Grounding, Connecting and Healing with Cedar and Libra

 Libra Healing & Astrology

Wildfire Yoga & Wellness

Monday October 12, 6:00-7:00 PM 

                   

                    

Hello beautiful!

Just like the changing seasons of nature, every celestial season has it's own personality, mood and vibe that inspires us as individuals, as a community and as a whole. 

Next week we will meet at Wildfire Yoga and Wellness ... a handful of like hearts and minds nestling in a cozy and supportive space to explore the healing aspects of Libra season.

The archetype of Libra is all about relationships, genuine connection, boundaries and inner balance. It craves harmony, balance and integrity. It's a powerful teacher when it comes to healing, our relationship with our body and our self-care practices. 

During this workshop we will discuss ways that you can align with nature's rhythm in preparation for the upcoming transformational seasons of autumn and winter.

If you want to slow down, curate a deeper sense of calm, a more harmonious relationship with your body, a more genuine sense of community *and* self-love, this is for you. It's always a lovely, safe, genuine an eclectic group and would be so nice to see you.


I'm happy to collaborate again with the ever lovely Kelli Gabat, Yogini and founder of Wildfire Yoga & Wellness :)  She has created such a gorgeous space and genuine community!  

During the workshop time I’ll share an accumulation of over 35 years of experience in astrology, healing and observation that’s built to support highly sensitive people and care takers like you.  This will be a little different than the usual New Moon Collective and I'm super excited to get to connect with you this way. 

There will be time for questions and conversation as we gather, connect and grow in community so I hope to see you there. The cost is $37 and you'll also have a chance to enter to win a free 1:1 session with me in the coming weeks.  

 

Sign-up for our Libra Healing and Astrology workshop $37

The strength of Cedar 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also want to share a recent write up with you on Cedar, a grounding, loving companion that can teach us about care and connection.

This is a favorite moment captured of cedar on camera. Kentucky water usually looks muddy, so this alone is a miracle.  Gnarly, rooted, defined and colorful - what time does to a beating heart. 25 years ago, in the throws of burnout and depression, I was guided by a healer to walk up to a Cedar tree, place my hands upon the bark and ask it to take my pain away.  
 

This kind of connection and intention can be catalystic ... nature is always here to lean into our first step.  

It may not be so simple as placing your hands on a tree - and sometimes it can be so simple as a prayer for healing, for the right circumstances to occur.

Even though the world is a shit show right now, one thing we *can* try to come to grips with is with OUR SELF;  how we talk to ourself, take care of ourself and fill our cups, so we can walk in wholeness, deep inner security, peace and integrity.



When you feel better as an individual you tend to be kinder. Your light radiates. One thing this world could use more of right now is light, kindness, care, compassion, integrity and tending. Tending to self and tending to others. 

But, how are you to tend to someone else if you don't even know how to tenderly care for yourself?  RuPaul once said something similar about loving (oneself or another). I think this goes true for many things in our life.  For example, many people tend to give more than they receive, which on the surface could seem like a great thing, and it is wonderful to give but it is also a wonder to receive.  

It is a gift to the giver for you to receive, which, I guess is a facet of love. 

So, leaning into Cedar … 

What needs healing? 

Where do you lean when tender?  

Where can you allow someone to fill *your* cup in this tea ceremony of life?  

Yes, community is much about giving. And. To be fully present as human being you also have to know how and when to receive. 

That means rest. 

That means compliments. 

That means saying "yes" or "no" when you need to in a way that's actually in integrity

with who you are and are thinking and feeling.  

If this feels challenging, why not pray for healing, why not feel what changes inside after doing so and see what "becomes" your Cedar.

A final note on allergies and hard emotions
Okay, that is all for now lovely one.  I hope this finds you well and if you're not doing very well know that you are very loved and never truly alone. 

Allergy season can be a bear.

It can flare up all kinds of emotions, feelings of overwhelm, or, lethargy (as well as the usual allergies) ... and this too shall pass!  I began a write up last week on self-care for fall and hope to send that out soon. 

And, if you need actual 1:1 clinical support with allergies, I've seen hundreds of people through to a less inflamed way of life after a few sessions and herbal formulas. There are people who regularly dreaded and expected annual sinus infections, insomnia, sneezing and itchiness. 

To see them heal in such a way that their new normal is feeling calm, clear, energized and ready to get outside and enjoy the seasons for years to come is one of my favorite kind of rewards in life!  It IS possible for you to not have seasonal allergy attacks, you're not stuck with it! 

If you're ready for those kinds of results, I'm here for you :) just reach out. 

Big love,

Nishaan

       {nourish your body, mind, heart and spirit} 

                       

 

Excited to have co-curated another art show!

Living Mandala Art Exhibit Instagram Post (@nishaansandhu)

Many hearts have joined together to make this art show happen. 

Consider coming out this Friday, as some pretty special creators in our community come together to share a plethora of gorgeous gifts. You'll see the stunning work of over 60 artists on the theme of labyrinths, mandalas and the meditative arts - and, wow, are they lovely.

Movement Continuum will dance, Eric Sutherland will read poetry, Pete Wallace will play handpans, there will be Celtic & Appalachian music by Jana Flygstad (flute), David Davenport (bodhran) and Lisa Hall (piano) and food by the gorgeous Sally Foster. 

A big thank you to each and everyone one of you!

This has been a year in the making, so a huge shout out to the entire Art at The Cathedral crew, especially Lynne & Mike Slone who keep the ship afloat and the in house crew who keep everything going, possible and kind ... and fellow Living Mandala co-conspirator, Melissa Bright.

The spirit of this show ignited with a transformative mandala shaped by Lori Halton, an invitation to curate a show on meditative arts from the Slones & Melissa teaching to make mandalas.  

See schedule and more well deserved thank yous below!

Living Mandala 

Friday Sept 18th 5-8pm 

Lex Arts Hop at Christ Church Cathedral

5-6 Celtic and Appalachian Music with Jana, David and Lisa Hall @lisa.hall07 

6-7 Poetry by Eric Sutherland and dance Movement Continuum @mvmntcontinuum

7-8 Hand Pan music with Pete Wallace @simplescotsman

 I'm really excited for the evening and while there is still much prep to do before then, it's a reminder of how much I love co-leading and collaborating with community projects.  My last art show was born from the Tarot Art Show I had in my 20's and it only took 20 years or so for that to come to fruition, but, it was so special, fun, heart warming and inspiring to see everyone step forth with their gifts.  These shows have been spaced apart by 10 years and coincidentally both were also held in September within the same week.  I love synchronicities like this.  

Anyhow, consider joining us as we celebrate beauty created by living, breathing humans and hands in real life!  

 

 

Trying on old templates ... 

This old newsletter template was speaking to me, so we are going with it :) I've definitely undergone a bit of an excavation, transition and return to parts of myself that has been a long time coming. Some of you may know that I have a background in music, used to make sculptures, enjoy making stained glass and singing poorly in the car.   Art, music, writing, poetry, individuality ... are the things that make life so much more beautiful and interesting.  In the years of offering this work it became clear, especially after the self-care interviews in 2018, that people are longing to do the thing they used to love doing (before the phone got in the way). So much of the healing work is about about finding your true self, your true voice, your true gifts and actually making time to be a steward of them - whether you are an artist, a healer, a musician, a bread baker, a shop keeper, an assistant, a barista, etc -- you have an opportunity to offer connection, joy and meaning to your life and those around you.

 

Sure, presence is a part of it, but, so is passion and a surrender into what it is that you are ready to embrace and let go.  I will pause the little philosophical rant there so I can also get to share two things that I'm really excited to share with you, especially if you secretly (0r openly) love writing, art, music, dance, poetry and seeing that come together through community. 

First, if you love writing and if you do not yet know who Lori-Lyn Hurley is, I would like to introduce you to her here and also encourage you to consider joining her writing circle that starts next week.  I'm excited to be in the group and I believe in her so much that I really wanted to share her work online.  One, you can learn more about her and her heart on her website and Instagram.  She's recently made some great posts on how our creative voice can contribute to our health and here is a little something she recently shared about The Constellation Room: 

"You already know how to write.  What you're missing is a room.  The Constellation Room is a writers' circle for women ready to trust their own voice again, not perform someone else's version of it. Season One, Memoir as a Mirror opens with live gatherings, weekly prompts, and a simple rule that changes everything: before we critique, we name what's working. What we love. Every time. Three ways in, from a self-paced course to a small live circle to one to one mentorship. Come as you are. Leave with pages that sound like you."  

 

 

The current Constellation Room has been an amazing experience so far - a warm and welcoming community where it feels safe to write and share - and ever inspired by Lori-Lyn warm, grounded and uplifting guidance.  There will be more seasons to come, so consider connecting with her on IG where she has a strong presence (and shares her offerings). 

 

 Living Mandala Art Exhibit - Gallery Opening 

 
 

 

Second, this morning was a little different as I got to head into WUKY with a co-conspirator, Melissa Bright to speak about a little creative art show project we've been cooking up this past year. This is the first art show I've co-curated since The Tarot Show in 2016, so, it was really lovely to return to the process.  I think my favorite part, hands down, is how it brings people together and creates a container of time in which people are crunching and creating towards a shared purpose.  I love how everyone comes together with their own special gifts be it as a n artist, writer, project manager, "peopler", organizer, or, idea maker.

It's an art show in celebration of the meditative arts and titled after a small personal philosophy that's surfaced through my work and life that I refer to it as The Living Mandala ... which is that we really all just little cells in a vast body of the cosmos that's much like a living, breathing mandala ... and how we really fall into place  ... into flow ... when we honor our given gifts and places in community -  we dance with the universe most gracefully when we surrender to our own personal rhythms of authenticity and into the arms of the world around us  -- I personally have learned and love to say how "the key to health is being yourself", and this will look very different for everyone.  

 

We may live in a "copy and paste" world these days, but, this is not our nature as humans.  The goal is to be our true selves together.  To create what you love, to connect more, to find your place in community and to show up honestly (which can sometimes even look like disappearing and going within). Your gifts do not have to be loud or flashy, and not everyone is terribly original and that is okay. In fact, it's beautiful. The quiet voices, the ones who don't clang are sometimes the most powerful and moving.  It's the steady energy of earth, sometimes the peaceful space holding of water, the quiet whisper of idea making air, or the slow burn of a community building fire. 

It's when we try to contort ourselves that we lean deeper into illness and so much of my work is about helping people break free from the bindings, social conditioning and "shoulds" they've picked up over the years.  Our element, our nature, our true selves get out of order, out of sorts. 

However, one thing that I find can help us return to ourselves is time ... space to reflect ... courage to show up and connect ... and a honoring of who you really are.  Your passion, your voice, your creativity, your care, your thoughtfulness, your ideas, your space holding ... your greatest gifts and strengths.  The Living Mandala is us showing up as us. This came to heart in a Sunday group study while staring out into the shapes of a relatively generic pastel rug in contemplation of some stories and meanings ... because apparently rugs are really inspiring and conducive to creative ideas, life philosophy and thinking. At least for the healing and design minded?  

It came to me because it aligns with my everyday encounter and understanding of healing ... and those I get to work with.  My  personal work in the world (I think maybe) is to help people remember, find and create space for their most authentic self, who they are, who they love, what they love, what their body and mind needs, what their heart and spirit needs. It's about courage, authenticity, patience, spiritual awareness and self-compassion.  Also I'm an advocate for boundaries, self-advocacy, discernment, presence, and a resilient heart that refuses to live the mediocre lie that we are all supposed to look, act, be and do the same things.  I believe in wonder, synchronicities, listening to your body and a Higher Power.  I also believe in actively holding conversations with God and paying attention to when you're being tapped on the shoulder or winked at.  

Some of the purpose here extends ... to write, speak and idea share, even though I need to learn to better edit (wish me luck) ... and at the root of all of this (why Nourish came to be) is a goal to help you unearth your desire, your craving, your purpose, your gifts.  It's to help you finally make space to break through the noise and embrace enough "boredom", combustion, surrender and fear to finally create in this wild world over over-consumption. 

To live in flow. 

 To trust your intuition. 

To remember who you are and be stubborn enough to fight for her. 

"Nourish" is not just about food and what you put into your mouth. It's about what you allow in through your eyes, ears, skin, time and focus.

And that's the work. 

I am not an art teacher, or, a writing instructor for such things ... I only help people create the systems and structures and space in their lives to be able to do the things.  I help them feel physically and mentally clear and well enough to no longer feel burned out, exhausted and overwhelmed, but, I am not a creative doula.  Which is why I find the work of Lori-Lyn and other artists in the world so incredibly beautiful and exciting to me ... and the need for beautiful creative classes (like Lori-Lyn's) is so vast and necessary now more than ever.

It's one thing to finally create time and space to do what you love or to have the energy to do so - and it's a whole other journey to do so with the intention and commitment to usher your way into actually creating something to completion, or  to share out in this big world with gumption.  

Sue, I've seen clients write books and make amazing art during our time together, but, that's because they already had it in them, they just needed to find the focus, time and fuel.  They already had the follow-through, courage and ambition that allowed it to pour out of them once they looked at it and honored it.

However, sometimes -- more often at time --  we also need the teacher to help us create the actual thing.  The person who is prolific in their creative magicianship ... who offers you a container where they will show you how to be more like them -- this is the "room" that Lori-Lyn shares.  I don't know about you, but, I have a lot of ideas and piles of writing and unwritten books.  This is something that I personally struggle with and have for decades (like my biggest creative block ... to take it seriously and give it the time it deserved).  I love and admire and adore creative people who really follow through and offer their art into the world in full form. 

SO, I'm so happy to get to join Lori-Lyn's circle ... because I trust her and love how she shows up in the world. She is amazing with follow through!  She is a queen at creating something through to completion and offering it up to the world.  And while I may fall off the wagon again, the fact that I have a playroom to look forward to this season where I can connect with other aspiring writers brings me so much joy and anticipation.  It just feels right. 

So, all that said, I hope you'll consider joining too, or maybe just drop by the art show for some inspiration from one of the 60+ artists (next Friday). Here's a short blurb I wrote up about it as well as the interview from this morning.  Thank you to WKYT and all of the amazing artists who have had the courage and tenacity to make the show what it is!  The dance troop (my fav), Movement Continuum, will be there. Eric Sutherland will be sharing a poetry reading, Pete Wallace will share hand pans and Lisa Hall and friends will share some Celtic and Appalachian music.  I can't wait and hope to see you there. I may be running around in the background, but, if you're there and want to say "hi!", please do!  

About The Living Mandala:
While we are living through challenging times it's so important to choose to be a light in the darkness. This September we plan to gather in collaboration and celebration of the visual arts, spoken word, music and the power of community.  Mandalas and labyrinths inspire us to find our center as individuals, as a collective and as a whole. Sharing your gifts can be one of the most moving acts of positivity, connection, potential and peace. When hearts and minds gather in the spirit of love, art and collaboration we shine a light, we become a transformative force in the world today, we become the living mandala. 

And if you feel like going down memory lane with me ... here is what I found in a very old newsletter this afternoon when I decided to use an old, warm, worn template that feels more authentic to my voice - the voice I left behind when I shifted my instagram to be brighter and cooler as it was what people liked.  Not what my heart saw. Do I regret it? Maybe? I just stopped posting, editing and writing.  It became boring and sterile when it became for business. So I quit!  So don't be surprised I start posting random photos of the perfect velvet crease on a vintage pink tufted couch (which I may or may not be sitting upon now, haha).

Okay, anyhow, here is that latter half of a newsletter circa 2013, when I also still loved taking photos for the sake of photo taking, the love of a moment and how the light hits just right:

This winter has allowed me some much needed space to dig deep and listen. 

I have had a fair amount of solitary time, and so I have spent much of it reading about perfumeries, archetypes, and plant medicines. I have also been writing on my blog, chicken scratching in notebooks, and writing old time letters to family and friends. I also take lots of photos.

All of the photos in this newsletter are from my Instagram, which I most welcome you to follow! 

 

 

Another thing I have realized in this time is how much I love working with people and how much I cherish my client relationships. Though my practice is about and for you, the time we spend together is actually quite healing and balancing for me as well. It allows me to be who I am more fully and that means so much to me.

Thank you for this.

I began my practice in hopes to offer our community natural methods of healing and transformation through client self-empowerment.

 

A peek into my days as an apprentice!

 

 

Above is an image of some fresh Kava Root (Piper methysticum). Not all Kava roots are heart shaped, though it would be pretty sweet if they were!

My teacher and I chopped and blended over twenty-five pounds of Kava that arrived from Hawaii that day...dare I say with a very scary cleaver, that I look forward to becoming more comfortable using.  

Kava root can help bring a big sigh of relief when you need it most...it's a skeletal muscle relaxant that helps to reduce pain, anxiety, and nervous tension. 

I especially like to have it on hand when I know I may encounter potentially stressful time periods, such as around the winter holidays, or tax season for that matter.

Ginormous cleaver aside, it was total treat to make kava tincture, as it was one of my very first herbal allies! You can see more images of our Kava tincture making process here. 

 

Big love,

Nishaan
 

   


 

 

 {nourish your body, mind, heart and spirit}

Soft Spaces to Heal in Virgo Season

Energies

Workshops

Pay What You Can 1:1

Have you noticed the cricket’s song lowering in frequency and pace this week?  Asleep with windows open, such a lovely sensory embodiment and invitation to do the same. As the fires of summer begin to dwindle, we ground and shift back our energies back to cozy, soft earth as well. 

 

It’s a wonderful time for connection, comfort and cozy transitions in rhythms, intentions and a fresh grounding into what you want the coming year to look and feel like.

The start of autumn and virgo season feel so grounded and tidy … mostly anyway.  The transition can feel a little bumpy between, and once we get past of the electricity of eclipse season (only a few days left), you’ll feel more of that cozy shift.

It’s been a big month of workshops, planning, writing and witnessing some beautiful healing transitions.  

If you’ve wanted to work together 1:1 and are ready, this is a great time to consider joining in. One, tis’ the season … Virgo is all about health, systems, and the bearing of earthy habits.  We can work on your connection to nature, listening to your body, your relationship with food and movement for example. 

The beautiful thing about working together is that not only do you get a coach who loves and cares about your version of success, you also get a clinician with over 20 years of experience and training in functional health, herbal medicine and Ayurveda to support your nervous system, gut brain and stress responses.  It’s a sweet, supportive  and effective collage that I’ve seen yield pretty profound results time and time again.

If you sign up by next week you are welcome to apply for the final remaining sliding scale left (in celebrations of Nourish’s bday). One out of the three packages remain unclaimed and I'd love to find a good heart to share it with :) 

If you are ready to feel a big transformation in your body, mind, career choices, routines and overall sense of joy and peace, that’s what this coaching journey helps to foster and grow.

If you’re tired of feeling like a slave to food, your phone, and cravings that you feel like you have no control over … if you find yourself in negative thought spirals at 3 am … if you feel pretty alone, overwhelmed and confused on how to get out, I’m here for you. I’m here as a comrade of radical self-love, I’m here to hold you accountable to your most authentic self, needs, and day dreams. I’m here to help you say no, to believe in your own boundaries, to help you sleep better at night and to wake feeling excited to start your day.  I’ve worked with teachers, lawyers, priests, therapists, financial advisors, care takers, ceo’s and artists.

I’ve seen a lot of exhausted, type-a ladies transform from feeling like they are their own worst critic to loving their whole self. They learn to say no and they stop spiraling.  They identify what they love and start doing it. I seriously think it’s the best thing in the world to witness people unfold into themselves in this way, to make permission for softness and create routines that work. I’ve seen people who hate to cook, or who don’t like vegetables send me regular meals that they now love to cook and totally blow my kitchen sink chefness to the wind.  

They’ve  create time to eat, sleep, rest, travel and play.   It’s the most inspiring thing ever to see a woman’s face start to glow in a new way, to see them radiate contentment and presence when they walk in a room, to see the tension melt away in a long term way.  

If you’re feeling a little burned out, rudderless, overwhelmed, sick and confused on where to begin, I’m here to help you and fairly confident that I can (but let’s talk first, hahah).  No really, I’ve worked with people struggling with things like ulcerative colitis, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue, IBS, chronic stress, arthritis, diabetes, fertility (yes they made babies), PMS, skin issues, migraines, etc.  

There’s a long list of clinical stuff and then there’s the mind-body confidence coaching holistic health-y stuff.  All those buzz words. Believe me, I get it. But, also, it’s what I do and I’ve seen tons of people sail through some crazy ships, so here we are, an invitation to a genuine, meaningful, and yes, even fun, healing journey …

You’ll receive  compassion, presence, care and a soft space to land that helps you to find both rest and strength … surrender and oomph … a journey that holds space for your whole beautiful self.  

Anyhow, if these are results you want, and if you want to get started, simply reply here and let me know what you need help with.

Sure, you can always put it off, but, I find that  decisions from the heart yield the best results in the long run.

What’s your heart asking you to do?  

If you’re curious, but, want to know more, we can start with an email. If want to apply for the sliding scale option you have until Monday 8/31/26.  This is a great fit if we already met one-to-one, you grew clear that you want the support and transformations, but needed a little financial wind fall to make it possible.  

If we have worked together just reach out, you know where to find me.  If we have yet to work together let's book a Transformational Call.

There is a Thursday pm opening and a Friday morning opening.  Send me a message via website with any q's: www.nourishmindbodyspirit.com

The fall is an enchanting time for healing. I would love to have you join this little cozy soft space in the world.

 

Hugs,

Nishaan

August  

Wildfire Wellness

Navigating Neurodivergence Naturally

Join us for meaningful connection and support as we chat food, herbs and holistic routines to help you feel more steady and calm during this season of transitions and transformations.  This workshop is created to support your body, mind,  and self-care needs and patterns.  

Sign up Here

Sat. August 29th, 2026 | 1:00-2:30pm

September

Lexington Salt Cave & Wellness

Virgo New Moon Collective

Join a handful of like hearts and minds in a supportive and cozy space as we explore the power of virgo season and new moons - a powerful time to plant seeds and set intentions for what you want to be, see and feel more of. We will discuss ways to calmly ground your body and mind - to curate focus, intuition and flow.

I’ll share over 25 years of experience sharing and celebrating these transformational cycles and archetypes.  There will be time for questions and conversation as we gather, connect and grow in community.  I look forward to seeing you!

Sign up Here

Thurs. September 3rd, 2026 | 6:30-8:00 pm

I met a butterfly last month …

After 5.5 years off of social media I got back on Instagram (for now at least). If you’d like to connect, I’d love to see what you’re up to! If you’re into nature, philosophy, art, music, plants, hiking adventures and whimsy, that’s what you’ll see most. I consciously choose not to post about health. I prefer not to add to the confusion and overwhelm online in a world where health is never one size fits all.

@nishaansandhu

An Honest Take

Landing in a little spot with cozy couches, simple coffee, tobacco leather, light and a lot of fuzzy pillows.  A clean atmosphere with warm nudes, plants everywhere and a decent playlist.  Decent enough that while headphone wires have been dangling from my ears I forgot to turn on my latest "Heavenly (Hi)" mix, but, I also can't tell you what I've been listening to for the past two hours beyond circling thoughts on formatting this blog, curiosity on what next steps I may trip into and something between an existential crisis and a revelation bubbling since 2013, "what the hell happened to blogging to blog. What they hell happened to working for work. What the hell happened period".  

 So I opened a page to publish between the sweet humming of Emily Watts's take on the classic, "Le Vie En Rose" and a thought to type the title "blogging to blog" and then was like, "yeah, but, what's underneath this is something of a pause, a revelation and a rant, it's an honest take".  So here you have it, an honest take.  Massive white fans spin over head with minimalist white blades and a tempo slow that their reflection motions like smoke upon the black screen of my phone.  Fooled me, I could've sworn a piece of incense was pluming from the bent edges of this well worn canvas bag it flashed over. Sunburned leather straps tamed and stretched by all the water bottle shleping amongst tattered piles of very, very important never ending and never finished documents that I carry from home to coffee shops and home again. A shuttle of words wasted, and maybe even a little stale at this point. 

And then there are the baskets.  The baskets of ideas so old that they've become new again according to a generation of humans who pee on well worn beautiful things, claim them like a telemarketer and forget to call themselves Columbus.  There was a time when that behavior was kind of saved for twenty somethings in college as they discovered the whole old beautiful world around them, however, this not very generous way of moving through the world seems to have stretched its way into a cultural norm in which society has begun to eat itself. 

This is why I stopped writing.  Coming to grips with the sunny layer I used to lead with and realizing that while a deeper inner happiness remains, I see things differently and so my words land differently. 

This journey has landed me in a place where I wonder what I am surrounded by, what I'm made of, and if this paper boat is about to sink or swim it's way its way to the right hands that may unfurl it's purpose with love and wonder and relativity. 

That's what I set out for when I began writing. An unfurling of time and perspective morphs into a patina of thoughts with age and evolution and yeah maybe a little bitterness that I've learned is actually quite good for you - to digest, to reset, to be realistic and even a little more palatable to those of us who've learned to know better, that sometimes it doesn't work out.  That while God is on our sides (I believe) the purpose of life is not always to win, or to succeed.  It's to learn and evolve. To find beauty and meaning in the moments when we erode to the same extent as when we  grow.  

I'm missing a world sans pretension - while breathing in a world that's utterly built upon it, yet, holds few legs of integrity.  The power in which marketing has yielded from and by very hungry people selling a story, "being relatable and vulnerable", "feeling seen and heard' has landed us into a series of isolation and distrust hardened like bathroom stall walls that hold something terrifyingly disappointing when we take a gander at the actual level of privacy they shield and yield.  No, I mean literally.  If you've used it in the bathroom, it's on tape somewhere. 

So, somewhere between the stalls and a few other life land mines I gave up the ghost. I don't know if I know what that really means. But, really all of this (writing, teaching, sharing, being) began to feel more like a means to an end where I worried about defending my own right to originality as a sovereign being, and at this point it's about relinquishing my ego on ownership while defending the rights of humans to be respected enough to at least receive a head nod from a billionaire machine.  

What reality is this in which we are living? I feel so far from my days of yore where I found myself cursing at how annoying it was to still be hand cutting and taping labels to a freshly poured tincture bottle that I lovingly poured for another human being so they could find levity and deep rest.   That was the extent of my frustration largely. 

 

But, it's strange to sadly no longer curse scissors made sticky from years of cutting wide packaging tape to protect the printed instructions as I wrap it strategically to prevent it from bubbling up. I still use these labels and tape.  I not longer feel annoyed by them.   I no longer long for something pre-printed, fancy and delivered warm into the plastic arms of printer that not longer accepts cords as a reasonable utensil for receiving information.  "We accept air and invisible realities only" ... this is a bandwagon that my brain, for whatever reason has failed to wrap it's gnarly roots around becuase it just can not comprehend it ... it does not make linear sense. It wants all digital concepts to be 3D.  Make it real, I want to touch it.  Enough of this airy fairy "tis on the cloud" bullshit.  It's all counter intuitive to me ... why would we ruin something so simple and straight forward as a plug (?) to only replace it with a million disjointed divas with such unruly routes and rule books as bluetooth and wifi?  There is no rhyme or reason.  No manners.  I'm a moody woman, but, come on, if I'm on the clock and expected to perform a function I'm not going to protest, shut down or ignore a command because the air just feels off.  And yet we've come to a point in society where this is not only to be expected, but, tolerated.  Kind of like how customer service died, or, how things are now not only made to be broken, but literally given up when they are still working because the companies make the object stop working from the inside ... the subscription model, the "next gen" model.  

It's often written out plainly like that.  In my mind "next Gen" is not about the object - not about a newer or "next" generation of the object. It's about how standards being lowered in a period of time in which the newer generation of human will be so far removed from higher expectations that they will not even know it's an option.  This next gen will tolerate less because it will be far removed enough from quality that they not only won''t even know the difference, they will pay more for less under a guise of paying less for more. 

When I began my practice ... things were not like this.  It was simple, it was real, it was human, it made sense.  It was a time where people were less hungry to crush one another and steal ideas and do things for the aesthetic or latest trend.  I honestly miss the days when my main problem was trying to deal with people who didn't believe in what I did, which my response was hardly defensive and more of a pathetic "white flag?" because I simply did not care.  I made it work well enough... and now we're in a time where what I do falls into a freshly made up umbrella of a multi-bazillion dollar industry and part of me wants to run as far away from it as possible as I find myself feeling sick as I watch the market take something so good, well-intentioned, meaningful and pure and twist it up into a swindling little trend that oozes with pressure, fakeness and a commitment to the gram or whatever. 

 

Oh my. If there is an ever more jutting flavor that is less widely palatable, or, spikier than bitter, I will claim it.  And, I know I'm not alone here in wondering how much a landline costs, or, if I can finally just take a hammer to help put this sweet little printer that could not to rest and then maybe find something a little more primitive and pleasantly uncouth as a lovely plastic printer gone yellow from the sun with a tail I can plug into this little laptop. 

 

I guess that's mainly what I came on here to say.  You're not alone.  We're all ready for cords and hand written love letters and warm light bulbs. I'm grateful to implode enough to scatter these words like a tired old burlap sack falling over and open -- a mess of clunky pool balls, cold, hard and colorful, rolling, falling, clacking, unsure what soft green wall they'll butt.  There are typos, there is no purpose beyond presence and a hope that at least one other human out there will get this.  We're still breathing.  We're not sure what it will look like in even a year.  But, I guess I'm just tired of hiding and tired of editing and tired of not writing due to ... insert any litany of fears that have less to do with rejection and more to do with the a braid of integrity, overwhelm and inspiration ... and timing.  They say that sometimes procrastination is just your intuition saying "not yet" and I guess my third eye has either retired, given up, or, permitted me to finally run with this hot mess. 

 

Thanks for listening. May you find something real in your hands and heart and calendar that makes you feel even more human that you did when you began to read this.  May it bring you joy this week, this year, this hour.  And, if you can't find it when you look up, I do wonder ... how will you make it?  And, who will you invite to join you? 

There was a reason to love Catcher in the Rye so much in the 90's.  The fan is still spinning. 

 

WITH LOVE (and classic bitterness),  Nishaan  

August Events and Workshops

 Happy  Birthday Leo Babies!  And HBD Nourish :)

Savor the Weeds Radio on Media Lex

 

 

Cultivating Beauty & Connection to Nature

Nourish Turns 16 August 12, 2026 :)

Pay what you can sliding scale sessions, August

Navigating Neurodivergence Workshop, August 29th 

New Moon Collective Workshop, September 3rd

Living Mandala Art Show, September  18th

 

Sweet 16 

Happy August my friends, Leo season is here :) and Nourish is turning 16!  I would say it's hard to believe, but, honestly I've felt pretty aware of the passing of time and all the moments on growth big, small.  Not for the sake of being utterly so present so much as that it's a pretty all encompassing things to take on in life.  Not a day goes by that I don't think about it be it through joy, worry, meaning or disappointment. 

What I didn't see about starting a business (which I did out of necessity at the time, more on that story another time), was how much it would crack me open and teach me a lot of things physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.  I'm forever grateful to a handful of incredibly loving and encouraging mentors that helped usher things through.  Including my voice and confidence which I definitely found in this ever blooming process. 

 

Workshops: New Moon in Virgo & Navigating Neurodivergence Naturally 

I think my favorite part of the work has been how special every relationship has been with each client and how grateful I am to get to work alongside people in such a meaningful (to me) way.  My other favorite part is hands down the joy of collaborations and this season (my favorite one of all, "sfall") I get to work with Wildfire Wellness and Lexington Salt Cave ... two beautiful spaces that have really flavored, enriched and warmed the healing community that this little city shares.  Those events and sign-up links will be posted throughout the blog (and links below). 

Pay What You Can in August (first come first serve)

This week, as a thank you to helping me make my work possible I want to offer a pay what you can sliding scale option for sessions.  If you have wanted to coach with me, or, receive clinical holistic health support, but, were not able to for financial reasons, now you can.  However, I will genuinely only be able to offer this on a first come first serve basis.  Hit reply here and we can book a call to make an arrangement that works for you, or, you can book directly through the link below.   I'm really excited to offer this as I also fairly selfishly want to be busier and am trying to fill a Tues/Thurs at 8am because starting that early kind of jazzes me up these days.  So, no guilt here on reaching out and taking advantage of the offer (whatever time you book), kay?

Living Mandala Art Show, September 18, 2026 

In other news, I have 'been helping to curate an art show on mandalas, labyrinths and the meditative arts and am getting back to recording new episodes of Savor the Weeds at MediaLex.  If we've been in touch for a while you know I have a passion for the arts, left music school to pursue healing and have a deep love for talking, rabbit holing and idea sharing. Herein enter the radioshow, art show and how I just got back from one of the most nourishing two weeks since being in business while slinging salads at a music camp on a random well wooded and cabin'ed island. Talk about heaven.  Also fell back in love with Talking Heads and David Byrne.  And goat cheese. 

About The Art Show
The art show will be a part of the gallery hop on September 18th, 2026 at the Christ Church Cathedral gallery.  Pete Wallace will play hand pans, Movement Continuum will offer a dance performance, Eric Sutherland some poetry, Lisa Hall and friends will share some traditional Celtic music and there of course will be a great collection of artists.  I've been really excited about what I've seen so far!  

Okay, I think that is all the news I have for now :)  Looking forward to seeing you out and about and sending love. 

 Sign-ups:

Book your session (interview for pay what you can)

Navigating Neurodivergence Naturally | Saturday August 29th @1pm | Wildfire Wellness

Virgo New Moon Collective | Thursday September 2rd @ 6:30 pm | Lexington Salt Cave

Savor the Weeds Radio

Art Hop September 2026 

 

Okay, that's all for now!  

 

Sending you lots of love,

Nishaan