ALCHEMY BLOG
Notes on being
human.
Thoughts on living, healing, paying attention, ceremony and the strange business of being human.
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Alchemy Blog
Why Sound Can Feel Mystical
Why Sound Can Feel Mystical There are moments in a sound bath when the experience stops feeling like “music” and becomes something harder to describe. A gong…
Read the post ↗The Journal That Talks Back
I’ve had two conversations recently about how useful AI is. The first was with a fellow coach/therapist and how using it as an administrative assistant frees up…
Read the post ↗Who Is “They”?
I’ve been thinking a lot about manifesting lately, not in the ritual, mantra, vision-board sense, but in a very practical, down-to-earth way. More like: pay attention to…
Read the post ↗Wintering Well: Staying With What’s Yours
Not the discipline of productivity.Not the discipline of pushing through.But the discipline of not taking on what doesn’t belong to you. Winter has a way of showing…
Read the post ↗Wintering Well
Somewhere along the way, we learned to treat winter like a problem to solve — something to push through with brighter lights, louder music, tighter schedules, and…
Read the post ↗Why I’m Writing Here
Subscribe now I’ve built things.I’ve lost things.I’ve had to begin again more than once. And somewhere along the way, I learned how to stay present with what’s…
Read the post ↗Ceremony Notes
Wedding Officiant Wisdom: Put Something Beneath Your Feet
Outdoor weddings can be absolutely gorgeous. A ceremony beside the lake, barefoot on the beach, tucked into a garden, standing beneath a huge old tree, or out…
Read the post ↗Questions to ask a Potential Officiant
Read the post ↗“The Importance of a Professional Wedding Officiant” ~ written by: David Stembaugh
Brides and grooms often overlook the importance of the person actually conducting their wedding ceremony. They place great care in a place, date, and time, but do…
Read the post ↗What Is A Secular Wedding Ceremony?
A secular wedding ceremony incorporates the personalities and beliefs of the couple versus traditional religious ceremonies. It is non-traditional, non-religious and non-conformist. Couples that have a secular…
Read the post ↗Rings or Something Else?
Wedding rings are just one of many ways to display your love and commitment to your partner. If rings are not for you check out this list…
Read the post ↗What are Micro Weddings?
Micro weddings are just what they sound like: smaller-scale celebrations involving up to 50 people. Don’t get me wrong, just because you have a more intimate wedding…
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