Rooting In Nature LLC

02/25/2026

02/23/2026

Beautiful Australian zebra finches! Did you know that they are generally monogamous and form life-long bonds and mate for life? Pairs often sit together, groom each other, and communicate with soft calls. They are so precious 😍

02/21/2026

🪶Can we talk about how incredibly adorable these birbs are?? From their little wings, round bodies, and quick moving feet, I am obsessed with the many beautiful creatures on this planet 😍

02/21/2026

🦋Signs of transformation: It was magical to be around and photograph so many beautiful butterflies 😍 A reminder of metamorphosis, rebirth, hope, and freedom, themes that are very prominent in my life at the moment.

02/12/2026

🎨🪷My expression and creativity have always stemmed from connection and emotion. It’s always been a therapeutic form for me, one that I have lost touch with these last few years.

For a long time, I pushed down or diminished how I felt, losing touch with the sensations inside my body that ultimately manifested into chronic pain, illness, anxiety, restlessness, fatigue, and more.

My nervous system didn’t know how to safely release, or that it was allowed to, so that energy tucked itself away in my body and mind until it had nowhere else to go.

No amount of self-awareness mattered.

Self-awareness is only one step of the journey. But you can’t think your way out of felt experiences.

When emotions aren’t met or held, especially over time, the nervous system adapts by suppressing them. And when others lack the emotional capacity to hold that space, you’re left alone with the weight of it, with no place to put what you’re feeling. Eventually, those unmourned and unexpressed parts begin to turn into self-criticism and fear.

The feelings don’t vanish, they collapse inward.

Without realizing it, I began training my nervous system to doubt itself. It’s not that bad. I’m overreacting. Maybe it’s me. Maybe I’m seeing this wrong. Just focus on the good. Be grateful. Over time, I stopped trusting the signals in my body — my intuition, my gut, the quiet knowing disguised under the noise.

These parts didn’t need fixing, they needed acceptance.

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02/03/2026

🌕🦁2/1 - This Full Moon in Leo felt heavy, creating feelings of tenderness and rawness. In the safety of nature we were invited to lean into release, to feel where we have been dimming our light, holding back, softening, or seeking permission to fit in, and to notice what truly wants to be expressed. The fresh snow became our blank canvas where we carved our own paths with footprints and imprints, writing down what we have been hiding and what lifts us toward the light. In ceremony we released these old weights, letting the papers burn as we sipped tea and reflected.
It is no surprise that January felt heavy, both internally and externally, given the way the world has been. This Moon asks us to be gentle with ourselves. It holds the energy of shift as the final shedding of the old before the Fire Horse year begins. It is an uncomfortable space between what is no longer working and the unknown of what comes next, yet it also brings a quiet readiness for change.
This Moon invites us to step into our authenticity, to honor our hearts, our creativity, and our joy, and to allow ourselves to be fully seen. May we move forward lighter, braver, and more fully ourselves.