09/22/2026
🌲5 Ls That Could Change Your Life: Lessons from the Sequoias
Last week, I had the privilege of leading another Nurturing Our Connections Retreat. This one was among the magnificent Sequoias.
And, as I watched these incredible women laugh, dance, rest, listen, connect, and open their hearts, I was reminded that sometimes the greatest teachers aren't standing in front of us.
Sometimes… they're rooted beneath us. 🌲
The Sequoias have a way of reminding us what it means to slow down, listen deeply and simply be.
Here are 5 lessons from the Sequoias that you might carry with you, too:
1. LEAVE JUDGMENT BEHIND.
When we judge ourselves harshly, we often carry that judgment into how we see the world around us. When we begin to notice those critical voices and lovingly let them go, something beautiful happens…
We make room for more joy, freedom and authenticity.
We remember who we are without the need to be anything else. 💫
2. LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART.
When we truly lean in, we can hear so much more than our ears can pick up.
Our hearts can become attuned to vibrations, feelings and subtle messages—from nature, animals, other people and perhaps even those connections we cannot always explain.
Sometimes we don't need to try harder to hear.
We simply need to open our hearts to the messages. 🤍
3. LET YOUR BODY REST.
We often talk about being a spirit having a physical experience…
But this body is the instrument through which we experience this life.
It deserves care.
It deserves compassion.
It deserves rest.
Whether it's lying in a hammock beneath the trees or allowing the vibrations of singing bowls to move through you, rest isn't something we have to earn.
Sometimes, rest is exactly what allows us to reconnect with ourselves. 🌿
*Special thanks to Mallory of Mallory Langston Sound Alchemist for our beautiful sound healings under the stars.
4. LET GO.
There is something incredibly powerful about surrender.
About releasing the need to force something to be.
Releasing the need to have all the answers.
Releasing the pressure to become who someone else thinks we should be.
When we let go, we create space for life to unfold in ways we couldn't have planned.
We stop gripping so tightly to the path we think we're supposed to take… and begin trusting the path that is actually unfolding beneath our efforts.
And sometimes, that's where the most beautiful life begins. 🌸
5. LET OTHERS LOVE YOU.
This one can be especially difficult for those of us who are natural caregivers and people-pleasers.
We're often so comfortable giving love, support and compassion…
…but not nearly as comfortable receiving it.
Allowing someone else to love you doesn't make you weak.
It allows you to be supported.
It allows you to be seen.
It allows you to receive the very same love you've so freely given to others.
And sometimes, receiving is its own form of healing. ✨
The Sequoias weren't asking us to become something different.
They were simply reminding us to return to who we already are.
Which of these 5 Ls is calling to you today?
Tell me in the comments. 🌲🤍
