The Both/And Way

09/12/2025

Check out the latest newsletter - including a Playlist for our times!

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09/11/2025

Ahhhhhh. I needed this. What a beautiful night, venue, and friend! The world s on fire, but my cup is full. It’s BOTH/AND, baby!

08/30/2025

Wow!!! What a trip. Glad to gather around friends and family to celebrate love 💗

08/28/2025

The seasons are shifting.
And so am I. 🍂

As a healer and space holder, I’m choosing fewer gatherings - so each one holds more depth, more stillness, more soul. In a world that’s moving faster (and costing more), I’m slowing down. Going deeper.

That means starting in 2026, I’ll only host two multi-day retreats each year - April and November.

Which makes this one extra special:

The November 2025 Room to Breathe Retreat
🗓 November 13–16, 2025
📍 500 serene acres in the Shenandoah Valley
✨ Morning music + sacred space with Erin Gahan
✨ Yoga under the big oaks clinging to their last leaves
✨ Spa day, nourishing meals, cozy accommodations

If you’ve ever thought, “One day, I’ll go on a retreat,” I hope this is your year to say yes. After this November, your next chance won’t be until April 2026.

Reserve your spot here: https://www.thebothandway.com/november-2025-retreat

08/21/2025

Don’t miss the last Room to Breathe Retreat of 2025! I can’t imagine anyone saying “I don’t need this.” And if 2026 is anything like 2025, you’ll need to create the spaciousness and epitome of self-care to go into 2026. There are a few spots left, sign up now! Link in bio.

08/16/2025

What are you waiting for . . .space is limited. Register soon and break the payment into 3 easy installments at no extra cost!

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08/11/2025

August always feels like a threshold, still summer, but with shadows lightning and the light shifting. This week's Monday musings is about the heaviness Augustus can bring, and the unexpected salt air joy that broke through. I even made a playlist to carry you through it. Check it out!

August has always been complicated for me.

08/11/2025

Don't miss this one day retreat at my home in Bel Air, MD on September 13th! Join me and other women to explore shame and loathing around numbers: weight, finances, and age! Who has programmed us to be be ashamed of these numbers? Is it time to reclaim our power! Register here: https://thebothandway.thrivecart.com/womens-one-day-retreat-september-6/

08/11/2025

August is coming to a close. Reserve your spot now for the September retreat, where we gather in a safe, cozy healing circle. Join other women who are taking the most important adventure of their life: The adventure INWARD. Register today. Let’s finally throw off that old programming about how we are supposed to feel about the numbers around weight, age, and finances. Who designed this? Where is the guilt coming from? Why do we all have that “not enough part”? Questions? DM me or reach out at Jacqui@thebothandway.com.

08/01/2025

Today is August 1st, known in Wiccan and earth-based traditions as Lammas or Lughnasadh—the festival of the first harvest.

Traditionally, it marked the gathering of the first grain and the baking of bread to give thanks. Spiritually, it invites us to notice what is ripening in our own lives. What have we been tending that is now bearing fruit? What inner harvest can we begin to gather?

Here are a few gentle journal prompts for today:
• What have I been working toward that is beginning to bloom or bear fruit?
• Where am I being asked to slow down and receive?
• What might I offer gratitude for—even if it’s still in process?

And a simple ritual if you’d like to mark the day:
• Light a candle (yellow or gold if you have one).
• Hold or bake a piece of bread or something you’ve made with care.
• Speak aloud one thing you are grateful for, one thing you’re letting go of, and one thing you are still tending.
• Eat with intention and offer a bite back to the earth—literally or symbolically.

08/01/2025

Enjoy this little earth-based ritual called Lammas . . .

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