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Let yourself be nourished
Thanksgiving 2025 Thank you for being in my universe. Thank you to my clients. I'm enlightened and enlivened daily by each of you. You are the heart and soul of this work. You are the movers of the universe. I say it often, and it's true, you are incredibly powerful, and it's an honor to witness you. Thank you to my partners. I'm graced by your wisdom and generous service. There are so many ways we can work together to help people find their wholeness and strength, a
Christine Badalamenti Smith
1 day ago3 min read
We are not separate.
November 2025 " We often forget that WE ARE NATURE. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we've lost our connection to ourselves." -Andy Goldsworthy "She's always talking about nature." 🙄 I often wonder if this is what you're all saying in your minds when you see my newsletters! I can't help it. It's the stuff we're made of. It's the energy and rhythm that animates us. It's the womb and the playground of lif
Christine Badalamenti Smith
1 day ago3 min read
When things calm down, I'll...
March 2025 "Never give from the depths of your well, but from your overflow." -Rumi Have you heard yourself say this too? “When I complete this, I will (insert some way of caring for Self)… “When I am done supporting this other person, I can… “When this chapter ends… “When… “Once… “After… “Tomorrow… “Next quarter… What do I usually put off? Not my responsibilities. Not showing up for others. Not the infinite list of things I “need” to do right away. Me. My wellness.
Christine Badalamenti Smith
1 day ago3 min read
The dance of light and dark
Winter 2024 The only thing worthy of you is compassion –invincible, limitless, unconditional. -Thich Nhat Hanh We work through change and variability in our own way, and my approach is not just to see the dance but to join the dance. “What dance” you ask. Nature’s dance. Life’s dance. Suffering’s dance. It’s easy to fall in love with life or persist against struggle when the days are long, the sun is high, and our skin is warm and supple. It can be easy to be
Christine Badalamenti Smith
1 day ago4 min read
Come Alive this Summer
Summer 2023 “In summer, the song sings itself.” — William Carlos Williams I wonder how many newsletters start with "The days are longer...?" It makes sense though! It's such an important part of this time of year, especially for my community members who live up here in Vermont. The days are exceptionally short in winter, shorter than our friends down south, and so we are grateful and often profoundly in need of the extra light in late spring and summer. What are we doing
Christine Badalamenti Smith
1 day ago2 min read
New Years Wish
Winter 2023 “It was when I stopped searching for home within others and lifted the foundations of home within myself, I found there were no roots more intimate than those between a mind and body that have decided to be whole.” — Rupi Kaur There's a lot of pressure when the clock strikes 12:01 AM on January 1 for people to have resolutions, goals, "words of the year," vision boards, and the supposed motivation, energy, resilience, ability, and capacity to manifest what they wa
Christine Badalamenti Smith
1 day ago2 min read
Anxiety, Overwhelm & Exhaustion: Turning private pain into healing service
Let’s stop there… at the very beginning of your day. You’re not even a few miles from home, and you’re already anxious, overwhelmed, and exhausted.
This was my life when I was in the most active part of an episode of anxiety...
Christine Badalamenti Smith
Sep 145 min read
SEVA: OGGI BE’s commitment to serving our community’s givers and leaders
It was a month into working with my business coach (she’s helping me be business savvy while also being service-minded and...
Christine Badalamenti Smith
Sep 19, 20234 min read
Keep Growing!: Yoga therapy for personal & professional growth
Severe anxiety is what inspired me to study yoga therapy. You may have heard my story. At the time I turned to yoga therapy, I didn’t...
Christine Badalamenti Smith
Aug 2, 20234 min read
Yoga Therapy, A Story
Preface The following is completely made up but includes concepts, ideas, and feelings that many people have and experience when engaging...
Christine Badalamenti Smith
Jul 29, 20228 min read
My Yoga Journey
The first time I took a yoga class it was in a gym. I had a membership that allowed me to go to an unlimited number of classes. Along...
Christine Badalamenti Smith
Aug 16, 20212 min read
Wildness & Wildlife: Connecting to our true nature
I’m currently sitting on my couch under a super plush blanket (resembling no material I’ve ever encountered in nature), with a couch...
Christine Badalamenti Smith
May 2, 20216 min read
New Year, New Who? On resolutions, challenges, yoga, and more.
I stopped making New Year’s Resolutions years ago, but it’s difficult to let go of all of the associated behavior. I have always set...
Christine Badalamenti Smith
Jan 26, 20215 min read
One Yoga Teacher’s Changing Body Image
Chapter 1: My Story, My Body, and ME I can remember the sweet and tender moments when I had healed from an illness or injury, slid...
Christine Badalamenti Smith
Aug 31, 20206 min read
Option 3: Why and How Coaching Works
“Would it be ok if we tried something that is sort of like a game?” I can’t say how many times I’ve been offered an experience like this,...
Christine Badalamenti Smith
Jul 16, 20205 min read
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