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Creativity is a delicate balance—
For me, it is a process that exists somewhere between focused intention and letting go of the outcome.
Every time I begin a painting, the hardest part is getting out of my own way and letting the paint tell its story.
join us for the opening reception— Saturday March 7, 2026 4-6 p.m.
on exhibit at Austin art & frame gallery in Westlake hills, austin, tx
Find Clarity and Self-Healing in the Stillness of your Mind.
These audios are a simple guide to deeper relaxation. Learn how to relax (for just fifteen minutes) and watch your body spontaneously heal and gain clarity in this quiet, still space.
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A workshop with Elizabeth is a session of growth, interesting perspectives, and most of all joy. When the workshop is over, I feel at peace, ready to take on my day, and like I just shared a cup of tea with a dear friend— Susan
A Powerful Investment: To discuss and integrate pathways to self-discovery, ultimately uncovering the best version of you. To help you learn tools and techniques to use long after the workshop is over. These methods become life skills, much like learning to ride a bike. Once you’ve got it, you are confident in how to maneuver the journey. It begins one day at a time.
Summer’s spell has cast its net over me. I am beyond excited to announce my first-ever couple’s retreat in the most magical place I can imagine: Tepoztlan, Mexico.
I am told there is an energy vortex here that makes colors appear brighter, softens sounds, and creates a healing experience simply by being in this remarkable place. This retreat aims to awaken your spirit to Tepoztlan’s magic, experience the healing effects of relaxation, and reconnect with yourself and your partner.
Tepoztlan, Mexico, is a mystical town known for its healing and sacred energy. Our retreat space sits on six acres of utopian gardens with a sunken grass tennis court, equestrian stables, walking trails, resort-style pool, and a labyrinth vegetable garden.
Why do I love offering workshops so much?
It’s really about the intimate sense of connection, to talk in ‘soul’ language, and to have the opportunity to offer support.
Join us for a sacred geometry art discussion.
Learn more about the hidden order of meaning through sacred geometry art.
Free event, Serasana healing arts studio, beecave, austin, TX.
Collaborating with the enchanting Bishop’s Lodge Auberge Resort, Santa Fe NM — “Soul Space Through Affirmations + Paint”
In this 90 minute workshop you will learn how to combine an affirmation with gouache water color paint as a portal to self-discovery. To redirect your energies, discern what's important to you, and form a commitment to yourself. Create an affirmation for positive change such as, "I am gentle with myself. I keep love in my soul,” integrated into a painting.
What to Expect?
Following are answers to some of the most common questions…
What is the weather like in June in Santa Fe?
Beautiful. The average temperature hovers around 79 degrees F for a high and dips into the low 60’s at night. Perfect weather to sleep with your windows open. June is a dry month, so rain is rare and humidity is low. We’d recommend packing light, casual and bring layers.
I’ve never been to Santa Fe. Anything I should know? READ ON…
We were in Mexico last week facilitating our Soul Space Retreat at the magical Belmond Resort, Maroma.
Over the course of a few days we spent time getting in touch with our soul, the
part of us that lives deep within.
You are in a new environment, there are some familiar faces but mostly new. You are not really sure what to expect but something in your belly tells you it feels like you are in the right place at the right time. You are supported.
You sit down on your yoga mat. There is a kind smile coming from the mat next to yours. You think how nice it is to have a new friend in this stranger.
Life as you know it—the flurry of busyness, the constant spin-cycle and repeat. What if, family work and all responsibilities are left behind? There is an opening, much like cracking open a window on a beautiful day. In this new free void, wide open space is brought forward from a sense of no worry and no giving to everyone else first, she came back to her own power and remembered who she was.
On offer to anyone who wants to escape summer’s heat into the mountains of Northern New Mexico and has an urge to explore,
WRITING RETREAT 23 - 25 AUGUST 2023
Bishop’s Lodge Auberge Resort, Santa Fe, NM
Allie nudged me (to what we refer to) as to ‘Kondo’ the space. Marie Kondo’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up is a guide we love. Over the past few months, Allie had focused on clearing the clutter from her apartment and was fresh with the ‘what sparks joy mindset’.
I believe affirmations go hand-in-hand with ‘clear the clutter’ concept. To use an affirmation is about getting organized, just instead of kitchen counters, it’s with our words and intentions— it’s about saying more with less. An affirmation is a short, clear, positive statement that creates clarity, forms intention, and guides you. These short positive statements asks you to cut through the clutter of your life and focus your mind on one essential truth at a time.
Who couldn’t use a few moments of peace and calm right now? Indulge yourself in 15-20 minutes to color your way into a meditation.
Do you long for a space in your home (and your soul) that is quiet, peaceful and and sacred? How do you create a space WITHIN YOU, and your home that nurtures your soul?
I consider myself a generally healthy and happy person. I eat well, exercise, meditate, sleep and feel supported by my relationships. I also suffer with chronic eczema. This skin rash can present itself as a small irritation, or can escalate into a raw, heat-inflamed, intensely uncomfortable whole body rash.
Retreat into Fall. Autumn Equinox Sept, 22,2018.
On Sunday, October 14th, 2018 in the natural environment of Houston’s arboretum a group of women will come together. They will spend the day retreating.
Seek patience and passion in equal amounts. Patience alone will not build the temple. Passion alone will destroy its walls. —Maya Angelou
Heart Space Yoga Series with Sarah
SOUL SPACE RETREAT The magic of observing our ladies leave with a completely different posture— walking away with a new found presence that holds the deep truth — truewellbeing radiates from the inside out.
“Alicia had tears streaming down her face when she heard the news.”
The Mark family, a family of six, lost everything from the devastating floods of Hurricane Harvey – including their home and family vehicle. Without a vehicle, they were left with no means of transportation to work or school.
Ocean tides, yearly calendars, women’s cycles, farmers crops, all are influenced by lunar cycles. It is evident that there is power in this practice.
If it is true the flutter of the butterfly’s wings in the Amazon can be felt all over the planet– then so can our support of light and love for those suffering from Hurricane Harvey.
Sarah, Allie, and I arrived a few days early to intentionally create time for self-care and replenish ourselves before we led 17 women on our retreat this past weekend in New Mexico.
We love writing e-inspirations each week. And, we especially love receiving your comments and feedback. It is your personal replies that motivate us to keep writing them. We want to do it better and we need your help.
What could be more precious than your health and well-being? Why do we find it so difficult to carve out time for ourselves, even when we know that by doing so we will be happier and healthier and everyone around us will reap the benefits? What if you held the tools to live in a way that transformed daily stress into peaceful moments, creative insight and purpose-felt action? You hold the power to live with authentic health and happiness.
how to write
As many of you know, I love to follow the moon cycles. In my daily journal, I record where the moon is in its monthly rotation. When I follow the cycles, I can be more aware of a new Moon (begin again), waxing Moon (building energies), full Moon (surf the wave), or waning Moon (revision energies), and also be more compassionate with myself and others during high-intensity lunar periods, such as a full Moon or eclipses.
I believe everyone has a story to tell. There are lots of reasons to want to write a book
Have you ever felt inspired to write your memoir, perhaps captured ( or to be) in your journal or diary’s reflections? Is there something you feel compelled to share— stories to leave with your family as a legacy or for a reader to benefit from your experience?
For me, it was an outpouring. To transcribe my life’s experiences. To write about the stress as my role as an NICU nurse and then as a mother of a sick child.
Thank you. I write for you—and for myself as well.
It’s a passion and a pleasure to transcribe words onto a page. It often feels as if I am not the writer, but merely a scribe taking dictation, scribbling as quickly as my pen will move across the page, trying to capture the message as it arrives.
For me, a good road trip involves a well-thought-out picnic basket. I like it to be filled with thermoses of strong coffee and hibiscus tea, to include breakfast tacos, sandwiches, and snacks to last the journey.
The wildlife, rivers, and forests have a beautiful rhythm, which doesn't ask for advice or require anyone's approval. It is not concerned with anything except its natural ebb and flow. It's comforting to be its guest in this place.
When I was ten years old, my dad took a sabbatical (and brought the whole family with him) to Johannesburg, South Africa.
After all of these years I can still recall certain vivid memories of that time. Decades before apartheid, in 1971 on a professor’s salary, our family of seven lived in Joburg. We had a modest white stucco house surrounded with a small fresh green lawn, protected by big white wall wrapping around us that made me feel safe.
A Writing Salon is percolating.
Are you interested in hanging out with a group of like-minded friends that help form a discipline and provide accountability to dedicate time and energy to creative free-flow journaling? A pen to paper self-discovery practice to uncover deep truths and open creativity. What if genuine authentic untapped material is patiently waiting to come forth and guide you?
What if you join my mom and I? Would you like to create an intention to dedicate 15 minutes, a small portion of your day (or a few days of the week) to a writing practice? Personal anecdotes written down that shaped who you are today. Insights that provide an interesting perspective of experience. To use inquisitive prompts that lead you to an intimate revealing glimpse into your life.
Writing is a path to become more intimate with ourselves.
Whether you write down last night’s dream, what makes you happy or your soul’s deepest longings—writing is healing, empowering and can bring much needed clarity. Our original and genuine reflections are much more real, interesting and can bring profound insights. You never know when something wants to pour out of you, as it usually arrives unexpected the more you practice writing.
Do you want to learn tools to discover more about yourself, learn techniques to become a better writer and meet a group of like-minded people?
Join us for an afternoon of creative self-expression:
What: IF YOU CAN TALK, YOU CAN WRITE
When: FRIDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2024, 1-5 PM
Where: THE HOUSTONIAN CLUB, HOUSTON, TX
Investment: $375.00 (includes book Language of the Soul, and writing tools)
LET’S DO THIS SAVE YOUR SPOT
I started to drink coffee at seventeen years old. As a high school senior, I took a zero-hour college course at Kansas State University. Waking up early, my dad and I shared a cup of coffee before we headed to campus, where he taught and I attended my first college class.
Coffee’s morning ritual has been in my life for 45 years! I endeavor to write about subjects I am passionate about and feel may also spread positive information.
Encouraging pen to paper, conceptual dreaming editors, meticulous detail line editors and publishing as a bottom-line business kind of guides. From my humble start in 1998 contributing a column to a London Yoga magazine to two publishers, their editors and an agent later. The last two and a half decades of my writing journey appeared in my mind’s eye.
I LOVE to support small businesses and here are a few that are home to Language of the Soul: Fifty-Two Affirmations to Guide YOU.
I don’t have the privilege to see individual purchases, although I do get to see the total number of sales. I am beyond happy.
Sometimes people come into your life, without beckoning them. Maybe it’s synchronicity or just like-mindedness that create a synergy for path to cross. Through my book, Healthy Mother Healthy Child, Dr. Greene invited me to be a guest contributor.
Dr. Alan Greene is a world-renowned pediatrician, and has been providing the website DR.GREENE as a public health service since 1995.
Elizabeth Irvine talks to Houston Family Magazine about why she wrote this book. See full article in Jan issue 2021.
This gentle, powerful guide from award-winning author Elizabeth Irvine teaches the language of affirmations, inviting you to speak from your soul and step forward into your beautiful new life, the one that has always been there, awaiting you.
Language of the Soul provides 52 affirmations to guide you. It’s much more than making declarations. You will learn how to redirect your energies, discern what’s important to you, and form a commitment to yourself—to weave the language of your soul into every day.
HOUSTON FAMILY MAGAZINE Dec 2020 issue.
It is completely possible to feel good. Think of a time when you are at your best—plenty of energy, clarity, and just plain happy? To feel this way is your natural state. Give your power to what and who empowers you. Choose your family. Choose your experience. Choose your rituals.
For the past 8 days, a forest fire has been burning not too far from our home. Currently the Rio en Medio Fire has spread to 2,700 acres and is 18% contained. Dry conifer and ponderosa pine mixed with steep rugged terrain add to the complexity of efforts to control the fire. National Guard Blackhawk helicopters and 230 firefighters are strategically battling the blaze.
The pendulum swings. Not long ago I was in sunny California — taking in the ocean, deeply beautiful moments and feeling fabulous. Read more, California, Join Us. This week I’m getting a root canal.
HOW HARD CAN IT BE?
I sit in the endodontics office filling out the paper work. I feel a shaky sense of maybe I should just get-up-and-leave kind of feeling wash over me. Then I hear my self say, “how hard can this be? It can’t hurt that bad as long as the anesthetic works.”
I have a morning ritual of drinking coffee, reading a couple of chosen articles from the newspaper, and if I’m lucky, time to journal a few pages. This morning was one of those mornings. I probably came into this habit through observing my dad for so many years. He was an academic who was a fierce reader. Today is the anniversary of the day he went to heaven. And today, I feel he gave me a gift from one of his favorite newspapers to read, the Wall Street Journal.
It was lots of fun doing this interview for one of my favorite magazines, Houston Family Magazine. I am excited to be launching my first article for a new monthly column in November. Stay tuned.
In a mother’s womb were two babies. One asked the other:
“Do you believe in life after delivery?”
The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery.
Society gives recognition or applause for a well-designed skyscraper or a glamorous movie star but gives little notice to parents for their work in guiding and nurturing a child’s soul.
Appreciation for MOTHER EARTH
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are more powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.
My friend, CEO of Girl Friday Productions, and the stellar editor of my first two books, Leslie Miller is genius. She has her master’s in English literature, but dropped out of her PhD program because…
I like to think of myself as productive. At the end of the day it feels good to reflect back and feel accomplished. But this satisfaction is very different than feeling the need to be in constant movement- constantly checking things off a list. The difference with living in a perpetual state of “doing” leaves us with that nauseating “I can’t do it all” feeling.
My dad went to heaven today. A poem we both love felt appropriate to share.
The first night in Africa we stayed in a hotel in Nairobi as we arrived too late (3 of 4 flights) to continue traveling on. That night my dream was vivid. I woke up thinking was this for real or was I dreaming?
In my dream I met a male lion in the garden.
A Mother’s Intuition made it through the selection process and now is available to all readers of This I Believe!
In 2003, my family returned to the United States after living abroad in England for fifteen years. After only a few days in the humid, allergen-laden Houston air, our little boy Sam had an asthma attack. Luckily, a precautionary “emergency” inhaler quickly dilated the bronchi in his lungs, and he recovered.
how to love art
Creativity is a delicate balance—
For me, it is a process that exists somewhere between focused intention and letting go of the outcome.
Every time I begin a painting, the hardest part is getting out of my own way and letting the paint tell its story.
join us for the opening reception— Saturday March 7, 2026 4-6 p.m.
on exhibit at Austin art & frame gallery in Westlake hills, austin, tx
This painting above resonates with me as both soft and powerful. While I painted, I thought that creating a pleasing color palette was my end goal. However, as often happens, I felt that everything wasn’t coming together, so I took a break to pull some weeds in the garden. Later that afternoon, I returned and added a few more strokes to soften the piece, and there you have it. I feel this painting expresses that same softness and strength I can find within myself.
Intentional art. Through mediums of encaustic wax and gouache watercolor, my intention is for art to create an emotion such as balance, joy, and healing.
Art can take us to a transcendent place. Now offered as original pieces or premium giclée prints, designed to align with intention and to fit your space and budget.
Giclee, pronounced “zhee-clay” is a French term meaning “to spray”, referring to how an inkjet printer works.
It begins with someone who specializes in this process. The most exciting piece of this giclee technique is that you can have a piece of art that fits your space and your budget.
Try this now….
Find a space in your home that feels it needs a lift, a new vibration that resonates with a feeling you want to create.
Now IMAGINE, what would you write in an affirmation to bring your awareness to that feeling every time you looked at the painting.
Artwork is available for purchase as an original or giclee print. There are so many options. Affordable art on archival paper or canvas wrapped panels in shapes and sizes customized for your intentional space.
My friend Jodie King (check out her inspirational art) met to chat about art in general.
When my mind is calm and filled with faith, I can see solutions more clearly, and in this space choose the best one.
Painting is a wonderful creative outlet. The real value of art is not the art itself but the meaning it holds for us. An image can spark an emotion that moves us, and that emotional connection is its true value.
Sacred Geometry, Vesica Picis, an etheric bridge between the union of opposites, the physical and spiritual, the masculine and feminine, and perhaps Heaven and Earth?
For me, it’s an exciting concept to ponder, a link to the hidden order of our world and the interconnectedness of all things channeled into art.
I am intrigued with sacred space.
To find harmony and order in a space makes me feel good and brings me a sense of well-being. This interest lead me to explore sacred geometry, which suggests that our world has a divine order in geometric patterns and mathematical ratios found in nature, music and light.
I believe these harmonious patterns create a vibrational pull of energy that connects us all, and a new appreciation of the world we share.
I went to Golden, Colorado last weekend. To recall the feeling as we drove up from Santa Fe is like trying to create the definition of autumn— a magical mix of crisp cool mountain air, brilliant golden fields of aspens nestled against a backdrop of deep purple mountains with ethereal white peaks. For me, the scenery created a soulful vibe that fall always brings. To take time and step out of my day-to-day coupled with the excitement of learning a new technique (from the comfort of an old friend) was a tonic to soothe my soul.
A brand new collection of gouache watercolor paintings.
People are drawn to authenticity– it is a snapshot of the best part of you. Artwork is a muse. Gouache watercolor paintings are an expression of inner work.
how to meditate
Find Clarity and Self-Healing in the Stillness of your Mind.
These audios are a simple guide to deeper relaxation. Learn how to relax (for just fifteen minutes) and watch your body spontaneously heal and gain clarity in this quiet, still space.
AUDIO DOWNLOADS
How do you find HEART SPACE in your everyday?
Try this 10-minute guided meditation
Color a sacred circle. In Sanskrit, mandala means “sacred circle.” Mandalas have been used for centuries as aids in healing, their circular form help organize perception, thought and physical responses in positive ways.
We are offering the 21 Day Deepak Abundance Meditation Challenge. The BENEFITS from our past group; “life changing”, “lost 4lbs”, “helped keep me grounded and calm and I am sleeping so peacefully”, “abundantly grateful”, “so relaxing and supportive“, powerful for these difficult days”.
It’s FREE and we begin again.
Meet a Zen Master. I was in California promoting my book A Moment’s Peace. One of the highlights of my trip was the opportunity to spend the afternoon with a Zen Master.
As a young girl growing up in Kansas, I understood how farmer’s watched the moon cycles. They use a guidebook, the Farmer’s Almanac that publishes a yearly moon phase calendar. It’s a guide for them to know when to plant and when to harvest their crops.
Just as a farmers, sailors, spiritual calendars use the power of the moon phases. So can you.
What if I told you I know a really good secret? A mystical piece of information that I am willing to share, if you promise to use the knowledge in a way that feels special and personal to you. You are about to learn about something sacred. This is something that will not only relieve stress and anxiety but will bring you more peace and serenity in your life and lead you to a better version of you.
Let’s shift the energy together 🙏 and find some relief from the stress and anxiety of last week’s turmoil. The recent winter storm cast its spell on many. Across Texas, millions went without power and left many unable to heat their homes, cook meals, work remotely or even sleep.
Our kids, who live in Austin, Texas have been stressed out and fed up with the power outage and no water scenario for over a week, we talked about how to make it through the tough times.
It is said it takes 10,000 hours to become a master at something. For the past 27 years I have been meditating almost every day, with long retreats as well, so if I do the math that puts me at 10,000 hours plus of meditation experience.
I am passionate about meditation and it’s beautiful repercussions of feeling more peace, clarity and confidence. Honestly, I feel this world will be a better place as more people learn how to meditate.
Meditation brings an intimacy with our awareness to our thoughts. Simplicity is key. Learn two of my all-time favorite techniques to begin a closed-eye meditation practice in this upcoming Meditation 101: A Workshop to Learn the Basics
Join us again, as we facilitate Deepak Chopra's Abundance Meditation Challenge, to begin July 20th.
The Easiest Meditation Practice I Know
It was thirty years ago when I first came to know about the power of relaxation. As I lay flat on my back in the “pose of a corpse,” my eyes lightly closed, a soft blanket covering me with my breath soft and full, time stood still. I heard the voice of my swami yoga teacher,
Follow your Inner Compass
Inukshuk • a rock structure used by the indigenous people in Northern America.
How and why you want to learn how to meditate.
The act which brings me the most clarity, the most courage, the most healing and wisdom? My meditation practice.
My family knows me as a hugger. They explain to their friends, “she just can’t help herself” as I reach out and pull them in.
Retreat into Fall. Autumn Equinox Sept, 22,2018.
Chin in Sanskrit means consciousness. When the forefinger connects
Heart Space Yoga Series with Sarah
Many religions use the moon cycle to set their yearly calendars. This weekend’s full moon brings a surge of energy and reminds us of spring, new beginnings, rebirth–the opportunity to contemplate, “if I was able to die and be re-born, how would I change and do it different?”
Spring brings excitement and wonder. New blooms, fresh dreams. Busy with plans and projects. Within this surge of new energy, we call on Mother Nature to keep us connected and grounded.
SOUL SPACE RETREAT The magic of observing our ladies leave with a completely different posture— walking away with a new found presence that holds the deep truth — truewellbeing radiates from the inside out.
We all loved the part when Luke Skywaker teaches Rey (the new Jedi) about the Zen practice of the middle way. We had the chance to go see the latest Star Wars film.
how to affirm
We choose what influences us and what we engage with daily—the routines and rituals, the music we listen to, the words we read, and the company we keep. We are all alchemists, creating our life experiences. Today unfolds in relation to where we place our attention and energy.
When I was ten years old, my dad took a sabbatical (and brought the whole family with him) to Johannesburg, South Africa.
After all of these years I can still recall certain vivid memories of that time. Decades before apartheid, in 1971 on a professor’s salary, our family of seven lived in Joburg. We had a modest white stucco house surrounded with a small fresh green lawn, protected by big white wall wrapping around us that made me feel safe.
When your being blossoms and opens all its petals and releases its beautiful fragrance.
I firmly believe our outer self undoubtedly reflects on our inner state of being. When I feel balanced and whole, you can see it in the brightness of my eyes, the clarity of my choices, and the circumstances in life.
Autumn is always a beautiful season of reflection, and with Thanksgiving approaching, join me in focusing on gratitude and balance in life. Re-visiting the tagline on my website’s home page above feels like a good check-in, a satisfying refresher.
Do you remember the days when we didn’t have a cell phone? When Ron and I were out to dinner I left the restaurant’s telephone number with the babysitter in case of an emergency. These days I carry my cell phone with me most of the day. Often distracted by the ding of a text coming through, and 99% of the time it’s not urgent.
I feel now more than ever how essential it is to step back each day and see myself, and my relationship to others from another perspective, a different view— a wider lens.
Through a new vision to see and FEEL more peace, compassion and joy.
This past Thursday marks the Autumn Equinox, twelve hours of day and twelve hours of night, in equal balance. Choose to participate. The season is shifting. Choose to participate. Find yourself a forest, a park or simply your own backyard. Nature is available and waiting for you to notice. If you choose to allow, it will bring you balance and healing. Invite Fall’s awe-inspiring presence to romance you. Fall in love with the healing comfort and magical sense of being connected to something much bigger than everyday concerns and worries.
AFFIRM: I spend time in nature. I experience healing and rejuvenation. Excerpt from Language of the Soul: 52 Affirmations to Guide You.
My paint mare Coco makes me feel completely grounded and present in my own body— she communicates her thoughts, feelings and emotions (to me and other horses) through her body language— it’s up to me to pay attention. To learn to “speak horse” is to learn how to tap into a deeper awareness, keen observation and intuition. All of which apply to humans too.
Join me and invite opportunities into your life that ask you to keep pulling the thread. What brings you back to a connection to your true nature? A connection to others (animal and human) and a sense of real joy. If we commit to doing this, we are in alignment with our personal truewellbeing. In this place we are able to offer the best version of ourself to others. Language of the Soul: 52 Affirmations to Guide You is offered on a current Amazon deal for $3.36.
Relationships are how we grow; they cradle and stretch us. Through connection and division, love and hurt, compassion and separation, they invite us to return again and again to the most important relationship we’ll ever have – the one with ourself, the sacred union that’s been waiting within.
—Rebecca Campbell
The bookmark above is being offered as a New Year’s Gift to Bishop’s Lodge Auberge Resort, Santa Fe, NM guests. May you enjoy this place holder too. In heart-felt gratitude for your support over the years.
I look forward to sharing more 2022 workshop offerings with Bishop’s Lodge Auberge Resort in the near future.
Join me, as we use the language of affirmations, inviting you to speak from your soul and step forward into your beautiful new life, the one that has always been there, awaiting you.
Our cowboy, Jodie, assigned you a horse for the day. You spent time getting to know your horse; brushing, petting and caring for this 1600 lb animal gave you the gift of trust and connection. Entering the arena with your horse, your attention became focused on what the horse did. Whether a mare or gelding, it mirrored what you were projecting on it.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 24th, 4:30-5:30 pm
Join us for a guided meditation, journaling and affirmations. This workshop will teach you how to think and speak differently. To understand the layers of applying an affirmation, and how to re-direct your energies, discern what’s important to you, and form a commitment to yourself.
Affirm: I am happy in child-like joy.
It took a little while for this affirmation to become reality, but as the saying goes, when the timing is right— things tend to fall into place.
PLUS
I am excited to offer you our Affirmation Digital Workbook Course as a complementary supplement to your book Language of the Soul: 52 Affirmations to Guide You. I developed this course to help you dive deeper into the application of affirmations.
This is available as my gift for anyone who has purchased Language of the Soul: 52 Affirmations to Guide You. All you have to do is send us a photo of you and the book (it can even just be your hand holding the book) and a quick phone shot is perfect.
Send to info@elizabethirvine.com
Once we receive your photo, you will receive a link to download the Affirmation Digital Workbook Course as my gift. The end goal is for you to learn how to honor your own innate wisdom and begin to live a life that feels like your personal truewellbeing!
Language of the Soul is all about using positive affirmations for a better life. 52 affirmations filled with positive energy, encouragement and mindfulness to re-frame your thoughts and words. This book guides you to self-love, self-empowerment and emotional support. What is soul language? This book teaches you how to change your energy, re-direct your priorities, create positive thinking through short statements. Avenues of Self-care, positive mental attitude and a meaningful life. Learn to speak the language of your soul.
Watch why you want to purchase a copy of Language of the Soul: 52 Affirmations to Guide You
My dear friend Susan, did something very unique, heartfelt and generous for her recent 60th Birthday. Instead of having a big celebration, she opted for something a little more genuine and intimate.
Once we leave this world, what kind of imprint would you like to leave behind?
Kind😍, compassionate 😇, intelligent 💫, inspiring writer ✍️-- are some of my words.
Allie nudged me (to what we refer to) as to ‘Kondo’ the space. Marie Kondo’s The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up is a guide we love. Over the past few months, Allie had focused on clearing the clutter from her apartment and was fresh with the ‘what sparks joy mindset’.
I believe affirmations go hand-in-hand with ‘clear the clutter’ concept. To use an affirmation is about getting organized, just instead of kitchen counters, it’s with our words and intentions— it’s about saying more with less. An affirmation is a short, clear, positive statement that creates clarity, forms intention, and guides you. These short positive statements asks you to cut through the clutter of your life and focus your mind on one essential truth at a time.
As women we typically are the ones who support our partners, our families, our animals. We are the centripetal force.
#challengeaccepted Thank you @sylviaforsythe my @saks guru. Shout out to all who are such beautiful and elegant women @saaraahirv & @allieirv and a million more.
Dr. Weil is an internationally recognized expert for his views on leading a healthy lifestyle, his philosophy of healthy aging, and future of medicine and health care.
Teaching our thoughts to go where we tell them is much like training a puppy.
The Easiest Meditation Practice I Know
It was thirty years ago when I first came to know about the power of relaxation. As I lay flat on my back in the “pose of a corpse,” my eyes lightly closed, a soft blanket covering me with my breath soft and full, time stood still. I heard the voice of my swami yoga teacher,
Follow your Inner Compass
Inukshuk • a rock structure used by the indigenous people in Northern America.
Today, is the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 to land astronauts on the moon. Two weeks ago the moon totally eclipsed the sun and now it’s the moon’s turn to have an eclipse of its own. Unfortunately, North America is unable to view the moon’s interaction with the Earth as the eclipse occurs during the day when the moon is below the horizon.
As a young girl I enjoyed the four seasons that cycled through the year. I looked forward to the change that each season brought.
There is a time for everything. Patience is a virtue.
Last night while we slept the heavy rain turned to champagne snow flakes. We woke up to winter.
We are all made up of equally opposite traits. We laugh and cry. We are capable of love and hate. When we learn to acknowledge the complementary opposites of our self, in our wholeness, we are peacefully free.
Learn the alchemy true human beings know. The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door will open.
Today, hug a tree.
how to create sacred space
A workshop with Elizabeth is a session of growth, interesting perspectives, and most of all joy. When the workshop is over, I feel at peace, ready to take on my day, and like I just shared a cup of tea with a dear friend— Susan
A Powerful Investment: To discuss and integrate pathways to self-discovery, ultimately uncovering the best version of you. To help you learn tools and techniques to use long after the workshop is over. These methods become life skills, much like learning to ride a bike. Once you’ve got it, you are confident in how to maneuver the journey. It begins one day at a time.
Today, December 21, 2025, is our winter solstice, a time when the sun appears to pause before reversing direction.
I invite you to join me and take a moment to pause today. Allow yourself to feel the quiet presence of love and the stillness behind the noise.
Sacred Space. In our current home, the land and the oak groves spoke to me. I knew the house had potential. While the land had been neglected, it felt such a privilege to be the new steward and offer it some much needed and deserved love and attention. After an eighteen month remodel, our small ranch outside of Austin finally feels like home. This iconic tree keeps my feet on the ground while simultaneously inspiring me to look within and connect to a higher force.
Last week I spoke to a savvy group of engaging and intelligent women at the Mommie Series in Houston. I talked about SACRED SPACE.
I can feel the change. The last few weeks of this sweet summer are shifting. Wearing a sweater in the morning and lighting a fire to warm the chilly evenings, signals the whispers of autumn are approaching.
This summer I tended to my soul. For the first time in a long time, I took a pause.
I set an intention to create a summer dedicated to do exactly what I felt like doing. An experiment. What could happen? These past summer days, I mostly longed to fill my time outdoors— by myself, or with family and friends.
Today , Dec 21, 2024 is our winter solstice, when the sun seems to pause before reversing direction. Solstice in Latin ‘sun, stands still.’ It is a wonderful time to stop and like the sun, take a pause (even just for a moment), take a few deep breaths and find your center.
Elizabeth Irvine shares her journey from nursing to holistic wellness. She discusses the importance of self-care, the evolution of Truewellbeing, and the impact of motherhood on holistic wellness. Elizabeth Irvine shares her experiences with creating sacred space and the impact of environment on well-being. She discusses the importance of recognizing and pursuing one’s passion in life, and the power of positive affirmations in shaping reality.
How I came to know yoga. Try a home yoga practice to bring peace and serenity into your day.
Home, is where you are most fully yourself— the place you belong.
I believe our home’s embody how we live and see ourselves. A reflection of what’s important to us.
Take a moment to reflect about your home. Does your space hold what’s important to you? What is given priority in your home?
As long as I can remember people refer to me ( and I consider myself) a home body. I love to be at home.
Often times it’s fun to share your truewellbeing. The soul space of you. The part of you that makes you special, that’s always there even if you don’t acknowledge it or believe it. I am going to share with you, and I hope that you will share some of ‘your truewellbeing’ in the comments too.
I am a 59 year old woman— mom to three (now all grown up) children, a wife, a dog and horse lover who is happiest when I am with my family, a horse and in nature.
Join me in finding sacredness, begin to weave the thread of joy, and the divine will pull the thread. Here is my latest offering. Language of the Soul 52 Affirmations to Guide You
n preparation for our recent retreat, I pulled from a large stack of journals. The entry I found happened to be from 2012, a reflection from my 50th year. I opened to a page about one of the most memorable times I could recall during my fifty years of living. Eleven through sixteen years of age. I wrote that during this time I felt a deep connection to nature and a horse. The combination of the two allowed me to feel genuine happiness and freedom.
We all have an inner compass that guides us. Some may call it our “gut feeling.” I want to teach you three simple techniques that will help you tap into your intuitive power.
I want to give readers a chance to get to know me. To feel as if we were sitting together outside on my patio with a cup of tea, talking about our lives. It is these kinds of conversations that let us get a deeper understanding of one another, of what makes us who we are. I want to show you what I do and why I love it.
Practice yoga with your child. A beautiful way to spend quality time together in this short and easy to follow yoga sequence.
Allie came to know yoga at three years of age. She is now all grown up—a certified yoga instructor and a Pacifica graduate licensed psychotherapist.
Do you long for a space in your home (and your soul) that is quiet, peaceful and sacred? How do you create a space WITHIN YOU, and your home that nurtures your soul?
When we are in a place that feels good, we find it easier to think, dream and get in touch with the best part of ourselves. Do you want to learn how to transform ordinary environments into a sacred, nourishing space?
Enjoy Sam’s quick and easy Pasta Carbonara, featured in Houston Family Magazine February 2021 issue
The Sangre de Cristo Mountains (In Spanish translates to the “Blood of Christ”) —are just behind our home. This mountain range is the southernmost subrange of the Rocky Mountains. They run from southern Colorado to northern New Mexico. I hike or ride a horse in them most days, and when there isn’t snow on the ground the earth is a blood red color.
At 57 years old, I feel like I’ve returned to the beauty and rhythms of nature.
One evening getting ready for bed, my husband Ron said,
“You should write about your ‘bed of nails' mat. As much as you love that thing, everyone else may too.”
He was talking about my Spoonk acupressure mat.
TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOU AND WHAT BRINGS YOU JOY?
Creative work brings me joy. Also: my relationships, adventure, and art - in all of its forms.
After 6+ years learning from the Truewellbeing platform I now freelance within the digital marketing industry. I manage my clients’ content across digital platforms in order to maintain a strong brand voice and digital presence. I create or curate photography for social, write and/or edit copy, design the website, and art direct any current projects.
WHY DO YOU USE SOCIAL MEDIA?
Sam’s Pumpkin Soup for November issue of Houston Family Magazine
I like the idea of serving this pumpkin root vegetable soup in the actual pumpkin on our Thanksgiving table.
As we are all spending more time at home these days, let’s dedicate some energy into our dwellings and create a little cherished space. Whether you live in a chic apartment amidst the business of a city, an expansive country house surrounded by acres of land or a dreamy bungalow on the beach—home is where the heart is. And, if this is true, where does the soul live?
I just got off the phone with my sister, Lisa. She is the Chief Nursing Officer for the University of Kansas Health System St Francis Campus—which means her role asks her to oversee about 700 staff.
On a recent trip to California, to celebrate the girls’ birthday, unexpected experiences appear. Allie is finishing up a two-year program studying depth psychology. Sarah and I join her at the end of one of her sessions to take a few days of R&R, and start 2020 in a fresh and inspiring way.
Over a glass of champagne, the three of us make a rough plan of what our three days in California will hold. We all agree — time together, in nature, along with good food and wine are the top of our list.
DECLUTTER. ORGANIZE. LIVE JOYFULLY.
These simple words are the tagline. Don’t they just sound lovely to say out loud?
For me, yoga is much more than the time spent on the mat. Twenty years ago when I came to know yoga, I went to a weekly Wednesday morning class. I quickly began to notice that Wednesdays were a good day for me.
A master of yoga, B.K.S. Iyengar, says that “the light that yoga sheds on life is something special. It is transformative. It does not change the way we see things; it transforms the person who sees. It brings knowledge and elevates it to wisdom.”
how to be intuitive
As many of you know, I love to follow the moon cycles. In my daily journal, I record where the moon is in its monthly rotation. When I follow the cycles, I can be more aware of a new Moon (begin again), waxing Moon (building energies), full Moon (surf the wave), or waning Moon (revision energies), and also be more compassionate with myself and others during high-intensity lunar periods, such as a full Moon or eclipses.
During our hour together, we'll discuss what's happening in your life, and I'll share practical tools to support you. These include simple meditation techniques and journaling or automatic writing to help you tap into your own discernment and step into your power for greater clarity and decision-making.
Heartache is real and deep. An emptiness rests inside my heart, a longing for what once was.
A tiny ball of energy wrapped in fur, Milly entered our lives and quickly captured our hearts. Sensitive to noise and people, she responded more to actions of love than words, embodying a beautiful blend of fierceness and gentleness. An athletic 90 lb Chesapeake Bay Retriever, she thrived in water, deftly retrieving anything we tossed her way. She was in her element in the rivers, lakes, and streams of northern New Mexico and the Texas hill country.
Milly was remarkably human-like, her eyes seemed to pierce my soul. Her presence within our family brought us all comfort and peace. She was very capable of communicating her needs in her way. A lover of food, swimming and cuddling. Happiest with one foot in the water and the other on land, living between two worlds. Her last years were spent at our small ranch, where she roamed freely and swam laps in a sparkling pool we fondly called “Milly’s pool.” She was in heaven.
Sadly her final months were painful, to crippling arthritis and a tumor that made daily movement a challenge. Her love remained fierce, but her body was giving out.
On her final day, she rested in her favorite spot by the garage door. We sat together, watching a gentle rain fall, and somehow we both knew this was our peaceful moment to say goodbye.
The house feels empty now. Her energy is gone.
Yesterday my husband Ron and I were driving a stretch of highway that crossed the Pecos River taking in a stunning view of New Mexico’s landscape.
As quickly as it came, it was gone.
Out of nowhere a large white majestic heron flew across our windshield. As I tightly clutched the steering wheel my initial thought was, “Oh No, this bird is going to die”. Then just as quickly as it blocked my view for a moment, it was gone. I felt a little stunned and then overwhelmed with emotion and started to cry. What just happened?
As seen in Houston Family Magazine July 2020 issue
Something quite ordinary and yet extraordinary happened today. A sign from above, an Earth angel appeared.
Today marks a special day, a day to honor dad. As my readers are mostly comprised of mothers, it feels important to call out a special honoring today, to our fathers.
This morning, my husband was celebrated with Facetime chats and a special dinner planned for him.
The stone-carved Owl above sits on my desk and came from one of our favorite places in Santa Fe, Keshi. Keshi (kay-SHE) is the traditional greeting of the Zuni Pueblo people who live in a stunningly beautiful part of western New Mexico.
While taking a swim the other day a wise beautiful turtle swam up to say hello. He came so close, it felt obvious he had an important message to deliver
Ron took me to lunch by boat last weekend. I love being on the water and always feel a bigger picture perspective on life cruising across the lake. After lunch we stopped for a swim, and chose a quiet place near the limestone cliffs.
Calm quiet space within. Follow your intuition.
I think we should get into geodes, my mom says. She always has the next idea, whether it’s our jewelry design, or a retreat location. It’s as if her vision comes from the source of divine energy she taps into. I always get shivers down my spine when we are on to something. If we feel stuck on a certain project, Elizabeth finds a way to break through.
About fourteen years ago, we drove through a tiny strip of a town chiseled out of red rocks in the middle of no where, and vowed we would return one day. Last week our family took that trip back to Moab, UT.
The first night in Africa we stayed in a hotel in Nairobi as we arrived too late (3 of 4 flights) to continue traveling on. That night my dream was vivid. I woke up thinking was this for real or was I dreaming?
In my dream I met a male lion in the garden.
A recent summer’s adventure began in a little thatched roof surf shop nestled into powder white sand next to the turquoise Caribbean sea.
Nervous and jittery I sat down in the vet’s sterile exam room. We knew things weren’t good. A wave of emotion came over me. Not a Tsunami-like feeling– it was more like a slow and steady thunderstorm rolling in to break the tension in the air. What if my thirteen-year-old companion’s life was about to end?
collected words
RETREAT: TRAVASSA, MIRAVAL RESORT, AUSTIN, TX
The Soul Space Retreat was the universe’s way of bringing a magical group of women together. We were meant to connect and help each other relax, let go, share, & dream. Allowing our body & mind to create soul space.
Three days of yoga, meditation, & soul work at the enchanting Travaasa Resort in Austin, Texas. Our group ranged from artists, designers, business women, mothers, & daughters from all over the world. Including local Austinites, Houstonians, Californians, and friendly foreigners from Canada & London.
Winnie The Pooh Shares Words of Wisdom
My dad went to heaven today. A poem we both love felt appropriate to share.
AFRICA: MASAI MARA ANIMAL MESSENGERS
The first night in Africa we stayed in a hotel in Nairobi as we arrived too late (3 of 4 flights) to continue traveling on. That night my dream was vivid. I woke up thinking was this for real or was I dreaming?
In my dream I met a male lion in the garden.
SCUBA: SUBCONSCIOUS FEAR BUBBLES UP
A recent summer’s adventure began in a little thatched roof surf shop nestled into powder white sand next to the turquoise Caribbean sea.
SERENDIPITY STRIKES: 27 IS A MAGICAL NUMBER
READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SERENDIPITY
She shook her head in disbelief as her blue eyes became wider and misty with tears. Then her face became calm as she giggled to herself. She went on to tell me her story.
JEWELRY WITH MEANING HAS HIDDEN GEMS
The Jewelry Project has a life all of it’s own. When the idea of creating “jewelry with meaning” began, in all honesty I half-heartedly started the project.
MY DAILY YOGA PRACTICE
Have you ever had to go through the day without having the chance to brush your teeth?
JUNG CENTER, LUNCHTIME LECTURE SERIES
Join us for this lunchtime series or Friday morning workshop, and learn techniques to tap into the best part of YOU. For more info and to sign up Jung Center
SAYING GOOD-BYE TO OUR DOG, ABBEY
Nervous and jittery I sat down in the vet’s sterile exam room. We knew things weren’t good. A wave of emotion came over me. Not a Tsunami-like feeling– it was more like a slow and steady thunderstorm rolling in to break the tension in the air. What if my thirteen-year-old companion’s life was about to end?
JUNG CENTER, HOUSTON: CONTEMPLATIVE CREATIVITY WORKSHOP
INSTRUCTOR AND AUTHOR ELIZABETH IRVINE LEADS THIS CONTEMPLATIVE CREATIVITY WORKSHOP
THIS I BELIEVE: ONE ESSAY AT A TIME
A Mother’s Intuition made it through the selection process and now is available to all readers of This I Believe!
HEALTH CARE REFORM- PREVENTION IS KEY
In 2003, my family returned to the United States after living abroad in England for fifteen years. After only a few days in the humid, allergen-laden Houston air, our little boy Sam had an asthma attack. Luckily, a precautionary “emergency” inhaler quickly dilated the bronchi in his lungs, and he recovered.
MICHIGAN RETREAT: WHISPERING WATERS 2011
in the organically pure environment of Northern Michigan, a small group of women will come together. They will spend three days retreating. And when the weekend is over these women will understand: how it feels to deeply relax and rest and connect to innate self-healing, to practice the art of keeping their attention in the present moment, to awaken their playfulness and creativity, and most importantly to become more in touch with their true nature– the part of them that makes them special…
RETREAT, CAL-A-VIE, RANCHO SANTA FE, CA
Finding A Moment’s Peace at Cal A Vie Resort & Spa:
I focused on one step at a time as we climbed the initial 207 steps (who’s counting?) . Being the motivational speaker for Cal-a-Vie’s Woman’s Week I felt compelled to squeak out something to the ladies (who were already way ahead of me up the first hill), “One step at a time!”
AWAKENING THE SPINE BY VANDA SCARAVELLI, FAVORITE YOGA BOOK
A copy of one of my first yoga teachers books, Awakening the Spine by Vanda Scaravelli holds an honored place near my bedside table.
MD ANDERSON CANCER INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
Finding a Quiet Still Space at MD Anderson’s Integrative Medicine Center
Last week I presented a workshop for the faculty and staff at MD Anderson’s Integrative Medicine Place of Wellness.
During our hour together, we'll discuss what's happening in your life, and I'll share practical tools to support you. These include simple meditation techniques and journaling or automatic writing to help you tap into your own discernment and step into your power for greater clarity and decision-making.