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Welcome to a space dedicated to living slowly, embracing a slow lifestyle, and deepening self-awareness through somatic yoga. Here, I share reflections on mindful movement, emotional healing, and reconnecting with nature’s rhythms.

I live on my organic vegetable farm in the Midwest and am exploring the journey of creating a farmstay experience—a dream in the making! Along the way, I’ll be sharing insights into farm life, sustainable living, and what it takes to build a retreat space where somatic yoga, nature, and slow living come together.

Family posing inside a greenhouse with plants.

Whether you're looking for ways to slow down, deepen your connection to yourself, or follow along as I bring my Chicago-area farmstay vision to life, you're in the right place.

Join me as we explore a more intentional, grounded way of living—one breath, one season, and one step at a time.

Enjoy!

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Embracing a Slow Lifestyle: How Living Slow Changed Everything

Not too long ago, my life felt like a never-ending to-do list. I was always rushing—always feeling like I needed to be doing something. Slowing down? That felt impossible. But eventually, life had other plans for me, and I found myself craving something different. Something softer. Something more intentional.

Something with more, well, ease.

That’s when I discovered slow living—not as a trend, but as a way of life.

Honestly, I HAD to do it. For my sanity.

And let me tell you, it changed everything.

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