If you’re navigating change or overwhelm, a spiritual retreat for stress and uncertainty can help you find inner clarity and grounded strength.

I used to think I had to perfect everything.  As a result, I believed I was failing if I couldn’t. 

But that’s just not how life happens. 

That belief came from a more simplistic framing of the world—one I developed in childhood, where success meant good grades and being a “good girl.” 

But the world is far more complex than that. It demands we evolve. 

(And the real question is: will we meet that challenge?) 

So how did I start breaking free from that story? 

Kicking and screaming, of course. 

It felt like failure—like chaos. But in truth, it was reality breaking through… 

paired with the unmooring from old identity. Sometimes that unmooring is forced upon us. But always, it’s a doorway into a deeper, wiser way of living. 

Uncertainty, if we stay present with it, becomes the alchemist. It doesn’t just disrupt—it transforms. 

It invites radical reimagining—of ourselves, our relationships, our work, our world. 

It asks us to loosen our grip on old rules and roles and trust the mess enough to listen for something new. 

So what helps in these threshold (or liminal) moments? 

• The ability to be still in the chaos 

• Deep listening—to self, others, and the wholeness of what’s unfolding 

• The shift from controller to co-creator (feel that difference??) 

• The courage to sit with discomfort until clarity arises 

• The ability to spot trends even amidst the apparently trendless 

• The creativity to respond, not react 

• And the discernment to know when resolution has come—naturally, not by force 

I was teaching this weekend at the True Freedom Recovery Yoga Teacher Training, and someone asked me for a definition of Acceptance. 

This is what I said: 

Acceptance is staying with what is long enough to let it transform you. 

That’s what this moment in history is asking of all of us. 

And it’s why I hope you’ll join us at our upcoming retreat: 

Stress and the Spirituality of Uncertainty 
 

A soul-deep exhale. A space for stillness. A chance to feel held while you listen for what’s next. 

• Sept 27 – St. Louis (St. Peters, MO)

• Oct 4 – Cincinnati (Mason/Landen, OH) 

Early sign-up gifts include a guided relaxation and a stress-soothing hypnosis session. 

“There’s no more powerful feeling than being at the still, calm center of the storm. That’s inner clarity—not outer control.”

–

Renee