13 Wednesday Mar 2013
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Spring’s coming to the marshes and wetlands of Louisiana. Last Saturday we enjoyed a beautiful sunset paddle. Enjoy the peaceful wordlessness! And if you’re in the NOLA area and wanting to tap into the restorative power of time in nature, join me Saturday morning, March 23, at 9:00 a.m. for a Wordless Walk in the wetlands of Jean Lafitte National Park. More details here!
06 Wednesday Feb 2013
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On our last wordless walk in the swamp, we were so quiet that we were able to watch this young raccoon without it ever noticing us! Here’s a little clip. I love the bird song – spring is already coming to the swamps of Louisiana!
My next Wordless Walk is February 23 – hope you can join me! More details here.
26 Wednesday Dec 2012
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nature, nature calms, nature heals, nature relaxes. New Orleans walks, sunrises, swamp, waning moon, wordless walks
When I take the time – when I invest in rising early and getting away from all the technology and to do lists, all the striving, trying, doing, figuring out – I’m always, always rewarded. Two things amaze me every time. The first is that taking time in nature is absolutely free. Aside from the gas and the $1.00 toll to get back home over the Mississippi River Bridge, I don’t pay anything for my sunrise walks. The second is how much it seems that time spent simply walking amidst the plants and the animals ought to be worth. How do you put a price on inner peace? Really. It never fails that I’m more relaxed, more clear, and more centered. And it also never fails that no matter what the weather, no matter what season, I’m also filled with wonder and appreciation. And whatever my “big deal” plans for the day, month, or year are – well they’re all well and good, but they’re truly minor in the grand scheme of the shifting of the seasons or the life span of a tree. Or the age of the moon. Whatever’s really important in my life rises to the top when I spend part of my day walking quietly in nature.
Please enjoy this selection from my most recent walks, and if you’re in the NOLA area, join me for a wordless sunset/moonrise walk this Friday evening, December 28. We’ll meet at 4:30 at the Bayou Coquille trailhead, and spend a little bit of time setting some intentions for 2013 before we walk and see what nature has to reveal for us. Details here. Get in touch if you need more info!
16 Thursday Aug 2012
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blog talk radio, coaching offers, life coaching, New Orleans, relaxing retreat, retreats, wordless walks, wordlessness
Happy Thursday, everyone! There are so many great things happening right now! And something here might be just the dose of inspiration you need!
First, on Monday I was a guest on Stacey Shank’s Blog Talk Radio Show – she’s the mastermind behind the 30 Day Challenge that I participated in. We talked about how to realize our own overwhelm and ways to remedy that and live more calmly. And I do a cool sense drenching activity that’s super relaxing. If you have 30 minutes, give it a listen! – click the little play icon below.
Second, I’m so excited about my upcoming Clarity and Connection retreat – right on the Autumnal Equinox- September 21-23 – a perfect time to be quiet in nature so you can hear your soul. Waterfall hiking, an incredibly beautiful and relaxing setting, and the perfect mix of unstructured time and group time to share with other wise women. I still have spots available, so check your calendar and see if a personal getaway in September is just what you’re looking for! Read more details and sign up here.
Third, if you’re in the New Orleans area, I have two wordless walks coming up! I’m hosting a morning walk on Sunday August 26 at 8 a.m. and then a moonlight wordless walk on Friday, August 31 – it’s a special blue moon! You can read more about these events here. And if you’re not near New Orleans, have you signed up to get my free wordless cure for busyness? It gives you great directions on how to take your own wordless walk, and how to incorporate more wordlessness into your daily life and dial back the busyness. You can sign up on the side bar to the right, or if you’re reading this on a phone and don’t see a side bar, then click here. Then you’ll be subscribed and get email updates from me and exciting offers and other fun wild and precious goodies!
Fourth, I am looking for people to share their experiences with wordlessness for my Wordless Wednesdays. I want to start a wordlessness revolution and I would love to feature you and your wordless video or photos. Feel free to write about your wordless experience as well. Send your wordless goodies to me: carla@livingwildandprecious.com – and if you include your snail mail address in your email, I’ll send you a treat!
Fifth and best of all, if you’re at all interested in seeing how coaching can make a difference in your life, this is a great time to find out. My coaching rates will be increasing in September, so now’s the time to jump in, invest in yourself and save some money at the same time. Are you itching to live more wild and precious? Click to schedule a free call with me and learn more!
And this is just the beginning – I have some new Wild and Precious yumminess coming very soon, and I can’t wait to tell you about it!
03 Tuesday Jul 2012
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While I’m on a wordless sunset/moonrise walk, I know exactly what I think I’ll want to say to convey the magic, and then when I get home, the spell is gone and I just say things like, “It was amazing”. “So beautiful.” “Peaceful and lovely.”
My favorite trail for moonlight walking is closed, so we took a different trail and I’m so glad we did. It was equally magical, perhaps even more so because we were dwarfed by towering cypress stands in a way that doesn’t happen on the other trail.
We had a beautiful view of the hazy moon. There’s something so special about seeing your shadow by moonlight when there’s no other light around.
Click here to hear a short clip of what the swamp sounded like: summer swamp sounds – and enjoy a little taste of the magic! You’ll be amazed at how loud the frogs and insects are!