Steffi De Bie - living a simple, slow, authentic life

10/11/2023

In 71 days River and I will be moving to the Northern Rivers. About 7,5 hours from Sydney.

We don’t know yet where our new home will be or what we’ll be doing for a living.

Life is asking us to trust. To take a leap. To open our arms and hearts and jump…

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Big stuff. At times a lot of tension to hold. Anxiety, stress, tension in the body, excitement, fear, grief. It’s all there.

It seems the invitation is to come back to the practice. To remember all the tools we’ve learned along the way. To hold ourselves, our love, our dream.

To keep nourishing those seeds we’ve planted years ago to live a simpler life, closer to the earth and ourselves.

To remember who we are and why we are here.

Blessings to you and your journey 🌸🍃
May you feel your feet on the earth
And the sun in your hearts

Brave Heart xx

28/08/2022

At the age of 32, I was fully immersed into living a very busy, successful life. Married with two small children, a new house, two cars, corporate job and studying 20h per week on the side. I was ticking all the boxes of society’s expectations. I had the perfect life.

Only when I stepped out of corporate life and started to slow down, I realised how disconnected I was from myself and my environment.

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13 years ago I started walking towards a slower way of life. A lifelong journey of unlearning. Letting go off all the should’s. Finding my way to a more authentic way of living. Closer to the earth and self. I wish to inspire others called to do the same.

The workshop

Weaving the landscape offers you a taste of slowing down. With a small group of women we walk in silence and gather to connect to the land, ourselves and each other. We explore our inner being through a simple art process. A gentle space to allow yourself to be.

Limited spaces available. DM me for bookings or questions. Exchange: $45

30/06/2022

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16/06/2022

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“Lie down with your belly to the ground, like an old dog in the sun.
Smell the greenness of the cloverleaf, feel the damp earth through your clothes, let an ant wander the uncharted territory of your skin.
Lie down with your belly to the ground.
Melt into the earth's contours like a harmless snake.
All else is mere bravado.
Let your mind resolve itself in a tangle of grass.
Lie down with your belly to the ground, flat out, on ground level.
Prostrate yourself before the soil you will someday enter.
Stop doing.
Stop judging, fearing, trying. This is not dying, but the way to live in a world of change and gravity.
Let go.
Let your burdens drop.
Let your grief-charge bleed off into the ground.
Lie down with your belly to the ground and then rise up with the earth still in you.”
- Nancy Paddock

11/06/2022

The last couple of weeks I’ve been feeling a lot of heaviness. Struggling with fear and resistance. Missing things from the past and longing to live in future dreams.

I kept feeling the need to escape my current reality. Reminding me of childhood trauma, of not wanting to be here..

I needed to create some space for myself to reflect. Spending time in the bush and making an earth prayer on Friday felt so nourishing.

Today I realised it’s ok to be in the present. I can create satisfaction here and now. I am in charge of the movement I create in my life. Even though my current reality might not always be where I want to be, can I still enjoy being here? Can I keep moving forward and co-create the life I want to live?

With love x
S.

06/05/2022

~ Today I give myself permission to live a simple, slow authentic life. ~

For the longest time I’ve been pushing myself to be someone. To fit society’s moulds. And even more so, to meet my inner critic’s expectations.

Questions about who I am and how I’m supposed to be of service have been haunting me for years. The relentless chase for more courses, finding the right labels and boxes that never seemed to fit me.

Today I give myself permission to let that go. Bit by bit, one breath at a time.

I realised I don’t need to be anything, but simply me. And that is enough. Trusting that the ripple effect of sharing my journey may inspire others along the way.

From now on, I want to take better care of myself. And my question is: Does it nourish me?

love, Steffi x

07/04/2021

Imagine a place where you feel held. A place where you feel safe to explore and play. To identify where you are and where you’d like to be.

What is your longing?
How can daily ritual help you to co-create your life?

This Saturday Phoebe and I are hosting a nourishing, love filled evening. We would love for you to join us in this inner exploration.

Bring your curiosity and a sister to receive a special offering. Head over to the link below or DM me for more info.

So excited to share this beautiful offering with you.

Love x

https://www.thesunroomcreative.com/bookings-checkout/art-ritual-as-a-daily-practice?referral=service_list_widget

22/03/2021

Join us this April for an evening where Phoebe and Steffi will guide you on a creative journey to explore ritual as a daily practice.

This workshop is designed to assist you in bringing more love and awareness into your (existing) daily routine of self care and mindfulness. How can you foster more presence into your being?

Both Phoebe and Steffi love to co-create with the natural world, incorporating it into their practices as a guiding force.

We’ll have heart felt conversations on what ritual means to us all and create our own Earth altar. An embodied experience of grounding and connection.

Saturday 10th, April

5:30-8pm

Book online via https://www.thesunroomcreative.com/event-details/creating-art-ritual-as-a-daily-practice

limited spaces

See you there! Xx

05/03/2021

Sometimes we keep finding ourselves coming back to the same place. It might feel like being stuck, unable to move beyond a certain threshold.

You know you are strong and so much more than your pain, yet something is not allowing you to move forward.

On my personal journey I felt I wasn’t able to move beyond the limitations I put on myself. How can I look deeply within and listen to what is being called for?
Is there a part of me that want to die, so rebirth can occur? So I can remember who I am and what I am here for?

For years I struggled finding my own purpose.
Stopping me from being of service. Stopping me from trusting life.

Sometimes facing the situation can be extremely powerful. One way to do it, is through ritual. An intentional act of listening within. To express your deepest desires to the invisible world and asking for guidance.

By trusting this process powerful shifts can occur. Veils can be lifted. Light can be shed on the darkest of places.

Maybe you’re ready to let go of something and you need someone to guide you and hold space for you?

DM if you’re interested in co-creating a ritual together that allows you to move forward.

Go gentle dear hearts , Steffi xx

16/02/2021

Nature’s gifts 🍃

A sea of colour has swept across wide swathes of the Blue Mountains just a year on from the huge bushfires as long-dormant pink flannel flowers spring to life.

04/02/2021

PODCAST OUT NOW!

interviewed me this week! Elise and I spoke about the importance of slowing down, presence, nature connection and daily practice.

I share a litlle bit about my story, the work I offer in nature and why I am so passionate about it.

Love to hear your thoughts!

Check out Femina&Co for more inspiration.

28/01/2021

Dear ones,

Join me for a beautiful 2,5 hour online circle, exploring your vision for 2021!

What does your heart long for? Where are you now? What future are you creating?

In a safe space, we re-connect with ourselves and our dreams using meditation, art, and collage.

Contact me to book your spot.
I look forward to connecting with you!

When: February 9, 2021 / 7- 9:30pm via zoom
Investment: $35

Steffi De Bie
hello@steffidebie.com.au
Facebook: steffidebie.com.au
0476 271 149

(Also available: One on one Guided Nature walks for women ready to journey within - St. Ives area)