Sol Ascend by Kelly Merryman Turner

Sol Ascend by Kelly Merryman Turner Movement and Energy Medicine

I didn’t formally meditate once during this visit to Kaua’i. Instead I woke up before sunrise every morning and sat in ...
04/08/2026

I didn’t formally meditate once during this visit to Kaua’i.

Instead I woke up before sunrise every morning and sat in full presence, soaking up the energy.

I listened as silence gave way to nature’s sound bath— a symphony of birdsong, roosters, and spirit in the leaves of the trees.

As the sun rose, I watched the light change around me, gradually waking up the world. I noticed things I wouldn’t usually— like how even the hibiscus flowers go to sleep at night and re-bloom each morning.

I watched clouds move through the sky, occasionally turning into gentle morning rain showers followed by the most beautiful rainbows— good morning messages from the divine.

I wandered and explored without a set destination reveling at the beauty and magic all around me (my most favorite thing to do in this whole, beautiful world and so very Libra of me).

I hiked through sacred lands under sun halos. I let go of the past and welcomed the future walking a labyrinth created by a man in memory of his wife that palpably exudes love and divine feminine energy.

There was no where else I wanted to be. No need to close my eyes to find peace or formally activate my Reiki— it was all around me, wide awake and fully alive.

I know what a privilege this vacation was— yet now more than ever I see that life is the greatest privilege.

This planet is such a gift— ONE big MIRACLE floating in space on a magical rock full of life in every color, shape and size. Nature harmoniously working together to make it all possible. We too are nature, yet we separate ourselves from it. I believe this is the cause of so much of our suffering.

Harsh realities balance the polarity of our human experience. But the power we are given is our choice and free will— what we focus on truly expands. Focus on love and love grows. Focus on hate and fear and be swallowed up by it.

I hope today this inspires you to take a moment to walk outside, feel the ground beneath you, the sun above you, and notice the magic and beauty all around you. 🤍✨

The energy of new beginnings that surrounds us in this moment is potent and abundant. Last week’s New Moon and Spring Eq...
03/23/2026

The energy of new beginnings that surrounds us in this moment is potent and abundant. Last week’s New Moon and Spring Equinox ushered us into a vibrant new season of life. 🌸

The slate has been cleared. Old skins have been shed. A new, blank canvas awaits you.

The sun is reborn, climbing higher and brighter each day. A new astrological year has ignited the fire within us. With all planets now direct, the cosmic superhighway is lit with a green light. 🚦✨⚡️

In this moment of possibility, what’s the most important thing you can do?

🌸 Give yourself grace to move slowly and with intention. Instead of rushing or forcing, simply allow. Pivot where the energy feels blocked.

✨Open to receive—divine guidance, inspiration, new ideas, and sparks of creative light. Tune inward and listen to your heart more than the noise around you.

⚡️Take aligned, inspired action. Release expectations and fear. Trust that you are guided and supported, no matter the outcome.

Remember, you don’t need to have it all figured out. Just the courage to take the next right step. Your heart has the road map. ❤️‍🔥

Eight years ago I had a debilitating panic attack driving home from work. Miraculously, I was able to pull over in rush...
03/11/2026

Eight years ago I had a debilitating panic attack driving home from work. Miraculously, I was able to pull over in rush hour traffic on the 10 freeway. Reflecting on my life on the side of the road, I knew something had to change.

It was the wake up call I needed and a defining moment of activation.

A few days later on March 11, 2018, I decided to try a yoga class at a studio that I had been feeling drawn to for months. led me through my first vinyasa flow class and by the end I felt a sense of peace I hadn’t felt since moving to LA two years prior. 🙏🥹

Vinyasa means “to place in a special way”— vinyasa flow is a series of mindful, fluid transitions that take us from one place to another. That class was the starting vinyasa that transitioned me to where I am today.

But here’s where it gets really wild…

Almost exactly 8 years to the day and unaware of the connection, Gigi came to my women’s circle and reiki sound bath at WUUM last week. It was a profound, full circle moment— an astrologically-aligned culmination point (hello, Lunar Eclipse in Mercury retrograde…).

In another wink from the universe, a private yoga client I’ve been helping through his own life transition shared with me this week that his birthday is coming up— on March 11th.

In yogic teachings, the Golden Thread or Golden Chain is an invisible, sacred connection that links the individual with the universal, the teacher with the student, and the self with its own life path. 

Everyone and everything is connected through the Golden Thread. It’s the idea that nothing is random. The people we meet, the places we’re drawn to...it’s all part of a divine, unfolding journey. Each of us are a ray of divine light from the same source, serving as earth angels along each other’s paths.

Coincidences are simply moments of alignment— tiny miracles of divine confirmation and flow. ✨

In my world, we celebrate women every day. We come together in sacred spaces to heal and transform, knowing that the wor...
03/09/2026

In my world, we celebrate women every day. We come together in sacred spaces to heal and transform, knowing that the work we do on ourselves ripples out to touch everything and everyone.

The rise of the feminine at this time in history isn’t an accident. It is a divinely guided necessity, a collective remembering that is essential for restoring the sacred balance between the feminine and masculine energies on our planet.

We are even biologically primed for this. Women have a third, powerful state in our nervous system— to “tend and befriend.” It is our innate, biological wisdom to gather, to connect and to co-regulate in the face of stress. We are wired to create safety together, to restore harmony through our softness and strength.

When women join forces in this way, our magic is exponentially amplified. It’s like a human binaural beat, creating a far more powerful frequency of love, healing, and transformation that the world so desperately needs.

My life’s work is dedicated to helping women remember this magic, to illuminate their brightest light so that together, we can help the world rise.

To all of the women who walk this path with me—my clients, my mentors, my soul sisters—I celebrate you today and every day. Sending you all of my love 💗

The first months of 2026 have been a collective masterclass in transition. A time for deep preparation before the great ...
03/02/2026

The first months of 2026 have been a collective masterclass in transition. A time for deep preparation before the great expansion, a new reality and miracles forming around us.

Personally it has felt like a dance between wanting to cocoon and create, slow down and speed up. A time of deep inner work—shedding, healing, and dreaming—giving way to intentional, aligned action.

This has been the collective assignment: to slow down in order to speed up. To find strength in softness and build a solid foundation for the visions we’ve been seeding. We had to honor the pause and completion to prepare for the new.

The Spring Equinox on March 20th is our final launchpad. As the sun is reborn and Mercury turns direct, forward motion will feel more consistent.

How you focus and direct the energy of the fire horse in your nervous system will be critical.

Finding a balance between structure and flow, rest and integration, yin and yang will enable you to harness expansion and momentum for your benefit. Choose calm, grounded strength and pacing to avoid burnout, chaos and instability. Breathwork, meditation, sound and movement practices are more essential than ever.

These first months of 2026 are fertile grounds seeding your biggest visions and hearts desires. It’s time to claim it 🔥❤️‍🔥

I’m hosting an intimate beach sound bath and cacao ceremony celebrating the Spring Equinox on Saturday, March 21st. For details or to join my community and future events, comment SPRING below. ✨🌸

Travel is transformational. It strips away the roles we play and the routines that blind us, allowing us to see ourselve...
02/07/2026

Travel is transformational. It strips away the roles we play and the routines that blind us, allowing us to see ourselves and the world with expanded vision. Magic and miracles inevitably find us in this space, even as we are pushed outside of our comfort zones.

When held within the sacred container of a women’s retreat, that impact is magnified. We become mirrors for one another. We heal together. We rise together.

My original plan was a solo trip to Tucson for the Gem Show—a quiet cocoon for the final shed of the Year of the Snake. But when the opportunity to join and for a “mini” sound healing retreat appeared, my soul immediately said yes. The experience was anything but mini, especially surrounded by majestic cacti and enormous crystals!

To be enveloped in sound, nature, and sisterhood beneath a powerful full moon was deeply healing and nourishing.

This trip was also a powerful manifestation bridge, illuminating my intentions with certainty and clarity:

✨ To lead my own transformative retreats this year, guided by magic and miracles.

💎 To become a guardian of the crystal alchemy bowls— connecting healers with their bowl mates and elevating the frequency of humanity.

An experience like this closes the gap between our current reality and the future that is calling us forward. It is the path from who we have been to who we are becoming. By stepping into the unknown literally and spiritually, we learn to embrace new experiences, grow through discomfort, and expand into our highest potential.

Thank you, Nicole and Irena, for leading the way and for holding us all in such love, sisterhood, and beauty. Deeply grateful.

💎✨💗🙏🐍🌵

02/05/2026

Release. Receive. Reset. 🐍✨🌊

Rainsticks by . This is the new Crystalline Rainstick paired with the Midway which creates a gentle but powerful sound surround clearing effect. Use code “kelly111” for a special discount.

alchemy bowl in Tesseract Salt Aqua Aura Gold with a natural clearing inclusion calls in oceanic wisdom and dispels illusion, revealing the light of the authentic self. The D note works with the sacral chakra, clearing emotions and inviting creativity and flow.

Reiki by Holy Fire ❤️‍🔥
DM for info on private and group trainings ✨🤍

02/01/2026

The last full moon of the Year of the Snake is here— the final shed. Release, reset and receive with us this Tuesday ✨🐍🌕

In all the advice given to new moms, no one tells you how much you’ll grieve the versions they leave behind—the baby, th...
01/27/2026

In all the advice given to new moms, no one tells you how much you’ll grieve the versions they leave behind—the baby, the toddler, the little girl.

This weekend, I grieved them all as we celebrated her 14th birthday. In the process, I released a former version of myself—the mother of a young child.

This past year, I have struggled with my daughter transforming into a teenager seemingly overnight. The countdown of her childhood began to tick louder and louder.

Our transformations have been intertwined. Letting go of the sadness about her growing up allows me to fully embrace who she is now, the joy of this new chapter together, and who I am becoming alongside her.

It’s the bittersweet ending of a significant chapter of life and parenthood, embracing the freedom and new beginnings this next chapter brings for both of us.

I am so grateful for the gift of motherhood, for my healthy, beautiful daughter, and the incredible woman she is becoming.

And I am cherishing a weekend full of “teenage mom” activities, knowing that this too will someday end. Watching her crush it at volleyball, dressing up together for a very LA birthday dinner at Nobu with her girlfriends, and blasting music on the PCH along the way.

Here’s to every moment, every version, and every new beginning. 🤍✨

Year two got harder before it got a lot easier.When I made it to a year, I began to question my sobriety.“Maybe I could ...
01/21/2026

Year two got harder before it got a lot easier.

When I made it to a year, I began to question my sobriety.

“Maybe I could go back to drinking here and there…”

“Don’t I deserve to let loose and have fun?”

Why can’t I just be “normal?”

“One glass of wine is no big deal, right?”

So, I tried a sip of my husband’s on Valentine’s Day. It was a special occasion, wine felt romantic and indulgent.

To my surprise, it was…meh. My first thought was that it tasted like rubbing alcohol. I trusted that instinct and stuck to my mocktail. It was one of many tiny miracles along this journey.

Navigating the social component of not drinking when most people around you do is one of the major challenges. I skipped a lot of parties, left early, and wasn’t invited to things like mom’s night out happy hours.

Loneliness and feelings of isolation began to set in around summertime.

Then another tiny miracle—an angel invited me to lead a sound bath for a sober women’s retreat, where I unexpectedly joined my first AA meeting. I cried through the whole thing. I cried through the second one I was invited to a week later.

I saw myself reflected in every single woman’s share. How we all struggled with being human, not just with staying sober.

As tears poured down my face, I listened to so many inspiring shares including a quote that resonated deeply and became a personal mantra over the next several months of deep shedding and healing:

“Empty out to fill up lighter.”

At the two-year mark, I feel so much lighter, clearer, and healthier in every way. I am surrounded by more incredible women than ever before. I no longer feel shame or resentment around being sober—I celebrate it.

Wherever this finds you on your own sobriety journey—whether you’re sober-curious, honoring Dry January, or fully committed, I am celebrating you. Know that you are an inspiration to those around you, to your children, and to the world. 🤍✨

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