Winter Restoration: Finding Rest In The Darkness

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Lucy

December 24, 2025

Such a gorgeous affirming course. I tend to struggle in the winter and this course has helped me to see it differently. Thank you 🙏

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Jason

December 19, 2024

What a great course!!! I was inspired to make and eat great soup, spend more time outdoors, rest, slow down, add some high quality hot cocoa to my coffee, and have a mug of warm spiced cider along with my kids. The last few snowy winters here in Tahoe have been rough, at work (I dealt with managing snow plows and cracking public building roofs) and at home. So I was reluctant to let go of summer. These seasonal courses you have created have just been great, allowing some self compassion and processing paired with more appreciation for each season. I really enjoy living here in the mountains, and the incredible difference each season exhibits here in the Tahoe area. I really enjoyed your story woven in...I grew up in the Willamette valley, and now have been living here in Tahoe, you have the reverse of my experience. I do remember the many grey days of rain...but also the lush forests and grasses.. Thank you again, this has been just great!

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Kara

January 22, 2024

Thank you for such an beautiful invitation to align with the natural energy of winter. I felt like a was journeying through the season with a wise friend!

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Holli

December 31, 2023

Loved this course. It’s a like having a friend drinking coffee ( or tea🙂) with you by the hearth on a winter morning - a thread of conversation that deepens with each day that is nourishing and warm and magical. 🤍🤍❄️🧚‍♂️🪽🌲⛄️✨✨ To all things winter🙏

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Robin

December 13, 2023

thank you so much for offering this course. Just a validation of how so many feel during this time of year was incredible. Just being reminded that it’s OK to not always be active and to sit with the quiet and the introspection of winter. I really look forward to your spring course and will be following you now. I may even listen to this course again through this winter just because it really gives me the warm fuzzies inside. Brightest blessings and happy holidays to you and your family Namaste 🙏

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Teresa

December 12, 2023

I did this before winter started but I’ll be doing it again in a couple weeks when winter gets here. I love all the talk about how winter is a season to slow down and rest. I realized I’ve never actually rested in winter. I’ve always treated it like any other season, so this year I’m going to slow down and rest more.

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Jodie

December 3, 2023

I loved the course. I now feel like I have more permission to do restorative activities.

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Wendy

December 29, 2022

What a beautiful course!!! I live in a ski area, so love winter anyway, but this course really taught me to appreciate it more and have sympathy for what other people are going through. I am so sad for this course to be over, but look forward to the spring course!

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Christina

December 28, 2022

Thank you so much for this course, really beautiful! I love all your courses about the seasons, it’s a wonderful way to live with more presence and intention for me. Thank you 🙏🏻

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Mae

December 23, 2022

Excellent course to ground down and rest throughout the winter. I look forward to going through this course again next winter season!

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Sara

October 26, 2022

Throughly enjoyed all the aspects of this course. I will return to it throughout the winter. Thank you!

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Krista

March 3, 2022

This was a lovely way to reframe winter time. I loved it, and plan on doing the other courses for each season.

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Janicke

February 27, 2022

I absolutely loved this course! It’s such a great reminder to connect with nature and the seasons, to rest and restore. Thank you 🙏💜

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Laura

February 10, 2022

I love these courses!! They are so aligned with how I feel during the changes of the seasons. I look forward to spring renewal once we are done resting. :)

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Monika

February 8, 2022

Winter was until now the season I felt least good about and least in sync with. This course helped me to reframe that relationship not only to the outside come Winter time but to myself at that time. I started not feeling guilty about needing to slow down, to hibernate or to add more things to my to do list rather than tick off, and I don't feel the pressure of some tasks simply waiting with me for spring or summer time, when I'm ready. I feel OK about doing nothing and that being not laziness but part of cyclic rhythm. Thank you so much! And looking forward to next Winter already to do it all again this time ready from the start. "Mat you stay with yourself, alway Jessica" 💌🙏🏼

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Courtney

January 28, 2022

I love these seasonal courses!

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angi

January 25, 2022

Really helped me to acknowledge that it’s okay to slow down & take it easy this time of year. I message I desperately needed. Thank you 🙏

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Meghan

January 10, 2022

Thank you, Jessica, for this journey through the winter landscape. ❄❤ I really enjoyed this as an anchoring to my winter morning ritual and look forward to journeying with you through spring in a few weeks.