Viriditas Self-Care &Wellness Coaching
Viriditas Self-Care & Wellness Coaching is a holistic way of seeing and working with the interconnected roots of our lives and our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing and how our own wellbeing enhances the lives of others in our orbit in ever widening ripples. As the saying goes: put on your own oxygen mask first.
Hildegard of Bingen was way ahead of her time back in the 12th century AD. As a Benedictine abbess, visionary mystic, artist, poet, musician, philosopher, and scientist, among other things, she advocated the philosophy of Viriditas- the divine greening energy that runs through all of Mother Nature, all beings-including humans, and the entire cosmos. Back then she really had to defend herself and her ideas, but the church fathers as well as powerful people in the secular world came to her for advice and guidance. Hildegard of Bingen advocated for others to see the connections between body, mind, spirit, and environment rather than treating them as isolated domains and that it is our duty as humans to live in empathetic harmony with Nature.
Viriditas became the one of the guiding principles of her philosophy and life, equating the greening force that sustains all life and virtues like the sap that rises in a tree, bringing all manner of nutrients and positive qualities that allow for the budding, flowering, and fruiting of a life. She saw the interconnection of Spirit within Nature and the Human through viriditas as the animating, flourishing, moist and juicy(YES! She used the term juicy to church fathers! She was a badass advocating for the Divine Feminine centuries ago!) fecund energy that sustains ALL life, grows the seeds we plant, and enlivens our most potent, authentic selves. It regenerates, restores, and revitalizes.
That’s what I want for you and that’s why I created Viriditas Self-Care & Wellness Coaching.
To develop a growth mindset and lessen the inflexibility of a fixed mindset.
To move from self-destruction, self-depreciation, and self-loathing to self-care, self-worth, and self-love.
To weed out the old, limiting, thorny, painful beliefs that choke healthy growth.
To know what nutrients (values, mindset, emotional needs) you need to sustain your growth and wellbeing.
To know you are worthy and deserving of your own care and attention.
To engage in the radical act of boundary setting.
To become comfortable saying the word NO.
To know that small acts of self-care are acts of self-love. You deserve that and so much more. You deserve to thrive and flourish in your own life. You deserve to take time for yourself and reset. Renew. Restore. ReGreen.
The Coaching Paths I have created are designed to meet you wherever you at. Whether you are just beginning your self-care journey or have a solid routine in certain areas, but not others, I am here to partner with you in discovering what truly brings you health, vitality, and joy and design strategies to infuse Viriditas into your life as well as identify and limit the ariditas that blocks or drains your life giving energy.
What I Offer: Coaching Packages
In all packages we will be looking specific ways unique to you that increase your Viriditas (vitality, joy, health and wellbeing) and decrease the ways Ariditas, (burnout and a drying up or draining of your life force energy) presents itself for you.
Choose a Self-Care Pillar you feel you need the most support with and we will do a concentrated dive into goals and obstacles, mindset, and metrics of success. We will look into what enlivens you(viriditas) and what drains you(ariditas) and ways to decrease the draining activities and thought patterns, and nurture the flourishing ones.
We will meet once a week or bi-weekly for 60 minutes and you will be able to email me weekly for added support and celebration of successes no matter how big or small.
You will receive worksheets and journal prompts for added self-reflection in-between sessions.
1 bonus session is included on Boundary Setting
Are you really solid in one of the Four Self-Care Pillars, but don’t even know where to start on the other three? or just can seem to gain any traction? This choice is for you. We will go deep into the Three Pillars of your choice and develop sustainable strategies for self-care and wellness and clear the blockages that have been standing in your way of achieving your desired results.
We will meet once a week or bi-weekly for 60 minutes and you will be able to email me weekly for added support and celebration of successes no matter how big or small.
You will receive worksheets and journal prompts for added self-reflection in-between sessions.
2 bonus sessions are included on (1) Boundary Setting & (1) Creative Therapeutics
Let’s jump in the Green Fire with both feet! In this package we will do a deep dive into all of the Self-Care Pillars starting with the Physical, then the Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual. Creating sustainable strategies of self-care and wellness to support you through whatever season of life you are currently navigating.
We will meet once a week or bi-weekly for 60 minutes and you will be able to email me weekly for added support and celebration of successes no matter how big or small.
You will receive worksheets and journal prompts for added self-reflection in-between sessions.
2 bonus sessions are included on (1) Boundary Setting & (1) Creative Therapeutics