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Growth brings Chance

12/31/2017

2018 is moving in with Winter’s cold chill. Even though, there are some lovely winter images from the Sanctuary this Spring Ivory Hollyhock requested to be the Light Guide as we transition into the frequency of 2018 in the midst of cold Winter chill.
She grew in the wild nature scape for a few years along with other kindred. Even though she flourished during the drought years as native habitat continued to awaken she chose to not continue seeding. She did allow an essence to be created which is alive and well in the SiriSage apothecary.
Enjoy her essence message of deep trust & faith within yourself & your relationship with your Soul, always and forever deepening. As you continue to choose movement in your life that supports compassionate growth, change & healthy chance . . . Know you are completely supported in your Divine Radiant Light & Wholeness in every moment to Live & Be you.

An invitation to pause in your life . . . become aware of your breath flowing in and out of your body and breathe. Nothing intense simply witness your breath. Drop into your heart. Allow your eyes to soften, your body to ease. As you continue to Breathe with more awareness than you had a moment ago see the Hollyhock image and all the subtle healing she offers deep within your heart & soul. Invite yourself to experience her healing gifts. Carry them with you as we all embrace the magic of 2018. Stay here as long as you like. Enjoy.
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Growth brings Change & Chance. In what ways will you choose to healthy chance towards Yourself, Love & Life ?
Breathe . Be . Receive
May each of us remember to walk with compassion for ourselves, each other and this planet. Especially, in the rough moments when we forget.

Blessings of Strength . Peace . Magic as you begin your travels into 2018
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SiriSage turns 25 this year!
A wonderful, intense & surprising experience this has been. Words fall short for the essence that has been and is SiriSage. Filled with countless miracles this Relationship forever unfolding & deepening.
THANK YOU to everyone who has been a part of this experience directly and indirectly. I am deeply, humbly appreciative & in awe.
Today, I continue to say, yes, more please.
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I will be sharing a few changes here & on the website over the coming months. Stay tuned . . .
2018 appointments begin Jan 4th.
I look forward to connecting with you.
SiriSage.com

January Learning Opportunities . . .

Contemplative Healing Practice
Deepen within
January 14th . 1:00 – 3:00pm . $27
Southwest Austin 78738
Register Here
Questions Here

Jin Shin Jyutsu Part Two
Our focus will be working with the spine and other hard to reach places using resonance & conscious awareness
January 28th . 1:00 – 3:00pm . $27
Central South Austin 78704
Open to those who attended Part One in Fall of 2016 or December 2017. Look for an email 1/01/18 with further details.

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SiriSage holistic integration with Elizabeth offers nurturing
private one-to-one appointments
&
small group learning experiences
in partnership with Nature, Spirit & You.

Elizabeth offers compassionate Sacred Space to explore and cultivate self awareness, developing embodied Intuitive Trust & Knowing as you discover your innate Healing Wisdom.
Come as you are.
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I am so grateful you are here . We are here on our home, Earth

Seasonal Magic

12/19/2017

May we continue to Embrace the true Nature of our Spirit.
May we care for our precious Earth & all who dwell here with Compassion & Kindness.
Thank You
for your willingness & courage to listen & respond to the
Song of your Heart & Soul
every day
Blessings of Strength . Peace . Magic
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2018 arrives soon !
Appointments begin Jan. 4th.
with contemplative healing class Jan 14th.

May this Season nourish your heart & Soul.

Tis the Season of Light

12/1/2017

Tis the Season of Light !
Over the coming days as much as light decreases in the northern hemisphere. It increases in the southern hemisphere. The night skies allow for the light of stars and moon to be crisp and luminescent. Here in the northern hemisphere we have opportunity to experience longer nights allowing for a pause to notice something different.
Maybe it is the night sky offering, the cool crispness in the air, the crunch of leaves and snow on the earth floor, the light of a fire, the thickness of your breath, perhaps it is the way sound carries differently in the winter months. crisper, quieter, clearer, less effort. Have you noticed?
Even among the noise, in the midst of the songs we know as Life, there is space for pause.There is space to Listen. Similar to the space between each breath of in ... and ... out. The Trees . . . all shapes & sizes . . . breathe differently in this time. So do we.

An invitation to allow for these moments of magic to effect you no matter if less than a split second, endless hours or somewhere in between. Let your child like curiosity invoke freshness in this time of hustle, bustle & chaos. Be willing to explore daily as often as possible or just once. May you discover new ways of Being, here.
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Through the years I have also discovered & witnessed it is a potent time to nourish the Light within to allow for self healing. As our inner Light is given space from the debris of life, it begins to strengthen it's innate radiance. This nourishes self healing, awareness & clarity. This nourishes opportunity for fresh expressions in Life. As we nourish this within ourselves, again & again, this naturally effects the world around us & our home, planet Earth, in positive compassionate healing ways. Breathe. Allow the Light of your Heart to Be.
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Self Care is Self Love
Breathe
Let Go
Receive
Embrace Blessings
Sing
Share Good
Compassion & Kindness
Strength
TLC : : Remember tiny moments are just as potent as the big moments. You might even discover they offer more.

P.s. Moments ago, I stepped outside. And to my delight I witnessed the moon rising at dusk above the large live oak tree canopy. With my feet on the Earth I began to sing quietly. Experiencing the moment.
Breathe . Be . Receive

Full Moon arrives soon along with the planet Mercury shifts.
Take gentle care of yourselves
Peace
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December 10th, 2017
I will be teaching simple practical ways of self healing with your hands. Your hands hold many keys to your whole Being Body . Mind . Emotion . Spirit
Come and explore your radiant health . Learn more & register Here

Big Sky

8/25/2017

Hello!
This month of August 2017 the skies have been dynamic even before the Eclipse and Harvey passed through.

This Big Sky photo was taken two days after the Eclipse. Two more days and Hurricane Harvey would roll into Texas, pause inland, pouring tons of water leaving devastation through the South Texas Coast.Today, the skies were filled with similar clouds and light as the above photo. Life shifts in less than an instant.

As I write this, drenching waters have stopped falling from the sky in Houston. They continue in Louisiana. It is six days later. People have begun to return to the places they lived outside of Houston and other coastal towns. Response and Rescue efforts continue. People from all over are coming together to offer aid and ongoing support and help.

This is catastrophic and it is not over. This will take time. Many want to help now. And they are. There will be multiple good ways to help. Meetings are happening all over to organize help. As the waters go down. The help will continue to arrive.

Practice Self care for yourself & Family . Be mindful . Breathe
Embrace Blessings . Share Good

Do your research . There is already fake news floating about.
And unfortunately the scammers and thieves will begin to come forward to take advantage as the waters recede. They will take advantage of those effected first hand by the storms and those wanting to help those effected by the storms.
Lets All work together however we are called. Big or small, a single gesture or with a huge Team. Immediately or further down the way.
Lets help not just today or this week but for the months it will take.
Support . Help . Compassion & Kindness

I read earlier 'Y'all means All'
This is TRUE.

Here are 3 trusted links with places to begin : :
How to Help after Harvey
Donate to Communities of Color
Clinical Herbal First Aid & H2O Purification
You can also look to your local area. If you are in Texas people and their animals will be arriving. Look to social media & local news for updates.

Remember there are over a 1,000 ways to respond or not.
Breathe . Be . Take gentle care of yourselves

Peace
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Upcoming Learning Opportunities HERE

Hello Spring

3/24/2017

Hello!
Large Storms rolled through last night bringing high winds, thunder, lightening, lots of water and change.
Here at SiriSage Urban Nature Sanctuary Our beloved Earth is soaked deep, lush greens from ground to tree tops, buds popping, song birds & birds of prey speak. The breeze is gentle & cool, the clear skies bright blue.

Reminders to Allow the flow,
continue to Listen for and Receive what is Calling me closer.

It has been months sense I shared. Here you will find : :
A few questions I have for you, if you are so inclined to respond.
A Nature Essence share on Baby Blue Eyes
Group Learning Opportunities
and a reminder to care for yourself perhaps with SiriSage & I.
PS. The Sweet Space in 78704
Enjoy!
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The past three months have been of deep restoration, creating space for the dreamtime, letting go & saying goodbye harmonized with welcoming time with friends & family, and private one2one's. A balance of work, rest, dream.

A sacred inquiry for myself this year . . . in what ways are SiriSage & I being called to offer our continued support & guidance for people & pets?
I am receiving clues and messages. One key is slow & steady.
Curious . . . what do you wish to receive and in what ways : :
Private one2one's ? Would financial packages support you?
Small Group teaching & discovery shares ?
For group experience do you prefer a few hours or immersions of a day or more?
This newsletter blog ? Nature Photo Attunements? What topics ? How often ?
Send me a private message here or comment below.
Thank you.
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So, the Blue Eyed Beauty above is just that. Baby Blue Eyes is the common name, also Flannel Breeches. This one is the Texas variety, nemophila phacelioides. They are blooming all over the Austin area at the moment. I love this essence along with another favorite from childhood that have just begun blooming, Pink Evening Primrose, oenothera speciosa, common name Pink Buttercup.

Baby Blue Eyes & Pink Evening Primrose support the healing & remembrance of child like innocence in different ways.
Baby Blue Eyes supports the innocence of the vulnerable human heart. These blue beauties have a glistening shimmer as if touched by fairies in the woodland edges. For me, this speaks of the signature of the opportunity to shift the closed cynical heart to a more vulnerable open expression while be held and supported by the surrounding trees, grasses, water & Source. A space becomes available to expand and relax into rather than toughen and contract.
Pink Evening primrose - which blooms during the day - speaks gently with the heart in a supportive yet focused way. Take a close look to experience the honey yellow pollen with the emerald green center, and magenta veins all nestled within soft pink petals. What happens? Your being softens and expands as your true essence finds a supportive place to shine. Dropping away false rejections of the past. Pink Primrose brings a relaxed playful ease. Supporting Self esteem. I have seen this essence called for towards the end of a session when integrating deep soul processes of change.
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If baby Blue Eyes are new to you or you have not noticed them yet and want to . . . take a moment to drop into your heart, become aware of your breath and breathe. Feel the earth beneath you . The skies above . Nature & Spirit all around you . Breathe . Become aware of you in this moment . Your body, Your breathe . Your Being-ness. Then ask for Baby Blue Eyes to help you see them before they depart from Spring. Stay with this heart breathing as long as you like. Then slowly come out move about your life.
Let Nature speak to you. What do you notice? Baby Blue Eyes? Something else? What calls to you through out your day with Nature?
Give yourself a moment to Enjoy whatever it is. Feel Like sharing send me a note below.
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I am sharing & teaching this Spring

The Art of Self Healing Through Awareness
&
Experiential Introduction with Energy Alchemy & Essences
Read further & register Here

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Spring Changes are a valuable opportunity to cultivate your
health & wholeness in fresh supportive ways.
Did you know I now offer packages for those who commit to
consistent appointments?
Schedule an inquiry consultation or appointment.
Send me a Message

Thank you for the opportunity to support You in your unique expression
of Vibrant Health & Wholeness!
♥
EQ

PS.
After last years torn up intensity at SiriSage Urban Nature Sanctuary the magical sweetness has been returning in a deepened way. I really enjoy sharing this Peace filled, Healing Sanctuary with all who visit.
And now, there is a 200 sq foot private Sweet Space nestled under large shade trees to share for overnight guests for rejuvenation. There is a listing on airbnb under Sweet Space in 78704.
It is flowing well so far. The space has been blessed to receive amazing folks. May this continue. I will be updating photos for summer soon. Take a look & share.https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/17042876?

People , Pets n Fireworks

12/26/2016

Compassion
Tis the season for fireworks to begin going off at random times day and night through the new year.

Last year there seemed to be a surplus every evening. They intensified each night until new years eve - which went on for hours - and then slowly they stopped over the following week.
That is a lot of stress for those with anxiety to loud sudden sounds, ptsd for people and our furry animal friends.

Good time to keep extra care with our furry friends to minimize the shock, panic and loss. no matter if you have furry friends in your life or not . . . if you love to blaze fireworks , would be great to practice with awareness that not all creatures love them as much. Even if they once did or would like to again.

Many cats and dogs go missing from their families. For them fireworks bring pure terror. They will bust through fences , break windows. run in front of vehicles, whatever in attempt to "get away" from the sounds of terror moving their their nervous systems. It is life or death for them.
They can easily be lost forever from families who care and love them.

There are many people that also experience dread with fireworks as their systems read the sudden sounds as danger. Their nervous systems light up in ways that feel awful. Often way past the time the fireworks have stopped for the night. It is literally painful shaking your whole body and being to the bone. And you have no control. Once the ride ignites you are in until it completes the cycle.

I like fireworks. They are amazing. Have fun and enjoy.
Maybe invite compassion for others who surround you along the way.

I am grateful for the many ways our communities work together to support one another. Including our furry friends being safe and cared for especially , when they do go missing.

Thanks for listening
Peace
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Merry Miracles

12/23/2016

Merry Miracles to You & Family
May this Winter Season bring Seeds to Nourish
your Heart & Soul

Thank YOU for Blessing my Life & SiriSage
It is a JOY to Support each of You & Your Families
(Yes, Fur babies too)

Trust Yourself . Love Yourself . Be Yourself

♥

ElizabethQ
SiriSage.com

Reflections

11/27/2016

Reflections
This past month continues to bring great change and growth through my life.
To support myself in meeting these transformative opportunities I continued my commitment of daily self care and reached out to those I trust for support with their supportive healing care.
Deep Gratitude of Thank YOU
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This also meant much less time on the computer.
A few belated mention-ables here along with a Cypress Light share and upcoming experiential learning opportunities for December.

I spent Halloween weekend on sacred lands just outside Austin city limits attending as student and teacher at the first MoonFlower Herb Fest. This weekend was rich and fertile with heart, sacredness, connection, and healing. The weekend brought many riches including reconnection with old friends, time with new friends & shared conversations with teachers who have shaped my life through the years. Every single moment was filled with heart and soul. Group gathering in ceremony and song, to smaller groups for classes, one to one time with whom ever you met along the path to personal time spent with Nature and Spirit. So much offered, given and shared. I will be nourishing from these magical three days through the coming year. Thank You!
Moonflower is the good dream of Nicole Telkes and Beth Ebbing. If you were not able to attend this year keep your senses aware there will be another one. To view photos of full joyous weekend and to receive notice of next one like MoonFlower Herb Fest page.
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This past week I was walking with a dear friend and ally. We were engrossed in conversation along a well tread local trail along the waters of Ladybird Lake. There are various passages along the path. One is a particular stretch of ancient Bald Cypress. I love walking along the waters edge with Cypress trunks to my side and arms of Cypress canopy arching overhead, their seed cones dangling along branch edges, their aroma essence in the breeze. I love this old friend. I have received and shared much healing with others with this trusted ally. If you live in or near the Texas Hill country there are many opportunities to meet this Tree Spirit ally. On this day we rounded the corner when the light came through in a rich golden way. We both paused our conversation spoke a few words of our love for this passage of Cypress. We then received the experience through our Hearts and Breath. What a lovely gift to receive.

The photo above is from this experience. I love the shimmering green reflective essence. What do you suppose that is? Drop into your heart, breathe and receive. What do you see and experience. If inspired to share, send me a message below.

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❋ Sharing & Teaching in December ❋

Flower Essences : : Connection & Creation
an introduction immersion (part one)
December 3 & 4, in Austin
small group . One Spot Open . Is it for You? A friend?
View a few Details , Register Here

Healing Meditation
Self Healing with the alchemy of early Winter Light
Saturday, December 10, in Austin
View a few Details , Register Here

Is it time for your to invest in your health and wholeness in fresh supportive ways? I now offer packages for appointments.
Questions or concerns send me a Message

Thank you for the opportunity to support You in your expression
of Vibrant Health & Wholeness!
♥
EQ

Breathe Love

11/10/2016

Breathe in . Breathe out

Invite tenderness with yourself and everything around you

Listen
Inside, within yourself
Outside with others
Even those that you may not have given space or time to before
Listen

Breathe in . Breathe out

Feel
Give yourself permission to feel what you feel
Feelings are not bad
They are keys to truth
Fuel and Nourishment for your next steps to unfold
Allow your feelings movement

Breathe in . Breathe out

Be gentle with yourself
Self care is essential in times of great change
no matter if you agree with the changes or not

Nourish yourself
Love
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I am Sharing & Teaching : :
Healing Meditation here in Austin
Saturday, 11/12 and 12/10
Register Here

Flower Essences : : Connection & Creation (part one)
here in Austin December 3 & 4
Register Here

I now offer packages for appointments. Is it time fro your to invest in your health and wholeness in fresh supportive ways?
Questions or concerns send me a Message
Happy to support you!
EQ

Spirit of Nature

10/4/2016

Hello!
This morning I walked about the urban wild gardens of SiriSage (Great Wisdom). There is magic happening here!

The turks cap groves continue growing new fresh leaves. They were wiped out this past month. Perhaps buds will soon arrive for the migrating butterflies & hummingbirds. I do miss seeing them in their glory this time of year.
There is time. Winter arrives slowly here.

Today many deva's (Nature Spirits) are sharing their songs of wisdom and speaking clarity. 'Patience' they say. 'Everything goes through unexpected death and rebirth. Everything.
Breathe. Walk with your bare feet on the Earth. Receive.
Seeds are being nourished. Patience.'
Gentle reminders I am receiving.

As I walk my senses awaken more and more.
Ahhh . . .
This morning everything is Radiant.
Stresses begin to move & evaporate. My cup is filling.
As I pause with Poke , I hear a dear old friend calling my attention. It is Rue, Herb of Grace giving support for all that comes. Keeping negative's at bay. Channels clear.
Nature's timing is impeccable.

Here Rue grows alongside rough leaf Penstemon, Chili Pequin, Havana Snakeroot (shrubby boneset) and more. They all spaciously nestle in together on a small berm in this woodland. I pause and quickly as I experience her essence I am reminded of when we first met thirty years ago in Colorado and the many times we have shared company in friendship and healing in a variety of places ever sense . . . Colorado, throughout New England, Texas, Belize . . . cultivated gardens and true wild rue . . . teas, tinctures, salves, spirit steams, oil blends, flower essence remedies, Ceremonies and Spirit Walks.
This morning Rue's essence baths my Being, the sunrise dancing with the winds . . . Bliss & Healing are Present.
Thank You!
And the surprise of video and photo . . . Rue deva's! I was not able to load the video. I will another time for you can clearly witness the energy orb of the Rue Deva.
The photo above shows the blue green light deva of Rue.
For now, Take a pause in your life. Breathe.
Relax with your heart.
Allow your eyes to soften.
Breathe . Be . Receive
Until next time
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Enjoy!

Pss. Will you be attending WildFlower Herbfest this year? There are tickets still available. Three days of Earth. Spirit. Herbalists . Magic and oh, so much more!
YOU don't want to miss this amazing three day experience.
Check it out Here
If you are there come see me! Say Hello !
I will be teaching Saturday afternoon : :
flower essences : : moving with grief & loss.
I know, pinch me! Such an honor & a gift.
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