up for your creative writing projects!

Join our weekly writing group every Tuesday 9am PT /12pm ET to make an appointment with the muse. One hour per week, $10 per month. Short, sweet and to the point.

Here’s what to expect:
1. We come together
2. Share what we will be working on
3. Go do it (on mute) 
4. Report back and wrap up

Make consistent progress and stay focused with a like-minded community. Sign up at www.writingthroughtransition.com

We’ve also got two great classes coming up - So What Are You Writing on 9/2 (free!) and our signature nine-week course Writing Through Transition beginning 9/4. Be sure to use code WRITENOW to save 10%!

All info over at www.writingthroughtranstion.com

Honor your writing practice. You are eminently qualified to speak from your lived experience, so don’t ever doubt it.

Join us and get those creative juices flowing!

26/07/2025

Adventures in book signings!! Thank you so much for hosting not one but two book signings for me over the last week. I love getting out, talking to people, and encouraging people to write their stories. My book WRITE! Your Guide to Revealing the Writer Within cowritten with the amazing is an excellent support to get your words flowing out of you and onto paper. As we like to say, we’re not going to tell you how to write, but we will tell you to write no matter what ✍️

Quick guide to the photos - the first four are from my signing today at Sherman’s in Rockland and the last three are from my signing last Sunday in Windham. Right after I filmed the first video, a wonderful friend from high school walked through the doors and I may or may not have shattered the placid silence of the bookstore with a very loud sound of surprise and excitement ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for making my day about a zillion times brighter 🌞📚

The last video shows the dramatic end of my signing in Windham. An incredibly strong storm blew through and knocked out the power to store and flooded the parking lot. Quite the summer storm ⛈️🌪️☔️

If you want to grab yourself a copy of WRITE!, you may do so wherever books and ebooks are sold ❤️ and if you’d like to write with us, check out writingthroughtransition.com and join us for one of our upcoming classes!

Just keep writing. Your stories matter.

15/07/2025

Thank you to the Windham Eagle for publishing an article featuring my upcoming book signing this Sunday 7/20 at Sherman's Bookstore in Windham, ME!

http://www.thewindhameagle.com/online/2025/20250711.pdf

If you're in the greater Portland area, come on by! I'll be signing copies of my book WRITE! Your Guide to Revealing the Writer Within from 1-3pm that day.

15/07/2025

I'm thrilled to be signing copies of my book WRITE! Your Guide to Revealing the Writer Within this Sunday 7/20 from 1-3pm at Sherman's Bookstore in Windham, ME and again the following Saturday 7/26 from 1-3pm at Sherman's Bookstore in Rockland, ME!

If you are around town, come on out!