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Self leadership & earth-based guidance
~cultivate inner steadiness and Self trust for life's uncertainties

Heather at the Redwoods
I'm Dr. Heather Burns. I'm a seasoned eco-spiritual coach and facilitator, a midlife doula, an author, and a former professor.
 
I help you turn towards your own wise knowing and root into earth wisdom to feel more steady, calm, confident, connected, and grounded in Self trust as you navigate the uncertainties and changes of life.
 
tea ceremony for forest bathing
group circle on retreat at ocean
forest bathing circle
gathering for women's retreat
Cultivating steadiness & trust 
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Most of us want to feel steady, rooted, unflappable. We want to live from a sense of trust and purpose. We want to live and work in ways that feel aligned with our heart's knowing.

 

But the fast pace and many pressures of our dominant culture and the current unraveling of our social structures and climate can leave us feeling dysregulated and disconnected from our own wise knowing and purpose. And from our inherent connectedness with earth-Life.

 

In tender times like these filled with uncertainty, change, and loss, our spark of aliveness and joy can get dimmed. We are often left feeling isolated, discouraged, and a bit unmoored.

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I invite you to imagine: 
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  • What would it feel like to be steady and really trust yourSelf as you encounter life's uncertainties?
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  • What if you could move through change and transition feeling more calm, and rooted?

 

  • What if you could stop trying to please everyone and really tune into and follow your soul's knowing?

 

  • What if you could feel deeply rooted in earth's partnership and support as you move through difficulty and change?

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  • What if you could enjoy life with more magic and sparkle?

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I'm here to help you meet uncertainty and transition as an unfolding and sacred process, and to guide you in cultivating more steadiness and trust in your life. I'll help you: 
 

  • Tune into and lead from your wise Self--that calm, clear, connected, and courageous part of you

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  • Partner with the earth by cultivating nourishing and seasonal eco-spiritual practices, and relationships with earth allies
     

  • Cultivate steadiness and trust by honoring your needs for more slowness, spiritual practice, earth connection, and creative expression

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  • Invite more mystery and magic into your life through relationship and ritual

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Instead of feeling alone and unsupprted in the midst of change and uncertainty, I'll help you begin to trust your soul’s wise knowing, show you how to receive guidance from the living earth, and invite you into a meaningful relationship with this beautiful and magical life-force that we are all connected to. 

Pacific ocean and sky- Oregon Coast

You might work with me if: 

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~You have the career blahs--you feel bored, exhausted, or out of alignment in your work and need more spark or a new direction.

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~You are in the midst of the ups and downs of the perimenopause/menopause transition and need some support as you navigate your changing identity through this sacred portal.

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~You are struggling with uncertainty--you are in a transitional time in life, or you just feel uncertain and anxious a lot of the time.​

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~You feel stuck in patterns that are not moving you toward the steady and aligned life that you want to be living.

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~You need a supportive thought partner to help you design a project (a training, a business, a garden) that is rooted in ecological wisdom and your inner knowing.

Join me for Earth Pause

A monthly support group that centers Self trust, earth-based guidance, and meaningful coaching through the sacred portal of menopause 

Join me for Coaching

I support you in navigating uncertainty, transition, and next steps with clarity, confidence, soul care, and earth connection. Step into new ways of being that help you live beyond dominant culture and into your soul's knowing.

Join me for Retreats

Restorative group spaces of soul care and earth connection that support our collective joy, belonging, and steadiness 

Join me for Forest Bathing 

Smaller doses of restorative community. Experiences that are grounded in earth connection, seasonal alignment, and embodied presence.
Alder roots by a forest stream
Alder roots are amazing!
Alder roots host nodules that are homes for bacterial communities. These bacteria convert airborne nitrogen to soil-based nutrients that nourish and heal the alders, the soil, and the surrounding plant life.

Alders are often found in disturbed soils, on stream and river banks, growing in groups. They stabilize and provide shelter.

Pacific Northwest native people harvested alder wood for bowls and utensils, for smoking salmon, and made anti-inflammatory pain relief medicine from the bark. In Celtic tradition alders are a favorite tree of faeries. Alder groves are magical places to be nourished, to rest, and to heal.


"May you be well.
May you have all that you need to go through the difficulties you are facing.
May you trust and let go.
May you rest in your true earth home."

~Kaira Jewel Lingo
Work with me

I offer soulful guided experiences of renewal and belonging, so that you can cultivate steadiness and reconnect to your true nature, beyond the demands and drain of dominant culture.

Learn more about working with me 1-1.
Schedule a free 30 minute call and let's talk.
 
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