September 16, 2026
Excited to have co-curated another art show!
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.
A big thank you to each
and everyone one of you!
See
schedule and more well deserved thank yous below!
September 4, 2026
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.
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'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.
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.
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}
August 25, 2026
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.
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!
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
August 10, 2026
An Honest Take
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 4, 2026
August Events and Workshops
Happy Birthday Leo Babies! And HBD Nourish :)
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
Okay, that's all for now!
Sending you lots of love,
Nishaan
Navigating Neurodivergence Naturally Workshop August 29, 2016
Navigating Neurodivergence Naturally
August 29, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 PM
Wildfire Yoga & Wellness
Hey friends, we have a workshop coming up that is built to support your mind and body holistically when it comes to the physical sensitivities that commonly shine in neurodivergence. Join us at Wildfire Wellness later this month if you are ready to discover ways to calm your nervous system and make space for you. This workshop is built for neurodivergent individuals seeking compassion, support and authentic nourishment. This will be a welcoming and safe space to discover natural remedies and routines that may help you tend to your energy, meals, rest, sleep and workflows while also making time for what you love … including yourself.
There is so much to connect with on this topic. The work I've been offering for the past twenty years is built around supporting a sensitive nervous system, digestive system, and other common fairly frustrating health concerns that are very real, commonly looked over, and also can be supported and comforted. This isn't a one size fits all class, but, it will be a space to openly discuss natural ways that you can find more softness, stillness, stability, follow-through, energy, rest and comfort as needed.
If you can't make the workshop, but, want 1:1 support, reach out to me by email, or, book a session online (link below).
You can sign-up here
Hugs,
Nishaan
May 8, 2026
New Moon Collective | Live Workshop at Wildfire Yoga and Wellness
Hi *|FNAME|*,
Gemini Season | New Moon Workshop | Wildfire Yoga & Wellness
New Moon Collective Workshops are back :)
A few people signed up before the event posted - so excited to see you all!
Join us at Wildfire - Sign-Up Here
Attendees shared expressed their love for these workshops - how after the events they felt more aligned with nature, the moon, their values and personal cycles. The classes began online in 2018 and became a beacon of accountability and community that changed the way super lovely, caring and creative people chose to show up in the world. While clearly disappointing to some (also expressed), I had to pause the events (more below if you care to hear). After a 3 year hermitage-y hiatus, the workshops are back and so is my voice in the world of astrological archetypes.
About The Gemini Season | New Moon Collective 2026
The archetype of Gemini is hanging high in general right now and will for many many years to come so what you learn will go a long way - how to navigate smoothly.
The New Moon in general is a powerful time to plant seeds and set intentions for what you want to see, feel and be in your life. I've celebrated this monthly pattern for over 25 years now and it has been absolutely transformational. I'm delighted to share this practice with you in collective community at Wildfire Wellness on Saturday May 23 from 4-5:30 pm.
We will discuss the fun loving archetype of Gemini, who is all about communication, our social connectivity, and technology. This swift moving air sign rules our nervous system, speech, and mind, including the communication between mind and body.
We will discuss how and why this can be a potent time to address healing, especially if you identify as a highly sensitive people pleaser. Join us in a supportive space where you will learn how to call in a deeper sense of calm grounding for your body, visions and big dreams through the rhythm of nature. There will be time for questions and conversation as we gather to connect and grow within community ... so look forward to seeing you.
BONUS: Attendees will be given an opportunity to enter a drawing for a chance to win a 90 minute transformational coaching session with me! Winner will be announced at the event.
You will discover how the new moon can help yoo cultivate a deeper sense of balance and authenticity of heart.
Meet us for meaningful connection at Wildfire
Gemini New Moon Collective
Sat. May 23, 2026 from 4:00-5:30 pm
Why I Broke up with Astrology
If you wondered why I paused the new moon workshops for a period of time —- I went through a period of personal discernment which asked me to create a mindful pause from these workshops and astrology. I was asked (by that inner voice) to place astrology on the “back burner”. Not to renounce it or throw it away, but, to remove it - like a crutch - so I may walk more steadily in my spirituality and to expand my concept of what is possible — I needed rebuild trust. I needed to stop looking around me for signals of reality through mathematical interpretations that began to feel limiting instead of eye opening, or helpful.
Astrology is a tool that can be used to build or break. I personally felt like it was becoming overly influential in my life. I let it start to take control over my moves and decisions in a new way and realized it was because voices were everywhere explaining reality as if it were purely fated and fixed — that which I know it is not.
I wanted to lean into my heart and my own connection with Source — who I feel is much greater and not limited to astrology. New Moon wishes taught me that with the power of prayer and intention that just about anything can be possible. The newly booming “business, brand and bigness” of astrology changed the climate, the depth and the realness for me. I looked at other professionals and saw many of them pilfering fear, addiction and an attachment to outcomes — a disconnection from heart and a weaponizing of the mind/intellect.
I found myself delaying conversations to control a desired outcome, but, later realizing I actually felt more out of sync and overly controlled than in flow with love. I began avoiding certain things, or, timing events in attempts to harness reality, which more often than not actually quieted my intuition instead of dancing with it.
You know? It felt like because I was focusing on timing and transits … as a tool to “control reality” that my relationship with astrology became a hammer that was actually breaking things, or swinging at an angle that created bent nails more that creating a gorgeous frame for a piece of art.
I realized I went further than what I needed to — You know when you create something and obsess over a concept of perfection and so end up destroying it? When you could’ve just walked away from it when it felt right? Or LET is break becuase the breaking is actually the thing that made it more beautiful, but, we were too small minded to see it at the time? THAT to me is how Source works. Not through math.
Through trust, acting from the heart and letting go of a need to dominate and control.
It’s not about PRECISION. It’s about PRESENCE. Not about PANIC but PASSION. I could go on and on as you probably know …. anyhow
What astrology had become in the collective (and in my consciousness) kind of made me feel sick/ I did not want to have anything to do with the professional aspects of the field - my work is about helping people find their truth — andm I found in astrology readings people were coming to me with an openness that felt dangerous — they wanted answers, they wanted to know the “right way”, they wanted someone else to do the work for them instead of learning the hard way, or trusting there is no SINGLE right way. We are beautiful in our differences, gifts, “faults”, humanness. Astrology began to feel like a tool of sterilization that people turned to for thought, action and identity.
Sooooo …. after decades of dancing with astrological archetypes and the astrological seasons I took a pause from what I had discovered had become to me — asurrogate, reliable family unit to guide me through my life well into adulthood.
That was a hard realization and pill to swallow at 43. It wasn’t my only tool of discernment, but, it became overly important — I was ready to individuate from it, to release my crutched and kind of like walk again — to stop leaning on the arches of “prediction and transits’ — to take off my training wheels and go.
It was in some ways a powerful and freeing transition — and in others painful and challenging to be honest. It felt like a break up with an emotional crutch. It took three years of hunkering down and pulling back for me to find my own personal truth and clarity in the matter - which is a interpretive hop skip and jump away.
I was excited to get back together with the archetypes. I still feel a sense of struggle and strangeness when it comes to the transits. Not to say threads do not exist. I just don’t want to sew my quilt together with them. I have something a little more wild, untamed, unpredictable and wiley in mind. The beautiful gift of life is too big for astrology.
Like anything, it was about the relationship with astrology, no astrology itself. Yes, was sad to step back, kind of like when you give up cheese or sugar, but, after close to 35 years of learning and leaning into astrology for guidance and sustenance — I needed a serious reset to build my own sense of power, trust, balance, fuel and a reconnection to truth and Source.
I personally believe Source created everything, including the fantastical whims of the cosmos, patterns and human behaviors.
I think over-attachment to any outcome can make you lose sight of the purpose and actual connection to what is in front of you with heart. I think astrology is kind of built to create an overly attached relationship with it. If there is too much, it can be like sugar. Sugar is a treat. It softens, makes us feel peaceful and pacified in small amounts. The archetypes are incredibly beautiful at helping us to feel seen and heard. Incredibly so. A birth chart reading can make you feel at home in your own skin and I don’t think that is a bad thing. I think it’s a beautiful tool, like sandpaper that can help us refine and bring shine to ourselves.
Much like these the burgundy peonies on my front porch. I have been dead heading and watering and loving on them just about every day because they are something I want to see grow in my life. I love to place the beautifully wilted petals on the soil with care and remind them of how valuable they are, how they are not gone, just changing, taking on a new journey to nourish the burgeoning life of the freshly made buds from the ground up — and in the background they will inspire more velvety flowers and vibrantly waxy green leaves to grow from it’s purest, whole and full essence.
It’s a marriage of life and decomposition. Of beauty and a marriage between the old and the new — who we are, where we came from and who we want to become — it’s not always a pretty process, but, it’s a process that needs our full attention and willingness to grow (sometimes through change that can feel like a dying of the self, or, what we are attached to) in order to blossom.
Authenticity and discernment take time, commitment, courage, grit, humility and a thread of passion to remain steady and on your path. You will hit gnarly roots and whipping branches — you have to remember to find ways to stay true to your heart -to maintain your strength of purpose — to keep focus by choosing to grow towards that which waters, shines and takes care of you.
You have to be your own best care-taker at times, and, leaning into community — what feels like good-feeling love — that is important too.
The tilling and decomposition of your soil allows you to resurface with a depth of understanding, life, hopefully some grace and a breath that embodies clarity.
It’s a product of presence and an openness to you OWN life experience — to OWN it —is to grow from it. Earned wisdom, confidence and discernment through life experience … these are gifts … but not the kind that you can simply buy, or, have handed over to you. It’s a muscle that is built within terms of use and that also atrophies when you look too far outside of yourself to fulfill it’s duties.
When you surrender to this, you find your inner guidance — you become free to exercise your unique gifts, expressions and relationships. You join a beautiful array of diversity, beauty and the creativity of life in motion. Sure, we all experience dents and dings of the heart - we learn through “trial and experiment” as I like to say.
Tattered tapestries and the patina of time share the deeper stories, the richness of an old lock and key, the beauty of wrinkles — a well worn intention or sense of purpose can not be replicated or taken away - it is an honest expression of your trails chosen and walked, an unsterilized, well lived version of you.
If we have been working together for some time now, you’ll know this message of birth, death and letting go to permit regeneration and new growth is not something new. Rebirth allows more space for compassion, acceptance, diversity and discernment. It allows you a larger lens - to have real empathy for experiences because you’ve allowed yourself to experience more - which can be pretty humbling in the best of ways. It allows you to listen to your inner-wisdom, to source, to honor your heart strings, to align with a sense of purpose in each moment. It allows you to express your given gifts and authenticity — to hold space to love on and see others as they do the same. You may not be good at — or have everything. And thank goodness for that. Could you imagine how boring the world would be if we all felt like we all had everything, the same things?
I love that saying, how, when you try to be everything for everyone, you are no one.
The archetypes teach us this through wit and wisdom - how we are all a bit like our own patchwork quilt in life, in heart, in expression, in talents, in experience. I celebrate that in you and I hope you can celebrate the same for those that surround you. There is beauty in our differences, in our “lack”. For, if we all had everything, we would not need one another.
And maybe that is what is so wrong with our society today. With everything at our fingertips we lose the gift of reliance. Of needing another.
How do you think you can change that in your life? Let’s get creative. Resourcefulness is a genius motivator for creativity and ingenuity. There’s a saying around that but I can’t recall it - if you do feel free to remind me of how it goes here.
SIDE NOTE:
In the face of the attention economy and the popularity of “healing” - it is easy for people to bait and trap innocent, longing, desiring people through exploitation.
Integrity, authenticity and honesty are strong values that I hold earnestly. My allegiances are not to a burgeoning business model, or, “brand”, but to authentic support and care. When I joined it over 20 years ago there was no money (and little faith) in the field. I followed a calling that made no sense on paper. It was an act of inner trust. truth and passion. I do not try to dress or express to fit the part. I am myself and try to produce original thoughts and content from tried and true (sometimes ancient) modalities. I find myself disappointed with the modern expression of healing — from the “business side of industry” — as it is bombarded by messaging from palpable opportunists and ego. It feels so confusing for everyone these days to know what to trust. Everything feels muddy. Even more reason to strengthen your muscles of discernment and wisdom when it comes to all that you surround yourself with.
I have no answers for you here beyond what I’ve shared above today, but, always here to share a professional helping hand if it feels like a genuine fit for you. My only; agenda is to help you to become the versions of yourself that helps to make your world and the world at large a more beautiful, creative, welcoming, helpful, authentic and loving place. And, I hope that you are able to see that you are also perfect as you are right now and do not need to perform to receive love and support. You are already loved and you’re not alone :)
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