12/29/2025
I’m slowly & a little reluctantly coming out of my winter retreat. It’s been a much-needed pause to replenish what felt like almost empty reserves of energy.
There’s a part of me that feels a little sad about the darkness and deep slowing beginning to fade. Even though winter will linger here in the Midwest for months to come, the light is unmistakably returning—and with it, a quickening.
It feels like time to begin emerging from the cocoon.
Each New Year, I create space to assess the year that has passed—what intentions came to fruition, what didn’t, and more importantly why. When I was younger, I approached the new year with lists of goals, believing that fresh willpower alone would make them happen. What I’ve learned through years of practice is this:
Often we don’t fail to meet our goals because they lack meaning—but because we’re trying to meet them with the same mindset, patterns, and unconscious habits that created stagnation in the first place.
True change requires awareness.
My favorite practice now is to honestly assess each area of life—career, relationships, health, creativity, spirit—and then explore the shadows that may be quietly influencing those areas.
From there, I create not just a plan, but a Sankalpa.
A Sankalpa is not a goal or resolution.
It is a soul-aligned intention—a sacred vow rooted in truth, spoken in the present tense, and planted in the subconscious where real transformation begins. When crafted with care, it becomes a compass for the year ahead, guiding choices, boundaries, and pace.
✨ This Saturday, I’m inviting you to do this work with me.
Sacred Sankalpa: A Mini-Retreat to Craft Your Year
🗓 Saturday | 1:00–3:30 PM
In this nourishing afternoon together, we will:
✨Reflect on the past year with clarity and compassion
✨Assess key areas of your life and uncover hidden patterns or shadows
✨Craft a personal, embodied Sankalpa for the year ahead
✨Create a vision board to anchor and support your intention
✨Hold space for insight, creativity, and conscious emergence
This is not about hustling into the new year.
It’s about aligning with what is ready to move through you—with intention, devotion, and ease.
If you’re feeling the call to step forward consciously, I would love to hold this space with you.
Register here: https://www.sistermoontemple.com/events
