Trust the Rhythm of Life
This New Year’s Day, while crafting my annual intentions, I recognized that in my personal and professional expansion, I had grown like ivy in a garden – flourishing prolifically, yet unintentionally strangling the delicate wildflowers that once bloomed there. Reflecting on years’ past and my intentions for the year to come, I see how some of the simplest, yet most magical aspects of myself, require spaciousness to truly emerge. Yet, it often feels like a defensive art to prevent them from becoming overshadowed by the next great idea blooming in leadership and choked beneath the weight of increasing responsibilities.
I remembered a piece I wrote a couple of years back inspired by the prompt, “The Last Time I Saw You,” and the rediscovery that followed as a result. With heart and soul, I quested the wild within gathering parts of myself no longer entirely visible, yet undeniably present in the roots of my being.
Who am I, I wondered, when I fertilize the soil of my life with nutrients that promote growth, advancement, influence, and impact, but distance me from the quiet refuge of simply being?
What if I allowed myself to deeply protect my inner wilderness, to grow untamed like a meadow reclaimed by nature? What would sprout naturally in such fertile, unconditioned ground? Who would I find there?
These questions inspired the course Generational Alchemy: Returning to Flow in Life, Work, and Relationships and the small group, in-person events I am offering locally in community with loved ones, neighbors, and new sparkling faces. I simply want to be with you… in the fertile flow.
I long to tend to the aspects of myself, yours, and humanity’s left behind on the journey, by reclaiming all parts, without sacrificing either success or wildness for the other. In acknowledging this, I glimpsed the possibility of something profound: the beauty of what might grow if I trusted my soul, guides, and nature to fully support my life to unfold organically, without requiring overgrowth and drive. I can say folks, it’s a shapeshifting journey worth going on!
The Last Time I Saw You
The last time I saw you,
you were dancing on the beach under the moonlight,
floating on the waves above the ocean floor,
curled up with your sister on the loveseat at the lake house.
The last time I saw you,
you moved like the wind,
blowing in and drifting out…
never feeling guilty if you weren’t present,
trusting the movements.
The last time I saw you,
you were an untethered soul
free of obligations to any one role formed from mastery.
You didn’t own a cell phone or laptop,
nor did you have an “away voicemail message” for clients in an emergency.
You were unknown to most,
and a mystery to yourself,
but you lived the pregnant moment fully always birthing its potential
and agreeing to the depth available.
The last time I saw you,
you told me,
we will meet again
after the heartbreak heals,
the shame dissolves,
the armor softens,
and the ghosts gripping your ankles from their graves
release their hold and
lift the palms of their hands to gently raise you by the feet to the next level of life.
The last time I saw you,
you told me I would remember that being me,
nothing more,
nothing less,
is enough.
You told me I would reach for you,
breathe you in,
merge with you,
take you back into my heart,
return to your rhythm and pulse
to dance the dance only your body knows.
Belonging is not a destination; it’s a living, breathing rhythm. Even the most enduring forms of belonging—whether a marriage, a career, or a role in your family or community—are not static. They only thrive when you have the courage to allow them to grow and change shape. But what happens to your rhythm, when the life you’ve built no longer fits?
There may come a moment when the well-preserved life you’ve rooted into can no longer hold or fulfill you. You have comfort, security, and the fulfillment of achievement, and yet, restlessness, doubt, and longings find their way to the center of your heart.
Out of nowhere, in reaction to some otherwise minor disturbance, a gust of emotion kicks up and knocks you out of the shallow soil of false belonging. You deny it at first, and yet, the siren of change is irresistible, and you know in your bones an initiation is underway.
I’ve been there. I’ve felt the sharp sting of exile—from roles I outgrew, relationships that could no longer receive me, and expectations that confined rather than expanded my soul. These moments, painful as they were, became the portals to my true belonging—a belonging not tied to obligations, but to my own life force.
I invite you to join me this winter to root yourself in the life you were made for. Even in moments of rupture or exile, the portal to your garden is open. Together in community, let’s:
- Create spaces where connection, trust, and wholeness can flourish.
- Align with your soul’s wilderness, your creative human blueprint, and the multidimensional wisdom that guides you.
- Lead, love, and live with an awakened heart.
Embark on a transformative experience—an invitation to rewild your soul and rediscover the rhythm of your belonging to self, to life, to love, to purpose. We will step into the sacred dance of becoming, finding the courage to let go of what no longer serves and embrace the medicine of our true calling. Let’s rewild ourselves and, in doing so, rewild the world.
With love and presence,
Emily
Seeing with Your Heart
Upcoming Events
Generational Alchemy: Return to Flow in Life, Work, and Relationships
with Emily Blefeld & the Seeing with Your Heart Alchemy Team
Begins: January 27, 2025
Deep within the soul of every person lies a wild, untamed spark – a natural rhythmic, vibrational essence, that calls us to live fully and freely. Like a child finding its crawl, a bird soaring on new wings, or a fern unfurling roots beneath the Earth and fronds above, we are endowed with the instincts to move towards the vitality of life. This 16 week virtual program invites you to lift the barriers to your heart, deeply align with your primordial nature, and nourish the conscious flow of your life, work, and relationships.
Now is the time to embody the answer to the following question… do we have the courage to trust our instincts, embrace the soul-stirring ideas that awaken us, and move expansively toward the life that calls to us, rather than retreat into fear or doubt?
“This is a space to reclaim your essence, align with your truth, and rise into the flow of your life, work, and relationships.”
The Loom of Transformation: Weaving Light, Shadow, and Wisdom into the New Year
Generational Healing and Visioning Workshop
January 19, 2025 | 12:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Sva Ha Academy | 675 Orchard Street, New Bedford, MA
Start the New Year aligned with your soul’s rhythm. Join Emily for a transformative workshop to honor your lineage, release inherited patterns, and awaken your creative power for 2025. Through healing constellations, sacred rituals, and embodied practices, step into clarity, connection, and purpose.
Bonus Resources
Every step on your journey is a choice. Whether you feel called to unravel the imprints of history or embody the rhythm of your wilderness, these programs are here to support and guide you.
This is your moment to root down into the essence of who you are and rise into the fullness of what’s possible.
Watch a Live Alchemical Constellation
Enjoy watching a free Zoom call that features an actual constellation.
Read Seeing with Your Heart Blog
Reflections on family systems, breaking free from patterns, and living fully.
Science, Myth & Magic Deep Dive Master Class Participant Stories
Hear Alchemical Constellations Training Graduates Reflections
With love and presence,
Emily and Dan
Seeing with Your Heart
